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2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

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2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record20–10 (11–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Maryland 17 1   .944 26 2   .929
No. 12 Indiana 16 2   .889 20 5   .800
No. 21 Rutgers 10 3   .769 14 5   .737
No. 16 Michigan 9 4   .692 16 6   .727
Northwestern 11 7   .611 16 9   .640
Iowa 11 8   .579 20 9   .690
No. 22 Ohio State 9 7   .563 13 7   .650
Michigan State 8 7   .533 15 9   .625
Nebraska 9 10   .474 13 13   .500
Minnesota 7 11   .389 8 13   .381
Penn State 6 13   .316 9 15   .375
Purdue 4 14   .222 7 16   .304
Illinois 2 16   .111 5 18   .217
Wisconsin 2 18   .100 5 19   .208
2021 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by twenty-first year head coach Lisa Bluder and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hawkeyes finished the season 20–10, 11–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They received a bye into the Second Round of the Big Ten women's tournament where they defeated Purdue, Rutgers, and Michigan before losing in the final to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the five seed in the Riverwalk Regional, they defeated twelve seed Central Michigan and four seed Kentucky before losing to one seed UConn to end their season.

Previous season

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The Hawkeyes finished the season 26–4, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. In the Big Ten tournament they lost to Ohio State in the first round. They did not get a chance for further post season play, as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Departures

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Name # Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Mackenzie Meyer 3 G 5'10" Senior Mason City, IA Completed college eligibility
Kathleen Doyle 22 G 5'9" Senior La Grange Park, IL Completed college eligibility/
Declared for WNBA Draft
Paula Valiño Ramos 31 F/C 6'3" Junior Ourense, Spain
Amanda Ollinger 43 F 6'1" Senior Cedar Rapids, IA Completed college eligibility

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caitlin Clark
PG
West Des Moines, IA Dowling Catholic 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Nov 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Sharon Goodman
P
Cresco, IA Crestwood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Aug 25, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Shateah Wetering
W
Montezuma, IA Montezuma Community 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Dec 31, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Lauren Jensen
G
Lakeville, MN Lakeville North 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Mar 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 15
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

Roster

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2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tomi Taiwo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Carmel Carmel, IN
G 5 Alexis Sevillian (C) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Goodrich Goodrich, MI
G 11 Megan Meyer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Mason City Mason City, IA
F 13 Shateah Wetering 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Montezuma Montezuma, IA
G/F 14 McKenna Warnock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Monona Grove Marshall, WI
G 15 Lauren Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lakeville North Lakeville, MN
G 20 Kate Martin (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
G 21 Zion Sanders (C,W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Central Evansville, IN
G 22 Caitlin Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dowling Catholic West Des Moines, IA
F 23 Logan Cook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Iowa City West Iowa City, IA
G 24 Gabbie Marshall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mount Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH
F/C 25 Monika Czinano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
C 40 Sharon Goodman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Crestwood Lime Springs, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 18, 2021

Schedule and results

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:30 p.m.
Northern Iowa W 96–81  1–0
 27  Clark   13  Warnock   6  Warnock  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (365)
Iowa City, IA
December 2, 2020*
6:00 p.m.
at Drake W 103–97  2–0
 30  Clark   8  Warnock   13  Clark  Knapp Center (116)
Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2020
2:00 p.m.
Wisconsin W 85–78  3–0
(1–0)
 23  Clark   9  Czinano   6  Martin  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (325)
Iowa City, IA
December 9, 2020*
6:30 p.m.
Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
W 82–80  4–0
 34  Clark   7  Tied   6  Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (326)
Iowa City, IA
December 12, 2020
3:00 p.m.
at Michigan State L 82–86  4–1
(1–1)
 35  Clark   12  Warnock   6  Warnock  Breslin Center (0)
East Lansing, MI
December 22, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
Western Illinois W 92–65  5–1
 19  Czinano   13  Clark   10  Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (344)
Iowa City, IA
December 31, 2020
2:00 p.m.
Rutgers W 90–84  6–1
(2–1)
 28  Clark   9  Warnock   6  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (328)
Iowa City, IA
January 3, 2021
1:00 p.m.
at Illinois W 107–68  7–1
(3–1)
 21  Clark   7  Tied   4  Tied  State Farm Center (0)
Champaign, IL
January 6, 2021
6:00 p.m.
Minnesota W 92–79  8–1
(4–1)
 37  Clark   11  Clark   5  Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (296)
Iowa City, IA
January 9, 2021
6:00 p.m.
at No. 22 Northwestern L 67–77  8–2
(4–2)
 28  Czinano   17  Warnock   8  Clark  Welsh–Ryan Arena (0)
Evanston, IL
January 13, 2021
3:00 p.m.
No. 15 Ohio State L 82–84 OT 8–3
(4–3)
 27  Clark   12  Warnock   5  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (326)
Iowa City, IA
January 18, 2021
3:30 p.m.
Purdue W 87–81  9–3
(5–3)
 26  Clark   9  Tied   5  Czinano  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (293)
Iowa City, IA
January 21, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at Maryland Postponed Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m.
at Rutgers Postponed Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 28, 2021
5:00 p.m.
No. 23 Northwestern L 80–87  9–4
(5–4)
 34  Czinano   14  Warnock   8  Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (264)
Iowa City, IA
January 31, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at Minnesota W 94–68  10–4
(6–4)
 23  Czinano   10  Warnock   11  Clark  Williams Arena (0)
Minneapolis, MN
February 4, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at No. 11 Ohio State L 87–92  10–5
(6–5)
 30  Clark   6  Czinano   9  Clark  Value City Arena (54)
Columbus, OH
February 7, 2021
1:00 p.m.
No. 17 Indiana L 72–85  10–6
(6–6)
 30  Clark   15  Warnock   4  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (265)
Iowa City, IA
February 11, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Nebraska W 88–81  11–6
(7–6)
 39  Clark   10  Clark   9  Clark  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
February 18, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Penn State W 96–78  12–6
(8–6)
 32  Clark   8  Czinano   11  Martin  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (274)
Iowa City, IA
February 21, 2021
TBA
at Indiana Postponed Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 23, 2021
Noon
at No. 8 Maryland L 93–111  12–7
(8–7)
 34  Clark   5  Czinano   7  Clark  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 25, 2021
3:30 p.m.
No. 12 Michigan W 89–67  13–7
(9–7)
 27  Clark   5  Clark   9  Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (332)
Iowa City, IA
February 28, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at Wisconsin W 84–70  14–7
(10–7)
 19  Marshall   7  Clark   14  Clark  Kohl Center (0)
Madison, WI
March 3, 2021
3:30 p.m.
at No. 10 Indiana L 80–89  14–8
(10–8)
 32  Clark   6  Czinano   5  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0)
Bloomington, IN
March 6, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Nebraska W 83–75  15–8
(11–8)
 35  Clark   8  Tied   5  Martin  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (301)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 10, 2021
7:30 p.m., FS2
(6) vs. (11) Purdue
Second Round
W 83–72[3]  16–8
 38  Czinano   9  Czinano   9  Clark  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1,064)
Indianapolis, IN
March 11, 2021
8:00 p.m., FS2
(6) vs. (3) No. 19 Rutgers
Quarterfinals
W 73–62[4]  17–8
 27  Marshall   12  Warnock   10  Clark  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
March 12, 2021
3:00 p.m., FS2
(6) vs. (7) Michigan State
Semifinals
W 87–72[5]  18–8
 27  Czinano   11  Warnock   11  Clark  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
March 13, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
(6) vs. (1) No. 7 Maryland
Final
L 84–104[6]  18–9
 22  Czinano   10  Warnock   7  Clark  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1,202)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2021
11:00 p.m., ESPN
(5 R) vs. (12 R) Central Michigan
First Round
W 87–72[7]  19–9
 23  Tied   10  Warnock   7  Clark  Alamodome (0)
San Antonio, TX
March 23, 2021
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
(5 R) vs. (4 R) No. 18 Kentucky
Second Round
W 86–72[8]  20–9
 35  Clark   8  Tied   6  Clark  Bill Greehey Arena (0)
San Antonio, TX
March 27, 2021
Noon, ABC
(5 A) vs. (1 A) No. 1 UConn
Sweet Sixteen
L 72–92[9]  20–10
 21  Clark   5  Tied   5  Tied  Alamodome (0)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
R=River Walk.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Week
5
Week
6
Week
7
Week
8
Week
9
Week
10
Week
11
Week
12
Week
13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 19
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

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2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". hawkeyesports.com. University of Iowa. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Czinano, Clark help Iowa women break away from Purdue 83-72". Associated Press. March 10, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Iowa ousts No. 19 Rutgers women from Big Ten tourney 73-62". Associated Press. March 11, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Iowa women advance to Big Ten championship game". Associated Press. March 12, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "No. 7 Maryland dominates Iowa to repeat as tourney champ". Associated Press. March 13, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Clark shines in her NCAA Tournament debut, Iowa eases by CMU". Associated Press. March 21, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Clark scores 35 for Iowa women in NCAA win over Kentucky". Associated Press. March 23, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bueckers, UConn beat Clark, Iowa in women's Sweet 16". Associated Press. March 27, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.