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.
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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 Hawkeyes shared the Big Ten regular season title (with Ohio State)[1] and won the 2022 Big Ten tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[2]
On Selection Sunday, Iowa was announced as the number 2 seed for the Greensboro Region, the team's fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament.[3][4] The Hawkeyes were upset by 10th-seed Creighton in the second round of the NCAA tournament in a 64–62 loss.[5] 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
editThe 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.[6]
Off-season
editDepartures
editName | # | 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.
Incoming transfers
editName | # | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Kylie Feuerbach | 4 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Sycamore, IL | Transferred from Iowa State[7] |
Recruits
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Allison "AJ" Ediger P |
Hudsonville, MI | Hamilton | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Jun 9, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 | ||||||
Addison O'Grady P |
Centennial, CO | Grandview | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Apr 7, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Sydney Affolter W |
Chicago, IL | Marist | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Jan 26, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 22 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate 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[8] | 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[9] | 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[10] | 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[11] | 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[12] | 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[13] | 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[14] | 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[15] | 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[16] | 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[17] | 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[18] | 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[19] | 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[20] | 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[21] | 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[22] | 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[23] | 12–4 (6–1) |
21 – Czinano | 8 – Clark | 7 – Clark | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,977) Iowa City, IA | |||
January 25, 2022 5:00 pm, BTN |
No. 23 | at Penn State Rescheduled from December 30 |
W 107–79[24] | 13–4 (7–1) |
25 – Warnock | 9 – Czinano | 18 – Clark | Bryce Jordan Center (1,669) University Park, PA | |||
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 23 | at Northwestern | W 72–67 OT[25] | 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[26] | 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[27] | 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[28] | 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[29] | 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[30] | 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[31] | 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[32] | 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[33] | 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[34] | 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[35] | 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[36] | 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[37] | 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[38] | 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[39] | 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:[40][41] |
Rankings
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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.
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