FEATURED GAME
Beat Drake
66
vs
63
Pulled it out in overtime
Women's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1997-98 at a glance
1997-98 Iowa Women's Basketball
18-11
Overall
13-3
Big Ten
#11
Peak AP rank
Angie Lee
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
3
1-2 record in OT
Points per game
68.5
#133 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
91
vs Minnesota on Dec 28
Best defensive game
held them to 49
vs Penn State (73-49)
Closest game
1-point loss
vs Washington (62-63)
Biggest win
by 36
vs Minnesota (91-55)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#11
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
7
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
18-11
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Minnesota
91
vs
55
Wire-to-wire control — won by 36
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Penn State
73
vs
49
Wire-to-wire control — won by 24
BIG WIN
Beat Ohio State
72
vs
54
Won by 18
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost OT vs Michigan
65
vs
69
Lost in overtime by a single possession
OT LOSS
Lost OT vs Purdue
66
vs
75
Came up short in overtime by 9
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Washington
62
vs
63
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
1997-98 Schedule 29 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 | Home Drake | 66–63 | W |
| Nov 23 | Home Arkansas | 57–83 | L |
| Nov 25 | Home Connecticut | 55–65 | L |
| Nov 29 | Home Cal State Northridge | 67–56 | W |
| Nov 30 | Home Washington | 62–63 | L |
| Dec 6 | Home Louisiana Tech | 58–83 | L |
| Dec 7 | Home Richmond | 78–66 | W |
| Dec 13 | Home Iowa State | 57–74 | L |
| Dec 21 | Home Vanderbilt | 54–60 | L |
| Dec 28 | Home Minnesota | 91–55 | W |
| Dec 30 | Home Ohio State | 66–57 | W |
| Jan 2 | Home Penn State | 78–69 | W |
| Jan 9 | Home Northwestern | 65–58 | W |
| Jan 11 | Home Purdue | 66–75 | L |
| Jan 20 | Home Wisconsin | 66–63 | W |
| Jan 23 | Home Indiana | 68–61 | W |
| Jan 25 | Home Michigan | 65–69 | L |
| Jan 30 | Home Illinois | 82–71 | W |
| Feb 1 | Home Michigan State | 62–66 | L |
| Feb 6 | Home Purdue | 73–67 | W |
| Feb 8 | Home Northwestern | 79–72 | W |
| Feb 13 | Home Wisconsin | 87–76 | W |
| Feb 15 | Home Penn State | 73–49 | W |
| Feb 20 | Home Ohio State | 74–71 | W |
| Feb 22 | Home Minnesota | 71–59 | W |
| Feb 28 | Home Ohio State | 72–54 | W |
| Mar 1 | Home Purdue | 60–61 | L |
| Mar 13 | Home Massachusetts | 77–59 | W |
| Mar 15 | Home Kansas | 58–62 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
68.5
vs
65.1
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+3.4 points per game
Field goal %
46.3%
vs
40.3%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+6.0 percentage points
3-point %
28.5%
vs
38.0%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
-9.5 percentage points
Free throw %
69.2%
vs
69.1%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+0.1 percentage points
Total rebounds
37.5
vs
34.7
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+2.8 rebounds per game
Assists
16.0
vs
12.7
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+3.3 assists per game
Turnovers
16.8
vs
17.1
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-0.3 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
29.0
29.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
26.5
23.0
+3.5
FGA
57.3
57.2
+0.1
FG%
46.3%
40.3%
+6.0
3P
2.2
4.8
-2.6
3PA
7.6
12.6
-5.0
3P%
28.5%
38.0%
-9.5
2P
24.3
18.2
+6.1
2PA
49.7
44.6
+5.1
2P%
49.0%
40.9%
+8.1
FT
13.3
14.2
-0.9
FTA
19.2
20.6
-1.4
FT%
69.2%
69.1%
+0.1
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
37.5
34.7
+2.8
AST
16.0
12.7
+3.3
STL
6.8
7.7
-0.9
BLK
4.4
1.3
+3.1
TOV
16.8
17.1
-0.3
PF
18.0
19.0
-1.0
PTS
68.5
65.1
+3.4
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangela SmithF-C | 29 | — | — | 8.3 | 14.8 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 70.3 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | — | 19.9 |
| Angie HamblinG-F | 20 | — | — | 5.4 | 11.2 | 48.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 27.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 74.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | — | 12.8 |
| Amy HerrigC | 29 | — | — | 4.1 | 8.3 | 49.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 82.4 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | — | 11.7 |
| Nadine DomondG | 29 | — | — | 4.0 | 11.1 | 36.2 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 30.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 76.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 11.4 |
| Shannon PerryF | 29 | — | — | 2.1 | 4.5 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 55.6 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | — | 5.1 |
| Randi PetersonF-C | 28 | — | — | 1.6 | 3.2 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | 1.5 | 53.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | — | 4.0 |
| Cara ConsuegraG | 24 | — | — | 1.5 | 4.2 | 35.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 23.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 62.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | 4.0 |
| Tiffany GoodenF | 11 | — | — | 1.3 | 3.9 | 32.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 30.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 50.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | 3.4 |
| Kan KnopfG | 23 | — | — | 0.7 | 1.9 | 36.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 27.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | 2.4 |
| Malikah WillisF-C | 27 | — | — | 0.6 | 1.2 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.6 | 31.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | — | 1.3 |
| Kadaiya JohnsG | 12 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 |
| Sarah LarsonG | 3 | — | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 29 | — | — | 56.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angie HamblinG-F | 20 | — | — | 51.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cara ConsuegraG | 24 | — | — | 41.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kadaiya JohnsG | 12 | — | — | 30.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kan KnopfG | 23 | — | — | 49.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malikah WillisF-C | 27 | — | — | 43.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nadine DomondG | 29 | — | — | 46.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Randi PetersonF-C | 28 | — | — | 50.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarah LarsonG | 3 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon PerryF | 29 | — | — | 48.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tangela SmithF-C | 29 | — | — | 58.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiffany GoodenF | 11 | — | — | 38.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1997-98 Roster 12 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Herrig | JR | C | 6-4 | ||||
| Angie Hamblin | SR | G-F | 6-0 | ||||
| Cara Consuegra | FR | G | 5-8 | ||||
| Kadaiya Johns | JR | G | 5-7 | ||||
| Kan Knopf | SR | G | 5-7 | ||||
| Malikah Willis | SR | F-C | 6-3 | ||||
| Nadine Domond | SR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Randi Peterson | FR | F-C | 6-3 | ||||
| Sarah Larson | SO | G | 5-8 | ||||
| Shannon Perry | SR | F | 6-1 | ||||
| Tangela Smith | SR | F-C | 6-4 | ||||
| Tiffany Gooden | SR | F | 6-0 |
1997-98 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#23
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #11
- Lowest Rank
- #25
- Weeks in Poll
- 6
- Total Weeks
- 19
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#12
11/17
#11
11/24
#20
12/1
NR
12/8
NR
12/15
NR
12/22
NR
12/29
NR
1/5
NR
1/12
NR
1/19
NR
1/26
NR
2/2
NR
2/9
NR
2/16
NR
2/23
#25
3/2
#24
3/9
NR
Final
#23
Updated Oct 21, 12:30 AM