FEATURED GAME
Beat Indiana
70
vs
63
Pulled it out in overtime
Women's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1988-89 at a glance
1988-89 Iowa Women's Basketball
27-5
Overall
16-2
Big Ten
#4
Peak AP rank
Vivian Stringer
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
1
1-0 record in OT
Points per game
75.3
#69 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
97
vs Minnesota on Jan 21
Best defensive game
held them to 40
vs Wyoming (83-40)
Closest game
2-point win
vs Washington (53-51)
Biggest win
by 45
vs Oregon State (90-45)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#4
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
13
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
27-4
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Wyoming
83
vs
40
Wire-to-wire control — won by 43
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Iowa State
79
vs
46
Wire-to-wire control — won by 33
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Oregon State
90
vs
45
Wire-to-wire control — won by 45
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
TOUGH LOSS
Lost to Louisiana Tech
58
vs
62
Stinging 4-point setback
TOUGH LOSS
Lost to Kansas
63
vs
67
Stinging 4-point setback
1988-89 Schedule 32 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | Home Wyoming | 83–40 | W |
| Nov 26 | Home Louisiana Tech | 58–62 | L |
| Nov 27 | Home Washington | 53–51 | W |
| Dec 2 | Home Grambling | 80–66 | W |
| Dec 3 | Home Kansas | 63–67 | L |
| Dec 7 | Home Iowa State | 79–46 | W |
| Dec 10 | Home Miami (OH) | 73–44 | W |
| Dec 11 | Home Wake Forest | 78–62 | W |
| Dec 22 | Home Oregon State | 90–45 | W |
| Dec 28 | Home Oklahoma | 86–69 | W |
| Dec 30 | Home Nebraska | 84–67 | W |
| Jan 6 | Home Michigan | 82–42 | W |
| Jan 8 | Home Michigan State | 89–49 | W |
| Jan 13 | Home Illinois | 82–64 | W |
| Jan 15 | Home Ohio State | 84–70 | W |
| Jan 18 | Home Drake | 71–65 | W |
| Jan 21 | Home Minnesota | 97–54 | W |
| Jan 27 | Home Indiana | 77–61 | W |
| Jan 29 | Home Purdue | 56–67 | L |
| Feb 3 | Home Wisconsin | 67–57 | W |
| Feb 5 | Home Northwestern | 63–53 | W |
| Feb 10 | Home Purdue | 66–64 | W |
| Feb 12 | Home Illinois | 82–50 | W |
| Feb 17 | Home Minnesota | 80–73 | W |
| Feb 21 | Home Ohio State | 57–66 | L |
| Feb 24 | Home Indiana | 70–63 | W |
| Mar 3 | Home Northwestern | 77–46 | W |
| Mar 5 | Home Wisconsin | 78–52 | W |
| Mar 9 | Home Michigan | 79–61 | W |
| Mar 11 | Home Michigan State | 74–63 | W |
| Mar 18 | Home Tennessee Tech | 77–75 | W |
| Mar 23 | Neutral Stanford | 74–98 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
75.3
vs
59.8
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+15.5 points per game
Field goal %
48.4%
vs
42.4%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+6.0 percentage points
3-point %
35.0%
vs
43.3%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
-8.3 percentage points
Free throw %
68.0%
vs
65.8%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+2.2 percentage points
Total rebounds
38.3
vs
33.2
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+5.1 rebounds per game
Assists
15.4
vs
11.7
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+3.7 assists per game
Turnovers
17.0
vs
23.0
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-6.0 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
32.0
32.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
30.5
23.3
+7.2
FGA
63.1
55.0
+8.1
FG%
48.4%
42.4%
+6.0
3P
1.1
2.4
-1.3
3PA
3.1
5.6
-2.5
3P%
35.0%
43.3%
-8.3
2P
29.4
20.9
+8.5
2PA
59.9
49.4
+10.5
2P%
49.1%
42.3%
+6.8
FT
13.1
10.6
+2.5
FTA
19.3
16.2
+3.1
FT%
68.0%
65.8%
+2.2
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
38.3
33.2
+5.1
AST
15.4
11.7
+3.7
STL
12.9
6.9
+6.0
BLK
2.0
1.7
+0.3
TOV
17.0
23.0
-6.0
PF
16.8
17.1
-0.3
PTS
75.3
59.8
+15.5
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanda BerryC | 30 | — | — | 6.8 | 12.3 | 55.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.9 | 4.1 | 70.7 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | — | 16.6 |
| Jolette LawG | 31 | — | — | 6.0 | 11.4 | 52.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 41.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 62.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | — | 14.4 |
| Franthea PriceF | 32 | — | — | 5.9 | 13.8 | 42.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 32.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 72.6 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 14.3 |
| Robin ChristianG | 32 | — | — | 4.6 | 10.8 | 42.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 71.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | — | 12.8 |
| Stephanie SchuelerG | 31 | — | — | 2.8 | 4.9 | 58.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 78.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 6.3 |
| Katie Abrahamson-HendersonF-C | 32 | — | — | 1.8 | 3.5 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 68.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | 4.2 |
| Trisha WaughF | 29 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.5 | 52.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 1.0 | 62.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | 3.2 |
| Felicia HallF | 32 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.8 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.8 | 45.8 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | — | 2.9 |
| Jody RatiganF | 25 | — | — | 0.5 | 1.4 | 34.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | 1.4 |
| LaTonya TateG | 13 | — | — | 0.2 | 0.8 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 0.8 | 72.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 |
| Becky ShrigleyF | 20 | — | — | 0.4 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 |
| Cassandra RahmingF | 18 | — | — | 0.2 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 |
| Jill TaylorC | 7 | — | — | 0.3 | 1.0 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | 0.7 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becky ShrigleyF | 20 | — | — | 47.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cassandra RahmingF | 18 | — | — | 28.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felicia HallF | 32 | — | — | 45.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franthea PriceF | 32 | — | — | 47.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jill TaylorC | 7 | — | — | 33.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jody RatiganF | 25 | — | — | 42.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jolette LawG | 31 | — | — | 55.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Katie Abrahamson-HendersonF-C | 32 | — | — | 53.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LaTonya TateG | 13 | — | — | 43.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin ChristianG | 32 | — | — | 48.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shanda BerryC | 30 | — | — | 58.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephanie SchuelerG | 31 | — | — | 60.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trisha WaughF | 29 | — | — | 54.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1988-89 Roster 13 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Shrigley | FR | F | 6-0 | ||||
| Cassandra Rahming | FR | F | 5-11 | ||||
| Felicia Hall | SO | F | 6-2 | ||||
| Franthea Price | JR | F | 5-9 | ||||
| Jill Taylor | FR | C | 6-4 | ||||
| Jody Ratigan | JR | F | 5-8 | ||||
| Jolette Law | JR | G | 5-3 | ||||
| Katie Abrahamson-Henderson | JR | F-C | 6-2 | ||||
| LaTonya Tate | FR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Robin Christian | SR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Shanda Berry | SR | C | 6-3 | ||||
| Stephanie Schueler | SO | G | 5-6 | ||||
| Trisha Waugh | FR | F | 6-2 |
1988-89 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#8
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #4
- Lowest Rank
- #11
- Weeks in Poll
- 17
- Total Weeks
- 19
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#5
11/28
#7
12/5
#11
12/12
#8
12/19
#7
12/26
#6
1/2
#6
1/9
#5
1/16
#5
1/23
#4
1/30
#7
2/6
#7
2/13
#7
2/20
#7
2/26
#9
3/6
#8
3/13
NR
3/20
NR
Final
#8
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM