FEATURED GAME
Beat Wisconsin
85
vs
76
Pulled it out in overtime
Women's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1990-91 at a glance
1990-91 Iowa Women's Basketball
21-9
Overall
13-5
Big Ten
#11
Peak AP rank
Vivian Stringer
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
3
2-1 record in OT
Points per game
67.8
#173 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
88
vs Ohio State on Jan 20
Best defensive game
held them to 41
vs Connecticut (58-41)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Michigan State (48-49)
Biggest win
by 34
vs Nebraska (80-46)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#11
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
9
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
21-8
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
0-1
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
OT WIN
Beat Louisiana State
73
vs
65
Pulled it out in overtime
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Nebraska
80
vs
46
Wire-to-wire control — won by 34
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Indiana
86
vs
55
Wire-to-wire control — won by 31
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
OT LOSS
Lost OT vs Purdue
75
vs
84
Came up short in overtime by 9
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Michigan State
48
vs
49
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
1990-91 Schedule 30 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 | Home UCLA | 81–52 | W |
| Nov 25 | Home Louisiana State | 73–65 | W |
| Nov 29 | Home Connecticut | 58–41 | W |
| Dec 1 | Home Penn State | 62–82 | L |
| Dec 4 | Home Drake | 74–49 | W |
| Dec 8 | Home DePaul | 66–52 | W |
| Dec 16 | Home Nebraska | 80–46 | W |
| Dec 30 | Home Washington | 61–71 | L |
| Jan 2 | Home Wisconsin | 67–78 | L |
| Jan 5 | Home Georgia | 51–62 | L |
| Jan 11 | Home Illinois | 63–47 | W |
| Jan 13 | Home Purdue | 75–84 | L |
| Jan 18 | Home Indiana | 59–74 | L |
| Jan 20 | Home Ohio State | 88–68 | W |
| Jan 25 | Home Minnesota | 70–51 | W |
| Feb 1 | Home Michigan State | 54–64 | L |
| Feb 3 | Home Michigan | 79–60 | W |
| Feb 5 | Home Northwestern | 64–60 | W |
| Feb 8 | Home Purdue | 56–53 | W |
| Feb 10 | Home Illinois | 63–43 | W |
| Feb 15 | Home Ohio State | 70–47 | W |
| Feb 17 | Home Indiana | 86–55 | W |
| Feb 22 | Home Minnesota | 70–46 | W |
| Feb 25 | Home Louisiana Tech | 72–57 | W |
| Mar 1 | Home Michigan | 76–64 | W |
| Mar 3 | Home Michigan State | 48–49 | L |
| Mar 7 | Home Northwestern | 67–58 | W |
| Mar 9 | Home Wisconsin | 85–76 | W |
| Mar 13 | Home Montana | 64–53 | W |
| Mar 16 | Away Washington | 53–70 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
67.8
vs
59.2
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+8.6 points per game
Field goal %
47.5%
vs
40.2%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+7.3 percentage points
3-point %
31.5%
vs
32.1%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
-0.6 percentage points
Free throw %
64.2%
vs
63.1%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+1.1 percentage points
Total rebounds
38.5
vs
34.7
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+3.8 rebounds per game
Assists
16.5
vs
13.4
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+3.1 assists per game
Turnovers
17.4
vs
19.4
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-2.0 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
30.0
30.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
27.4
22.3
+5.1
FGA
57.7
55.4
+2.3
FG%
47.5%
40.2%
+7.3
3P
1.1
2.3
-1.2
3PA
3.6
7.1
-3.5
3P%
31.5%
32.1%
-0.6
2P
26.3
20.0
+6.3
2PA
54.1
48.3
+5.8
2P%
48.5%
41.4%
+7.1
FT
11.9
12.4
-0.5
FTA
18.5
19.7
-1.2
FT%
64.2%
63.1%
+1.1
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
38.5
34.7
+3.8
AST
16.5
13.4
+3.1
STL
10.0
8.3
+1.7
BLK
2.8
1.6
+1.2
TOV
17.4
19.4
-2.0
PF
18.4
17.1
+1.3
PTS
67.8
59.2
+8.6
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni FosterF-C | 30 | — | — | 6.3 | 11.4 | 55.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.2 | 4.8 | 67.4 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | — | 15.8 |
| Stephanie SchuelerG | 29 | — | — | 4.6 | 10.4 | 43.6 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 38.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 78.9 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 2.6 | — | — | 11.7 |
| Trisha WaughF | 23 | — | — | 4.1 | 7.6 | 54.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.5 | 2.3 | 63.0 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | — | 9.7 |
| Necole TunsilF | 30 | — | — | 3.4 | 7.8 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 60.5 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | — | 8.4 |
| LaTonya TateG | 30 | — | — | 3.2 | 6.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 60.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | — | 7.6 |
| Tia JacksonF | 24 | — | — | 1.6 | 3.6 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 16.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — | 4.5 |
| Molly TidebackC | 11 | — | — | 1.8 | 3.5 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | 1.3 | 64.3 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | — | 4.5 |
| Felicia HallF | 9 | — | — | 1.2 | 2.9 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | 2.8 |
| Virgie DillinghamF | 29 | — | — | 0.7 | 1.7 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 46.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | — | 1.9 |
| Andrea HarmonC | 30 | — | — | 0.8 | 1.9 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | 1.8 |
| Cathy MarxC | 28 | — | — | 0.6 | 1.3 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.6 | 56.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 1.6 |
| Demetria BrightF | 27 | — | — | 0.7 | 1.9 | 34.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 58.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | 1.6 |
| Becky ShrigleyF | 26 | — | — | 0.7 | 1.8 | 39.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 1.5 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea HarmonC | 30 | — | — | 44.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Becky ShrigleyF | 26 | — | — | 39.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cathy MarxC | 28 | — | — | 52.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Demetria BrightF | 27 | — | — | 37.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felicia HallF | 9 | — | — | 41.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LaTonya TateG | 30 | — | — | 51.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Molly TidebackC | 11 | — | — | 54.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Necole TunsilF | 30 | — | — | 45.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephanie SchuelerG | 29 | — | — | 51.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tia JacksonF | 24 | — | — | 52.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toni FosterF-C | 30 | — | — | 58.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trisha WaughF | 23 | — | — | 56.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgie DillinghamF | 29 | — | — | 44.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1990-91 Roster 13 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Harmon | FR | C | 6-2 | ||||
| Becky Shrigley | JR | F | 6-0 | ||||
| Cathy Marx | FR | C | 6-5 | ||||
| Demetria Bright | FR | F | 6-0 | ||||
| Felicia Hall | SR | F | 6-2 | ||||
| LaTonya Tate | JR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Molly Tideback | SO | C | 6-3 | ||||
| Necole Tunsil | FR | F | 6-1 | ||||
| Stephanie Schueler | SR | G | 5-6 | ||||
| Tia Jackson | FR | F | 6-0 | ||||
| Toni Foster | SO | F-C | 6-1 | ||||
| Trisha Waugh | JR | F | 6-2 | ||||
| Virgie Dillingham | FR | F | 5-10 |
1990-91 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#23
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #11
- Lowest Rank
- #25
- Weeks in Poll
- 16
- Total Weeks
- 18
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#11
11/26
#11
12/3
#15
12/10
#15
12/17
#13
12/24
#13
12/31
#15
1/7
#21
1/14
#20
1/21
#23
1/28
#25
2/4
NR
2/11
#22
2/18
#21
2/25
#21
3/4
#24
3/11
NR
Final
#23
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM