FEATURED GAME
Beat Iowa State
93
vs
49
Wire-to-wire control — won by 44
Women's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1987-88 at a glance
1987-88 Iowa Women's Basketball
29-2
Overall
17-1
Big Ten
#1
Peak AP rank
Vivian Stringer
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
77.6
#34 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
100
vs Minnesota on Feb 12
Best defensive game
held them to 36
vs Illinois (87-36)
Closest game
4-point win
vs Auburn (73-69)
Biggest win
by 51
vs Illinois (87-36)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#1
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
22
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
28-1
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Northwestern
81
vs
43
Wire-to-wire control — won by 38
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Minnesota
84
vs
41
Wire-to-wire control — won by 43
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Michigan
89
vs
54
Wire-to-wire control — won by 35
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
TOUGH LOSS
Lost to Ohio State
54
vs
58
Stinging 4-point setback
1987-88 Schedule 31 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | Home Missouri | 85–71 | W |
| Nov 29 | Home Georgia | 66–56 | W |
| Dec 1 | Home Iowa State | 93–49 | W |
| Dec 5 | Home Long Beach State | 82–75 | W |
| Dec 6 | Home Northern Illinois | 81–73 | W |
| Dec 11 | Home Nebraska | 68–58 | W |
| Dec 28 | Home Auburn | 73–69 | W |
| Dec 29 | Home Virginia | 75–59 | W |
| Dec 30 | Home Texas | 75–65 | W |
| Jan 8 | Home Wisconsin | 79–59 | W |
| Jan 10 | Home Northwestern | 81–43 | W |
| Jan 15 | Home Minnesota | 84–41 | W |
| Jan 22 | Home Illinois | 90–63 | W |
| Jan 24 | Home Purdue | 67–57 | W |
| Jan 29 | Home Indiana | 72–48 | W |
| Jan 31 | Home Ohio State | 75–64 | W |
| Feb 5 | Home Michigan State | 77–52 | W |
| Feb 7 | Home Michigan | 89–54 | W |
| Feb 12 | Home Minnesota | 100–51 | W |
| Feb 16 | Home Drake | 74–38 | W |
| Feb 19 | Home Purdue | 66–52 | W |
| Feb 21 | Home Illinois | 87–36 | W |
| Feb 26 | Home Ohio State | 54–58 | L |
| Feb 28 | Home Indiana | 71–47 | W |
| Mar 4 | Home Michigan | 76–55 | W |
| Mar 6 | Home Michigan State | 52–46 | W |
| Mar 10 | Home Northwestern | 76–66 | W |
| Mar 12 | Home Wisconsin | 98–50 | W |
| Mar 20 | Home Stephen F. Austin | 83–65 | W |
| Mar 24 | Neutral Southern California | 79–67 | W |
| Mar 26 | Neutral Long Beach State | 78–98 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
77.6
vs
57.5
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+20.1 points per game
Field goal %
49.6%
vs
39.1%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+10.5 percentage points
3-point %
38.4%
vs
23.0%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+15.4 percentage points
Free throw %
67.0%
vs
68.3%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
-1.3 percentage points
Total rebounds
39.0
vs
35.1
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+3.9 rebounds per game
Assists
14.9
vs
9.5
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+5.4 assists per game
Turnovers
15.3
vs
21.3
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-6.0 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
31.0
31.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
32.2
22.2
+10.0
FGA
64.8
56.7
+8.1
FG%
49.6%
39.1%
+10.5
3P
1.1
1.3
-0.2
3PA
2.8
5.7
-2.9
3P%
38.4%
23.0%
+15.4
2P
31.1
20.8
+10.3
2PA
62.0
50.9
+11.1
2P%
50.1%
40.9%
+9.2
FT
11.9
11.9
0.0
FTA
17.8
17.4
+0.4
FT%
67.0%
68.3%
-1.3
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
39.0
35.1
+3.9
AST
14.9
9.5
+5.4
STL
12.7
5.6
+7.1
BLK
3.1
1.5
+1.6
TOV
15.3
21.3
-6.0
PF
17.5
15.9
+1.6
PTS
77.6
57.5
+20.1
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle EdwardsGUSBWA-AA,WBCA-AA | 31 | — | — | 8.5 | 14.7 | 58.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 70.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.3 | — | 20.0 |
| Shanda BerryC | 31 | — | — | 6.1 | 12.0 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | 3.0 | 65.6 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | — | 14.2 |
| Franthea PriceF | 31 | — | — | 5.7 | 11.6 | 48.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 60.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 69.4 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.1 | — | 13.6 |
| Jolette LawG | 31 | — | — | 3.4 | 7.2 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 63.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 8.4 |
| Robin ChristianG | 29 | — | — | 2.9 | 6.0 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.9 | 2.9 | 64.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | — | 7.7 |
| Jolynn SchneiderF | 31 | — | — | 3.0 | 5.8 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 1.5 | 76.6 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | — | 7.1 |
| Jody RatiganF | 20 | — | — | 0.9 | 2.5 | 34.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 44.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | 2.2 |
| Stephanie SchuelerG | 23 | — | — | 0.9 | 2.1 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 |
| Marva FullerC | 31 | — | — | 0.8 | 2.5 | 32.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | — | 1.8 |
| Pam WilliamsG | 10 | — | — | 0.5 | 1.6 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | 1.4 |
| Felicia HallF | 21 | — | — | 0.6 | 1.4 | 41.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.5 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 |
| Rena McMillonF | 7 | — | — | 0.3 | 1.6 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 71.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 |
| Lorelei WattsF | 21 | — | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | 0.6 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felicia HallF | 21 | — | — | 41.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franthea PriceF | 31 | — | — | 54.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jody RatiganF | 20 | — | — | 40.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jolette LawG | 31 | — | — | 50.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jolynn SchneiderF | 31 | — | — | 54.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorelei WattsF | 21 | — | — | 34.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marva FullerC | 31 | — | — | 34.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michelle EdwardsG | 31 | — | — | 59.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pam WilliamsG | 10 | — | — | 35.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rena McMillonF | 7 | — | — | 31.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin ChristianG | 29 | — | — | 52.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanda BerryC | 31 | — | — | 52.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephanie SchuelerG | 23 | — | — | 46.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1987-88 Roster 13 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felicia Hall | FR | F | 6-2 | ||||
| Franthea Price | SO | F | 5-9 | ||||
| Jody Ratigan | SO | F | 5-8 | ||||
| Jolette Law | SO | G | 5-3 | ||||
| Jolynn Schneider | SR | F | 6-2 | ||||
| Lorelei Watts | SR | F | 5-11 | ||||
| Marva Fuller | SR | C | 6-5 | ||||
| Michelle Edwards | SR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Pam Williams | SR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Rena McMillon | FR | F | 5-10 | ||||
| Robin Christian | JR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Shanda Berry | JR | C | 6-3 | ||||
| Stephanie Schueler | FR | G | 5-6 |
1987-88 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#2
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #1
- Lowest Rank
- #6
- Weeks in Poll
- 17
- Total Weeks
- 19
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#6
11/30
#6
12/7
#5
12/14
#5
12/21
#5
12/28
#5
1/4
#1
1/11
#1
1/18
#1
1/25
#1
2/1
#1
2/8
#1
2/15
#1
2/22
#1
2/29
#2
3/7
#2
3/14
NR
3/21
NR
Final
#2
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM