FEATURED GAME
Beat Boise State
89
vs
34
Wire-to-wire control — won by 55
Women's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1996-97 at a glance
1996-97 Iowa Women's Basketball
18-12
Overall
9-7
Big Ten
#6
Peak AP rank
Angie Lee
Head coach
By the Numbers
Points per game
67.3
#140 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
89
vs Boise State on Dec 6
Best defensive game
held them to 34
vs Boise State (89-34)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Penn State (60-61)
Biggest win
by 55
vs Boise State (89-34)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#6
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
7
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
17-11
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
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Minnesota
78
vs
42
Wire-to-wire control — won by 36
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Indiana
87
vs
53
Wire-to-wire control — won by 34
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Northwestern
80
vs
56
Wire-to-wire control — won by 24
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Penn State
60
vs
61
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Wisconsin
56
vs
59
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
TOUGH LOSS
Lost to Nebraska
67
vs
73
Stinging 6-point setback
1996-97 Schedule 30 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | Home Illinois State | 75–57 | W |
| Nov 17 | Home Notre Dame | 50–61 | L |
| Dec 1 | Home Iowa State | 64–53 | W |
| Dec 6 | Home Boise State | 89–34 | W |
| Dec 7 | Home Pacific | 80–60 | W |
| Dec 8 | Home Nebraska | 67–73 | L |
| Dec 13 | Home Florida | 58–68 | L |
| Dec 21 | Home Drake | 59–80 | L |
| Dec 28 | Home Minnesota | 61–48 | W |
| Dec 30 | Home Ohio State | 69–59 | W |
| Jan 2 | Home Western Kentucky | 61–48 | W |
| Jan 5 | Home Wisconsin | 63–69 | L |
| Jan 10 | Home Northwestern | 73–61 | W |
| Jan 12 | Home Purdue | 52–62 | L |
| Jan 21 | Home Penn State | 60–61 | L |
| Jan 24 | Home Indiana | 78–58 | W |
| Jan 26 | Home Michigan | 63–75 | L |
| Jan 31 | Home Illinois | 75–83 | L |
| Feb 2 | Home Michigan State | 82–62 | W |
| Feb 7 | Home Purdue | 48–53 | L |
| Feb 9 | Home Northwestern | 80–56 | W |
| Feb 14 | Home Wisconsin | 56–59 | L |
| Feb 16 | Home Penn State | 66–63 | W |
| Feb 21 | Home Ohio State | 80–59 | W |
| Feb 23 | Home Minnesota | 78–42 | W |
| Mar 1 | Home Northwestern | 73–63 | W |
| Mar 2 | Home Indiana | 87–53 | W |
| Mar 3 | Home Illinois | 63–56 | W |
| Mar 15 | Neutral NC State | 56–50 | W |
| Mar 17 | Away Connecticut | 53–72 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
67.3
vs
59.9
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+7.4 points per game
Field goal %
46.5%
vs
39.9%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+6.6 percentage points
3-point %
28.9%
vs
30.9%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
-2.0 percentage points
Free throw %
70.2%
vs
69.2%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+1.0 percentage points
Total rebounds
36.8
vs
32.9
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+3.9 rebounds per game
Assists
15.7
vs
11.4
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+4.3 assists per game
Turnovers
15.6
vs
17.3
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-1.7 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
30.0
30.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
26.7
21.1
+5.6
FGA
57.4
53.0
+4.4
FG%
46.5%
39.9%
+6.6
3P
2.5
4.3
-1.8
3PA
8.5
13.8
-5.3
3P%
28.9%
30.9%
-2.0
2P
24.2
16.9
+7.3
2PA
48.8
39.2
+9.6
2P%
49.6%
43.1%
+6.5
FT
11.4
13.4
-2.0
FTA
16.2
19.4
-3.2
FT%
70.2%
69.2%
+1.0
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
36.8
32.9
+3.9
AST
15.7
11.4
+4.3
STL
8.2
7.2
+1.0
BLK
4.5
1.5
+3.0
TOV
15.6
17.3
-1.7
PF
17.1
19.6
-2.5
PTS
67.3
59.9
+7.4
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angie HamblinG-F | 24 | — | — | 5.7 | 11.2 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 71.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | — | 13.3 |
| Tangela SmithF-C | 30 | — | — | 5.0 | 9.3 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 68.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | — | 11.6 |
| Susan KoeringG-F | 10 | — | — | 5.2 | 11.1 | 46.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 11.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 85.7 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | — | 11.1 |
| Amy HerrigC | 30 | — | — | 3.2 | 6.1 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 4.0 | 82.4 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | — | 9.6 |
| Nadine DomondG | 30 | — | — | 3.7 | 10.1 | 36.4 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 29.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 79.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | — | 9.6 |
| Tiffany GoodenF | 24 | — | — | 3.5 | 9.3 | 38.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 30.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 67.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | — | 9.6 |
| Simone EdwardsC | 26 | — | — | 3.2 | 5.7 | 55.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 | 1.8 | 39.1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | — | 7.1 |
| Mary BerdoG | 22 | — | — | 1.4 | 3.3 | 42.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 35.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 53.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | 4.1 |
| Shannon PerryF | 29 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.7 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | 1.1 | 71.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 3.6 |
| Jenny NollC | 24 | — | — | 0.7 | 1.7 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 64.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | 1.8 |
| Chinyere VannG | 15 | — | — | 0.2 | 0.9 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 85.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 |
| Malikah WillisF-C | 3 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 |
| Kristen HolmesG | 2 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy HerrigC | 30 | — | — | 60.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angie HamblinG-F | 24 | — | — | 53.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chinyere VannG | 15 | — | — | 36.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jenny NollC | 24 | — | — | 44.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristen HolmesG | 2 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malikah WillisF-C | 3 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mary BerdoG | 22 | — | — | 56.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nadine DomondG | 30 | — | — | 45.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon PerryF | 29 | — | — | 56.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simone EdwardsC | 26 | — | — | 53.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Susan KoeringG-F | 10 | — | — | 48.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tangela SmithF-C | 30 | — | — | 55.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiffany GoodenF | 24 | — | — | 44.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1996-97 Roster 13 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Herrig | SO | C | 6-4 | ||||
| Angie Hamblin | JR | G-F | 6-0 | ||||
| Chinyere Vann | FR | G | 5-10 | ||||
| Jenny Noll | SR | C | 6-5 | ||||
| Kristen Holmes | SR | G | 5-7 | ||||
| Malikah Willis | JR | F-C | 6-3 | ||||
| Mary Berdo | FR | G | 5-10 | ||||
| Nadine Domond | JR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Shannon Perry | JR | F | 6-1 | ||||
| Simone Edwards | SR | C | 6-5 | ||||
| Susan Koering | SR | G-F | 5-9 | ||||
| Tangela Smith | JR | F-C | 6-4 | ||||
| Tiffany Gooden | JR | F | 6-0 |
1996-97 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #6
- Lowest Rank
- #21
- Weeks in Poll
- 6
- Total Weeks
- 19
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#6
11/18
#10
11/25
#10
12/2
#9
12/9
#12
12/16
#21
12/23
NR
12/30
NR
1/6
NR
1/13
NR
1/20
NR
1/27
NR
2/3
NR
2/10
NR
2/17
NR
2/24
NR
3/3
NR
3/10
NR
3/17
NR
Updated Oct 21, 12:30 AM