FEATURED GAME
Beat Purdue
70
vs
67
Pulled it out in overtime
Women's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1989-90 at a glance
1989-90 Iowa Women's Basketball
23-6
Overall
15-3
Big Ten
#4
Peak AP rank
Vivian Stringer
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
1
1-0 record in OT
Points per game
76.2
#41 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
106
vs North Carolina on Dec 30
Best defensive game
held them to 43
vs Minnesota (79-43)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Michigan State (61-62)
Biggest win
by 43
vs Ohio State (94-51)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#4
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
9
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
23-6
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Howard
90
vs
57
Wire-to-wire control — won by 33
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Connecticut
81
vs
49
Wire-to-wire control — won by 32
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Illinois
85
vs
51
Wire-to-wire control — won by 34
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Louisiana Tech
82
vs
85
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Michigan State
61
vs
62
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Purdue
63
vs
66
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
1989-90 Schedule 29 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | Home Howard | 90–57 | W |
| Nov 26 | Home Connecticut | 81–49 | W |
| Nov 29 | Home Nebraska | 74–55 | W |
| Dec 1 | Home Saint Joseph's | 76–57 | W |
| Dec 2 | Home Louisiana Tech | 82–85 | L |
| Dec 8 | Home DePaul | 88–65 | W |
| Dec 10 | Home Drake | 70–58 | W |
| Dec 17 | Home Iowa State | 75–55 | W |
| Dec 29 | Home South Carolina | 76–82 | L |
| Dec 30 | Home North Carolina | 106–81 | W |
| Jan 5 | Home Michigan State | 61–62 | L |
| Jan 7 | Home Michigan | 65–54 | W |
| Jan 12 | Home Illinois | 85–51 | W |
| Jan 14 | Home Purdue | 63–66 | L |
| Jan 19 | Home Minnesota | 79–43 | W |
| Jan 26 | Home Indiana | 63–52 | W |
| Jan 28 | Home Ohio State | 71–48 | W |
| Feb 2 | Home Wisconsin | 84–52 | W |
| Feb 4 | Home Northwestern | 63–64 | L |
| Feb 9 | Home Illinois | 59–51 | W |
| Feb 11 | Home Purdue | 70–67 | W |
| Feb 16 | Home Minnesota | 87–58 | W |
| Feb 23 | Home Ohio State | 94–51 | W |
| Feb 25 | Home Indiana | 85–47 | W |
| Mar 2 | Home Northwestern | 64–43 | W |
| Mar 4 | Home Wisconsin | 79–60 | W |
| Mar 8 | Home Michigan | 78–47 | W |
| Mar 10 | Home Michigan State | 86–58 | W |
| Mar 17 | Home Vanderbilt | 56–61 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
76.2
vs
57.9
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+18.3 points per game
Field goal %
46.5%
vs
41.6%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+4.9 percentage points
3-point %
40.0%
vs
36.7%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+3.3 percentage points
Free throw %
68.9%
vs
67.3%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+1.6 percentage points
Total rebounds
38.9
vs
34.6
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+4.3 rebounds per game
Assists
16.0
vs
10.7
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+5.3 assists per game
Turnovers
13.9
vs
22.6
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-8.7 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
29.0
29.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
30.8
21.8
+9.0
FGA
66.3
52.3
+14.0
FG%
46.5%
41.6%
+4.9
3P
2.8
2.5
+0.3
3PA
6.9
6.9
0.0
3P%
40.0%
36.7%
+3.3
2P
28.0
19.3
+8.7
2PA
59.4
45.5
+13.9
2P%
47.2%
42.4%
+4.8
FT
11.9
11.8
+0.1
FTA
17.2
17.5
-0.3
FT%
68.9%
67.3%
+1.6
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
38.9
34.6
+4.3
AST
16.0
10.7
+5.3
STL
12.0
5.4
+6.6
BLK
2.0
1.3
+0.7
TOV
13.9
22.6
-8.7
PF
17.1
17.0
+0.1
PTS
76.2
57.9
+18.3
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franthea PriceFWBCA-AA | 29 | — | — | 8.3 | 18.4 | 45.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 43.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 81.7 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 | — | 21.2 |
| Jolette LawG | 29 | — | — | 5.7 | 13.4 | 42.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 28.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 70.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | — | 14.6 |
| Stephanie SchuelerG | 29 | — | — | 4.7 | 9.2 | 51.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 41.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 73.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | 11.1 |
| Katie Abrahamson-HendersonF-C | 29 | — | — | 3.7 | 8.1 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | 1.4 | 73.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | — | 8.4 |
| Toni FosterF-C | 29 | — | — | 2.6 | 5.6 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.5 | 2.8 | 55.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | — | 6.8 |
| Felicia HallF | 29 | — | — | 2.7 | 5.0 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 59.6 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | — | 6.3 |
| Trisha WaughF | 19 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.6 | 70.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 1.5 | 78.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | 4.8 |
| LaTonya TateG | 28 | — | — | 0.6 | 1.4 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | 64.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 1.5 |
| Becky ShrigleyF | 16 | — | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 1.3 |
| Laurie AaronG | 25 | — | — | 0.4 | 1.3 | 31.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 |
| Jody RatiganF | 27 | — | — | 0.5 | 1.1 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 |
| Cassandra RahmingF | 19 | — | — | 0.4 | 1.4 | 25.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 44.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | 0.9 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becky ShrigleyF | 16 | — | — | 61.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cassandra RahmingF | 19 | — | — | 28.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felicia HallF | 29 | — | — | 55.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franthea PriceF | 29 | — | — | 52.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jody RatiganF | 27 | — | — | 43.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jolette LawG | 29 | — | — | 47.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Katie Abrahamson-HendersonF-C | 29 | — | — | 47.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LaTonya TateG | 28 | — | — | 44.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laurie AaronG | 25 | — | — | 36.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephanie SchuelerG | 29 | — | — | 56.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toni FosterF-C | 29 | — | — | 49.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trisha WaughF | 19 | — | — | 72.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1989-90 Roster 12 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Shrigley | SO | F | 6-0 | ||||
| Cassandra Rahming | SO | F | 5-11 | ||||
| Felicia Hall | JR | F | 6-2 | ||||
| Franthea Price | SR | F | 5-9 | ||||
| Jody Ratigan | SR | F | 5-8 | ||||
| Jolette Law | SR | G | 5-3 | ||||
| Katie Abrahamson-Henderson | SR | F-C | 6-2 | ||||
| LaTonya Tate | SO | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Laurie Aaron | FR | G | 5-6 | ||||
| Stephanie Schueler | JR | G | 5-6 | ||||
| Toni Foster | FR | F-C | 6-1 | ||||
| Trisha Waugh | SO | F | 6-2 |
1989-90 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#10
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #4
- Lowest Rank
- #16
- Weeks in Poll
- 17
- Total Weeks
- 18
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#11
11/27
#10
12/4
#7
12/11
#5
12/18
#5
12/24
#4
1/1
#7
1/8
#10
1/14
#13
1/21
#13
1/28
#13
2/5
#16
2/12
#14
2/19
#13
2/26
#11
3/5
#10
3/12
NR
Final
#10
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM