2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball | |
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Big Ten regular season co-champions Big Ten tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 24–8 (14–4 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Carver–Hawkeye Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Ohio State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Iowa † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Michigan | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Maryland | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Indiana | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Lisa Bluder in her twenty-second season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hawkeyes shared the Big Ten regular season title and won the Big Ten tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. During the NCAA tournament they defeated Illinois State before being upset by No. 10 seed Creighton, 64–62. They finished the season with a record of 24–8 (14–4 B1G).
Sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-American. Clark became the first player to lead the nation in scoring and assists in the same season.
Previous season[edit]
The Hawkeyes finished the 2020–21 season with a 20–10 record, including 11–8 in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.[1]
Departures[edit]
Name | # | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Alexis Sevillian | 5 | G | 5'5" | Redshirt Senior | Goodrich, MI | Graduated; chose not to return[a] |
Megan Meyer | 11 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Mason City, IA | Transferred to Drake |
Lauren Jensen | 15 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Lakeville, MN | Transferred to Creighton |
Zion Sanders | 21 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Evansville, IN | Completed college eligibility |
- ^ Sevillian had one more season of eligibility but opted out.
Roster[edit]
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Schedule and results[edit]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2021* 6:30 pm |
No. 9 | Truman | W 102–32 | – |
25 – Clark | 10 – Warnock | 9 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,754) Iowa City, IA | |||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm |
No. 9 | New Hampshire | W 93–50[2] | 1–0 |
26 – Clark | 8 – Clark | 6 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,789) Iowa City, IA | |||
November 11, 2021* 6:30 pm |
No. 9 | Samford | W 91–54[3] | 2–0 |
20 – Czinano | 6 – Tied | 5 – Martin | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,555) Iowa City, IA | |||
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm |
No. 9 | at Northern Iowa | W 82–61[4] | 3–0 |
25 – Clark | 11 – Clark | 7 – Clark | McLeod Center (3,095) Cedar Falls, IA | |||
November 17, 2021* 6:30 pm |
No. 8 | Southern | W 87–67[5] | 4–0 |
16 – Tied | 11 – Warnock | 10 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,406) Iowa City, IA | |||
November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm |
No. 8 | Drake | Cancelled | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||
November 25, 2021* 3:00 pm |
No. 8 | vs. Seton Hall Cancun Challenge |
Cancelled | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Riviera Maya, Mexico | |||||||
November 26, 2021* 5:30 pm |
No. 8 | vs. USC Cancun Challenge |
Cancelled | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Riviera Maya, Mexico | |||||||
December 2, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | at Duke ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
L 64–79[6] | 4–1 |
22 – Clark | 9 – Clark | 8 – Clark | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,064) Durham, NC | |||
December 5, 2021 3:00 pm, BTN |
No. 9 | Michigan State | W 88–61[7] | 5–1 (1–0) |
24 – Clark | 10 – Clark | 12 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,942) Iowa City, IA | |||
December 8, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 12 | at No. 15 Iowa State | L 70–77[8] | 5–2 |
26 – Clark | 10 – Martin | 5 – Czinano | Hilton Coliseum (11,348) Ames, IA | |||
December 18, 2021* 6:30 pm |
No. 14 | UCF | W 69–61[9] | 6–2 |
21 – Clark | 11 – Clark | 7 – Warnock | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,236) Iowa City, IA | |||
December 21, 2021* 2:00 pm |
No. 14 | IUPUI | L 73–74[10] | 6–3 |
23 – Czinano | 11 – Clark | 4 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,632) Iowa City, IA | |||
January 2, 2022* 11:00 am, BTN |
No. 21 | Evansville | W 93–56[11] | 7–3 |
44 – Clark | 12 – O'Grady | 8 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,307) Iowa City, IA | |||
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 22 | at Northwestern | L 69–77[12] | 7–4 (1–1) |
30 – Clark | 8 – Warnock | 5 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,020) Iowa City, IA | |||
January 9, 2022 1:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 22 | at Nebraska | W 95–86[13] | 8–4 (2–1) |
31 – Clark | 10 – Warnock | 12 – Clark | Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,415) Lincoln, NE | |||
January 13, 2022 6:00 pm |
at Purdue | W 79–66[14] | 9–4 (3–1) |
27 – Czinano | 11 – Warnock | 9 – Clark | Mackey Arena (3,103) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
January 16, 2022 5:00 p.m., BTN |
Nebraska | W 93–83[15] | 10–4 (4–1) |
31 – Tied | 10 – Clark | 10 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,473) Iowa City, IA | ||||
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 25 | at Minnesota | W 105–49[16] | 11–4 (5–1) |
35 – Clark | 13 – Clark | 11 – Clark | Williams Arena (3,741) Minneapolis, MN | |||
January 23, 2022 5:00 pm, BTN |
No. 25 | Illinois | W 82–56[17] | 12–4 (6–1) |
21 – Czinano | 8 – Clark | 7 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,977) Iowa City, IA | |||
January 25, 2021 5:00 pm, BTN |
No. 23 | at Penn State Rescheduled from December 30 |
W 107–79[18] | 13–4 (7–1) |
25 – Warnock | 9 – Czinano | 17 – Clark | Bryce Jordan Center (1,669) University Park, PA | |||
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 23 | at Northwestern | W 72–67 OT[19] | 14–4 (8–1) |
28 – Clark | 16 – Czinano | 5 – Clark | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,578) Evanston, IL | |||
January 31, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN |
No. 21 | No. 23 Ohio State | L 88–92[20] | 14–5 (8–2) |
43 – Clark | 9 – Czinano | 7 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,185) Iowa City, IA | |||
February 3, 2022 6:30 pm |
No. 21 | at Wisconsin | W 84–50[21] | 15–5 (9–2) |
27 – Clark | 11 – Clark | 11 – Clark | Kohl Center (3,923) Madison, WI | |||
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, BTN |
No. 21 | at No. 6 Michigan | L 90–98[22] | 15–6 (9–3) |
46 – Clark | 6 – Tied | 10 – Clark | Crisler Center (3,827) Ann Arbor, MI | |||
February 9, 2022 6:30 pm |
No. 25 | Minnesota | W 88–78[23] | 16–6 (10–3) |
32 – Clark | 8 – Clark | 6 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,141) Iowa City, IA | |||
February 14, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 22 | at No. 13 Maryland | L 69–81[24] | 16–7 (10–4) |
19 – Clark | 6 – Tied | 6 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,820) Iowa City, IA | |||
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, BTN |
No. 22 | at No. 5 Indiana | W 96–91[25] | 17–7 (11–4) |
22 – Czinano | 8 – Martin | 12 – Clark | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,052) Bloomington, IN | |||
February 21, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 21 | No. 10 Indiana Rescheduled from January 23 |
W 88–82[26] | 18–7 (12–4) |
31 – Czinano | 10 – Czinano | 8 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,510) Iowa City, IA | |||
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 21 | at Rutgers | W 87–78[27] | 19–7 (13–4) |
32 – Clark | 9 – Clark | 9 – Clark | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,852) Piscataway, NJ | |||
February 27, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 21 | No. 6 Michigan | W 104–80[28] | 20–7 (14–4) |
38 – Clark | 6 – Clark | 11 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA | |||
Big Ten Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 4, 2022 5:30 pm, BTN |
(2) No. 12 | vs. (7) Northwestern Quarterfinals |
W 72–59[29] | 21–7 |
21 – Czinano | 12 – Clark | 6 – Tied | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (–) Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 5, 2022 5:00 pm, BTN |
(2) No. 12 | vs. (6) Nebraska Semifinals |
W 83–66[30] | 22–7 |
41 – Clark | 11 – Martin | 6 – Warnock | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (–) Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 6, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) No. 12 | vs. (5) No. 14 Indiana Championship game |
W 74–67[31] | 23–7 |
30 – Czinano | 10 – Czinano | 8 – Martin | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (8,709) Indianapolis, IN | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 18, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN |
(2 G) No. 8 | (15 G) Illinois State First Round |
W 98–58[32] | 24–7 |
27 – Clark | 7 – 2 Tied | 10 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382) Iowa City, IA | |||
March 20, 2022 12:00 pm, ABC |
(2 G) No. 8 | (10 G) Creighton Second Round |
L 62–64[33] | 24–8 |
27 – Czinano | 8 – Clark | 11 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382) Iowa City, IA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. Source:[34][35] |
Rankings[edit]
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 8 | Not released |
Coaches | 11 | 11* | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
* Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.
References[edit]
- ^ "Iowa Steamrolls Kentucky, Advances to Sweet 16". hawkeyesports.com. March 23, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Clark, Czinano lead No. 9 Hawkeyes past New Hampshire 93-50". Associated Press. November 9, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Czinano, Clark lead No. 9 Iowa over Samford, 91-54". Associated Press. November 11, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark, Warnock lift No. 9 Iowa past Northern Iowa 82-61". Associated Press. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark, Warnock lead No. 8 Iowa past Southern, 87-67". Associated Press. November 17, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "No. 9 Iowa returns from COVID-19 pause, loses at Duke 79-64". Associated Press. December 3, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "No. 9 Iowa women beat MSU 88-61 for coach Bluder's 800th win". Associated Press. December 5, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Joens sisters lead No. 15 Iowa State women over No. 12 Iowa". Associated Press. December 8, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark's 21 pts, 11 boards spark No. 14 Iowa past UCF, 69-61". Associated Press. December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "McLimore FTs lift IUPUI women over No. 15 Iowa 74-73". Associated Press. December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark's career-high 44 points lead No. 21 Iowa women to win". Associated Press. January 2, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Burton leads late run, Northwestern beats No. 22 Iowa women". Associated Press. January 6, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark scores 31, No. 22 Iowa women beat Nebraska 95-86". Yahoo! Sports. January 9, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Hawkeyes Derail Boilermakers". University of Iowa Athletics. January 13, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Hawkeyes Sweep the Cornhuskers". University of Iowa Athletics. January 16, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark sets triple-double record, No. 25 Iowa routs Gophers". Associated Press. January 21, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Czinano scores 21, No. 25 Iowa women beat Illinois 82-56". Associated Press. January 23, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Iowa's Caitlin Clark sets Big Ten record with 17 assists". Associated Press. January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark's 28 points lead No. 23 Iowa women past Northwestern". Associated Press. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "No. 23 Ohio State women knock off No. 21 Iowa in shootout". Yahoo! Sports. January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Another triple-double for Clark in No. 21 Iowa women's win". Associated Press. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "No. 6 Michigan beats No. 21 Iowa, despite Clark's 46 points". Associated Press. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark, Czinano lift No. 25 Iowa women past Gophers 88-78". Associated Press. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Reese leads No. 13 Maryland women past No. 22 Iowa 81-69". Associated Press. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "No. 22 Iowa quells No. 5 Indiana's rally, wins 96-91". Associated Press. February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Czinano, Clark lead No. 21 Iowa over No. 10 Indiana, 88-82". Associated Press. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark nets 32, No. 21 Iowa women hold off Rutgers 87-78". Associated Press. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "No. 21 Iowa shares Big Ten title with win over Michigan". Associated Press. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Czinano, Clark rally No. 12 Iowa women past Northwestern". Yahoo! Sports. March 4, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark scores 41, No. 12 Iowa women top Huskers in semifinals". Associated Press. March 5, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "No. 12 Iowa beats No. 14 Indiana for Big Ten title, NCAA bid". Associated Press. March 6, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Clark, Czinano lead Iowa past Illinois State 95-58 in NCAA". Associated Press. March 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Jensen's late 3-pointer lifts Creighton to win over Iowa". Associated Press. March 20, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2021-22 Schedule". hawkeyesports.com. September 9, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.