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
  • Jan Jensen
  • Raina Harmon
  • Abby Stamp
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Maryland171 .944262  .929
No. 12 Indiana162 .889205  .800
No. 21 Rutgers103 .769145  .737
No. 16 Michigan94 .692166  .727
Northwestern117 .611169  .640
Iowa118 .579209  .690
No. 22 Ohio State97 .563137  .650
Michigan State87 .533159  .625
Nebraska910 .4741313  .500
Minnesota711 .389813  .381
Penn State613 .316915  .375
Purdue414 .222716  .304
Illinois216 .111518  .217
Wisconsin218 .100519  .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

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]

Roster

2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Tomi Taiwo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCarmel Carmel, IN
G 5 Alexis Sevillian 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SrGoodrich Goodrich, MI
G 11 Megan Meyer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMason City Mason City, IA
F 13 Shateah Wetering 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMontezuma Montezuma, IA
G/F 14 McKenna Warnock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoMonona Grove Marshall, WI
G 15 Lauren Jensen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLakeville North Lakeville, MN
G 20 Kate Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoEdwardsville Edwardsville, IL
G 21 Zion Sanders (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrCentral Evansville, IN
G 22 Caitlin Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDowling Catholic West Des Moines, IA
F 23 Logan Cook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrIowa City West Iowa City, IA
G 24 Gabbie Marshall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMount Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH
F/C 25 Monika Czinano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrWatertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
C 40 Sharon Goodman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCrestwood 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

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:30 p.m.
Northern Iowa W 96–81  1–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (365)
Iowa City, IA
December 2, 2020*
6:00 p.m.
at Drake W 103–97  2–0
Knapp Center (116)
Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2020
2:00 p.m.
Wisconsin W 85–78  3–0
(1–0)
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
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (326)
Iowa City, IA
December 12, 2020
3:00 p.m.
at Michigan State L 82–86  4–1
(1–1)
Breslin Center (0)
East Lansing, MI
December 22, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
Western Illinois W 92–65  5–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (344)
Iowa City, IA
December 31, 2020
2:00 p.m.
Rutgers W 90–84  6–1
(2–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (328)
Iowa City, IA
January 3, 2021
1:00 p.m.
at Illinois W 107–68  7–1
(3–1)
State Farm Center (0)
Champaign, IL
January 6, 2021
6:00 p.m.
Minnesota W 92–79  8–1
(4–1)
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)
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)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (326)
Iowa City, IA
January 18, 2021
3:30 p.m.
Purdue W 87–81  9–3
(5–3)
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)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (264)
Iowa City, IA
January 31, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at Minnesota W 94–68  10–4
(6–4)
Williams Arena (0)
Minneapolis, MN
February 4, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at No. 11 Ohio State L 87–92  10–5
(6–5)
Value City Arena (54)
Columbus, OH
February 7, 2021
1:00 p.m.
No. 17 Indiana L 72–85  10–6
(6–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (265)
Iowa City, IA
February 11, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Nebraska W 88–81  11–6
(7–6)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
February 18, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Penn State W 96–78  12–6
(8–6)
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)
Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 25, 2021
3:30 p.m.
No. 12 Michigan W 89–67  13–7
(9–7)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (332)
Iowa City, IA
February 28, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at Wisconsin W 84–70  14–7
(10–7)
Kohl Center (0)
Madison, WI
March 3, 2021
3:30 p.m.
at No. 10 Indiana L 80–89  14–8
(10–8)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0)
Bloomington, IN
March 6, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Nebraska W 83–75  15–8
(11–8)
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  16–8
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  17–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
March 12, 2021
3:00 p.m., FS2
(6) vs. (7) Michigan State
Semifinals
W 87–72  18–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
March 13, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
(6) vs. (1) No. 7 Maryland
Final
L 84–104  18–9
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  19–9
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  20–9
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  20–10
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

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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Final
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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

2020–21 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

References

  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.
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