Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten (26-8, 11-5)
Big Wins: 11/10 Dayton (97-93), 12/05 Syracuse (97-91), 2/06 at Penn State (73-70)
Bad Losses: 11/20 at Colorado (87-90), 1/02 at Indiana (84-86), 1/16 Michigan State (72-88)
Coach: Lisa Bluder (14 seasons at Iowa)
Probable Starters:
Melissa Dixon, Junior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 1.9 apg
Theairra Taylor, Senior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 3.0 apg
Ally Disterhoft, Freshman, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 1.4 apg, 6.4 rpg
Samantha Logic, Junior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 7.5 apg, 6.6 rpg, 2.4 spg
Bethany Doolittle, Junior, Center, 14.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.1 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Alexa Kastanek, Freshman, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.4 apg
Claire Till, Sophomore, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Kali Peschel, Sophomore, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.9 (24th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (209, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.9 (11, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.9 (152, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (60, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.6 (84, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.6 (47, 7)
Rebound Margin: -1.0 (201, 9)
Assists Per Game: 18.3 (10, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.5 (70, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Miami (FL)
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to California
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Stanford
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Rutgers
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Georgia Tech
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Georgia
2006 NCAA Round of 64 loss to BYU
2005 NIT First Round win over Creighton
2005 NIT Second Round win over Nebraska
2005 NIT Third Round win over Arkansas State
2005 NIT Semifinal loss to Southern Methodist
*all team stats through 3/6
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