2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team will represent University of Iowa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by fifteenth year head coach Lisa Bluder, play their home games at the Carver–Hawkeye Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finish the season 26–8, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated American in the first round, Miami (FL) in the second round before falling to Baylor in the sweet sixteen.

2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Hawkeye Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 18
2014–15 record26–8 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coachLisa Bluder (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jan Jensen
  • Jenni Fitzgerald
  • Lacey Goldwire
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†18–0 1.000  34–3  .919
No. 18 Iowa14–4 .778  26–8  .765
No. 23 Ohio State13–5 .722  24–11  .686
No. 22 Northwestern12–6 .667  23–9  .719
Rutgers12–6 .667  23–10  .697
Minnesota11–7 .611  23–10  .697
Nebraska10–8 .556  21–11  .656
Michigan8–10 .444  20–15  .571
Michigan State7–11 .389  16–15  .516
Illinois6–12 .333  15–16  .484
Wisconsin5–13 .278  9–20  .310
Indiana4–14 .222  15–16  .484
Purdue3–15 .167  11–20  .355
Penn State3–15 .167  6–24  .200
† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Alexa Kastanek 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSoutheast Lincoln, Nebraska
G 2 Disterhoft Ally 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoWest Iowa City, Iowa
F 3 Claire Till 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWahlert Dubuque, Iowa
F 4 Chase Coley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWashburn Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 15 Whitney Jennings 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrLogansport Logansport, Indiana
G 21 Melissa Dixon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrJohnsburg Johnsburg, Illinois
G 22 Samantha Logic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrRacine J.I. Case Racine, Wisconsin
F 23 Christina Buttenham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSt. Mary Catholic Secondary Hamilton, Ontario
F 25 Kali Peschel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSauk Centre Sauk Centre, Minnesota
G 33 Kathryn Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMount Notre Dame Cincinnati, Ohio
F 34 Carly Mohns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBrodhead Brodhead, Wisconsin
F 40 Hailey Schneden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoAssumption Davenport, Iowa
C 45 Nicole Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrHononegah Rockton, Illinois
C 51 Bethany Doolittle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrHill-Murray Oakdale, Minnesota
Head coach

Lisa Bluder

Assistant coach(es)

Jan Jensen
Jenni Fitzgerald
Lacey Goldwire

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-15

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
3:00 PM		 No. 19 St. Ambrose W 119–57  –
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,990)
Iowa City, Iowa
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
6:00 PM		 No. 19 USC Upstate W 107–56  1–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,291)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/16/2014*
2:00 PM, MC22		 No. 19 Robert Morris W 85–67  2–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,030)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/21/2014*
7:00 PM, MC22		 No. 18 Pepperdine
Hawkeye Classic semifinals		 W 97–68  3–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,578)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/22/2014*
7:30 PM, MC22		 No. 18 Dayton
Hawkeye Classic championship		 W 90–83  4–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,381)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/25/2014*
7:00 PM, MC22		 No. 17 Northern Iowa W 73–45  5–0
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,711)
Iowa City, Iowa
11/28/2014*
3:00 PM		 No. 17 vs. Arkansas
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 L 67–77  5–1
 South Point Arena (N/A)
Enterprise, Nevada
11/29/2014*
5:30 PM		 No. 17 vs. Gonzaga
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 79–67  6–1
 South Point Arena (177)
Enterprise, Nevada
12/04/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 22 at No. 7 Louisville
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 L 52–86  6–2
 KFC Yum! Center (7,854)
Louisville, Kentucky
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM, MC22		 No. 22 Colorado W 78–63  7–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,061)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/11/2014*
7:00 PM, BTN		 No. 24 Iowa State
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series		 W 76–67  8–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,902)
Iowa City, Iowa
12/21/2014*
2:00 PM, MC22		 No. 23 at Drake W 100–98  9–2
 Knapp Center (3,130)
Des Moines, Iowa
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2014
2:00 PM		 No. 23 Penn State W 77–52  10–2 (1–0)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,411)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/04/2015
11:00 AM, BTN		 No. 20 at No. 16 Rutgers W 79–72  11–2 (2–0)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,542)
Piscataway, New Jersey
01/08/2015
7:00 PM		 No. 17 at Illinois L 61–73  11–3 (2–1)
 State Farm Center (1,650)
Champaign, Illinois
01/11/2015
1:00 PM, BTN		 No. 17 Purdue W 73–59  12–3 (3–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,359)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/14/2015
7:00 PM		 No. 22 Northwestern W 83–70  13–3 (4–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,027)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/18/2015
2:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 22 at Michigan State W 52–50  14–3 (5–1)
 Breslin Center (8,923)
East Lansing, Michigan
01/22/2015
8:00 PM, BTN		 No. 20 Michigan W 76–70  15–3 (6–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,584)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/26/2015
8:00 PM, BTN		 No. 20 No. 15 Nebraska W 78–72 OT 16–3 (7–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,489)
Iowa City, Iowa
01/29/2015
7:00 PM		 No. 20 at Northwestern W 102–99  17–3 (8–1)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (987)
Evanston, Illinois
02/01/2015
3:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 20 at No. 5 Maryland L 88–93  17–4 (8–2)
 Xfinity Center (5,373)
College Park, Maryland
02/05/2015
7:00 PM		 No. 16 Ohio State W 73–65  18–4 (9–2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,572)
Iowa City, Iowa
02/08/2015
2:00 PM		 No. 16 at Wisconsin W 87–75  19–4 (10–2)
 Kohl Center (11,428)
Madison, Wisconsin
02/12/2015
8:00 PM, BTN		 No. 14 at No. 22 Nebraska W 69–61  20–4 (11–2)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,260)
Lincoln, Nebraska
02/15/2015
5:00 PM		 No. 14 Indiana W 81–64  21–4 (12–2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,748)
Iowa City, Iowa
02/17/2015
7:00 PM, BTN		 No. 13 at Minnesota L 80–93  21–5 (12–3)
 Williams Arena (3,265)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
02/21/2015
6:00 PM, BTN		 No. 13 at Ohio State L 82–100  21–6 (12–4)
 Value City Arena (6,471)
Columbus, Ohio
02/26/2015
7:00 PM		 No. 17 Wisconsin W 78–74  22–6 (13–4)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,536)
Iowa City, Iowa
03/01/2015
2:00 PM, BTN		 No. 17 Minnesota W 92–76  23–6 (14–4)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,726)
Iowa City, Iowa
Big Ten Conference Women's Tournament
03/06/2015
6:00 PM, BTN		 No. 14 vs. Nebraska
Quarterfinals		 W 74–65  24–6
 Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
03/07/2015
8:30 PM, BTN		 No. 14 vs. Ohio State
Semifinals		 L 85–91 OT 24–7
 Sears Centre (5,642)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
1:30 PM, ESPN2		 No. 18 American
First Round		 W 75–67  25–7
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,429)
Iowa City, Iowa
03/22/2015*
11:00 AM, ESPN2		 No. 18 Miami (FL)
Second Round		 W 88–70  26–7
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,220)
Iowa City, Iowa
03/27/2015*
6:30 PM, ESPN2		 No. 18 vs. No. 5 Baylor
Sweet Sixteen		 L 66–81  26–8
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (N/A)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

2014–15 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Rankings
Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
AP 19 18т 17 22 24 23 23 20 17 22 20 20 16 14 13 17 14 18 18
Coaches 19 18 16 19 24 24 20 20 17 21 18 17 17 13 11 16 15 15 15

References
  1. "2014-15 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball schedule". Iowa Hawkeyes. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
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