FEATURED GAME
Beat Minnesota
68
vs
66
Pulled it out in overtime
Women's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 2007-08 at a glance
2007-08 Iowa Women's Basketball
21-11
Overall
13-5
Big Ten
Lisa Bluder
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
2
2-0 record in OT
Best 3-point game
10/16
62% vs Northern Illinois
Points per game
65.7
#126 nationally
Power rating
+18.5
Simple Rating System — #37 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
87
vs Northern Illinois on Dec 8
Best defensive game
held them to 37
vs Michigan (58-37)
Closest game
2-point loss
vs Arizona State (58-60)
Biggest win
by 44
vs Northern Illinois (87-43)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
8
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
14-5
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
7-5
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
OT WIN
Beat Wisconsin
78
vs
74
Pulled it out in overtime
ROAD WIN
Beat Northwestern
70
vs
55
Quality road victory
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Northern Illinois
87
vs
43
Wire-to-wire control — won by 44
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 2 to Arizona State
58
vs
60
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #21 Wyoming
50
vs
54
Tough matchup against #21
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #20 Ohio State
56
vs
69
Tough matchup against #20
2007-08 Schedule 32 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 | Home Dartmouth | 61–43 | W |
| Nov 13 | Home Drake | 62–50 | W |
| Nov 18 | Away Northern Iowa | 77–67 | W |
| Nov 22 | Away Mississippi State | 60–54 | W |
| Nov 23 | Home Arizona State | 58–60 | L |
| Nov 28 | Home Georgia Tech | 57–76 | L |
| Dec 2 | Home Detroit Mercy | 65–42 | W |
| Dec 5 | Away Iowa State | 44–58 | L |
| Dec 8 | Home Northern Illinois | 87–43 | W |
| Dec 9 | Home Wyoming | 50–54 | L |
| Dec 22 | Home Western Illinois | 70–49 | W |
| Dec 28 | Home Penn State | 67–58 | W |
| Dec 30 | Away Michigan | 46–63 | L |
| Jan 3 | Away Minnesota | 68–66 | W |
| Jan 6 | Home Ohio State | 65–73 | L |
| Jan 10 | Away Michigan State | 65–73 | L |
| Jan 13 | Home Wisconsin | 78–74 | W |
| Jan 21 | Away Illinois | 60–58 | W |
| Jan 24 | Home Purdue | 69–53 | W |
| Jan 27 | Home Michigan | 66–61 | W |
| Jan 31 | Away Northwestern | 70–55 | W |
| Feb 3 | Home Indiana | 81–65 | W |
| Feb 7 | Home Michigan State | 82–64 | W |
| Feb 10 | Away Penn State | 73–65 | W |
| Feb 14 | Away Purdue | 46–59 | L |
| Feb 17 | Home Minnesota | 72–69 | W |
| Feb 21 | Away Ohio State | 56–69 | L |
| Feb 28 | Home Northwestern | 68–42 | W |
| Mar 2 | Away Wisconsin | 87–78 | W |
| Mar 7 | Home Michigan | 58–37 | W |
| Mar 8 | Home Purdue | 73–80 | L |
| Mar 23 | Neutral Georgia | 61–67 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
65.7
vs
60.2
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+5.5 points per game
Field goal %
44.1%
vs
37.8%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+6.3 percentage points
3-point %
38.9%
vs
29.2%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+9.7 percentage points
Free throw %
73.3%
vs
70.5%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+2.8 percentage points
Total rebounds
37.0
vs
33.3
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+3.7 rebounds per game
Assists
15.7
vs
11.4
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+4.3 assists per game
Turnovers
16.8
vs
14.5
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
+2.3 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
32.0
32.0
0.0
Minutes
40.3
40.3
0.0
FG
23.9
21.5
+2.4
FGA
54.3
56.9
-2.6
FG%
44.1%
37.8%
+6.3
3P
6.2
4.8
+1.4
3PA
15.8
16.5
-0.7
3P%
38.9%
29.2%
+9.7
2P
17.8
16.7
+1.1
2PA
38.4
40.4
-2.0
2P%
46.3%
41.3%
+5.0
FT
11.7
12.3
-0.6
FTA
15.9
17.5
-1.6
FT%
73.3%
70.5%
+2.8
ORB
11.4
12.3
-0.9
DRB
25.6
21.0
+4.6
TRB
37.0
33.3
+3.7
AST
15.7
11.4
+4.3
STL
6.1
8.6
-2.5
BLK
3.0
3.1
-0.1
TOV
16.8
14.5
+2.3
PF
17.3
17.0
+0.3
PTS
65.7
60.2
+5.5
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristi SmithG | 32 | — | 32.1 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 41.0 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 34.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 79.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| Wendy AusdemoreF | 32 | — | 29.4 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 47.3 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 45.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 78.4 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 11.6 |
| Johanna SolversonF | 32 | — | 24.0 | 3.8 | 9.1 | 42.3 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 35.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 70.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 10.3 |
| Megan SkoubyC | 32 | — | 16.8 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 50.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 75.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| Stacy SchlapkohlC | 32 | — | 20.0 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 71.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| Krista VandeVenterF | 32 | — | 25.8 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 63.8 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| JoAnn HamlinF-C | 32 | — | 15.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 46.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 69.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Jenee GrahamF | 29 | — | 19.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 35.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 81.3 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| Lindsey NyenhuisG | 8 | — | 7.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 57.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Kachine AlexanderG | 18 | — | 12.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 50.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Abby EmmertG | 31 | — | 9.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 29.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Nicole VanderPolF | 12 | — | 4.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 41.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 25.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 66.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Kelsey CermakF | 11 | — | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 85.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy AusdemoreF | 32 | 941 | 20.8 | 62.5 | — | 19.4 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 16.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 | — | 316 |
| Kristi SmithG | 32 | 1026 | 18.9 | 53.1 | — | 23.8 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 22.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 15.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | — | 402 |
| Johanna SolversonF | 32 | 769 | 20.3 | 51.6 | — | 28.6 | 4.4 | 18.6 | 12.1 | 32.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 25.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | — | 331 |
| Megan SkoubyC | 32 | 536 | 25.4 | 55.2 | — | 29.3 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | — | 248 |
| Stacy SchlapkohlC | 32 | 639 | 11.7 | 51.9 | — | 20.7 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 22.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | — | 193 |
| Krista VandeVenterF | 32 | 825 | 11.8 | 49.2 | — | 12.6 | 6.8 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 26.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | — | 162 |
| JoAnn HamlinF-C | 32 | 486 | 14.0 | 52.9 | — | 15.5 | 7.9 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 24.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | — | 121 |
| Jenee GrahamF | 29 | 565 | 16.2 | 44.5 | — | 12.3 | 12.5 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 22.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 31.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | — | 133 |
| Lindsey NyenhuisG | 8 | 57 | 28.0 | 82.1 | — | 13.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 19.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — | 19 |
| Kachine AlexanderG | 18 | 218 | 11.8 | 38.9 | — | 15.6 | 14.8 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 22.6 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | 52 |
| Abby EmmertG | 31 | 299 | 4.8 | 40.5 | — | 14.3 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 22.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 58 |
| Kelsey CermakF | 11 | 34 | 20.8 | 53.6 | — | 17.1 | 18.3 | 12.5 | 15.2 | 11.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 17.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | — | 12 |
| Nicole VanderPolF | 12 | 56 | 16.5 | 48.4 | — | 12.3 | 4.4 | 26.5 | 16.4 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 13 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Shooting | 3PT | Boards | Other | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG-FGA | FG% | eFG% | 3P-3PA | 3P% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | TOV | |||
| Nov 11 | Dartmouth | W 61–43 | 25-53 | 47.2 | 54.7 | 8-19 | 42.1 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 16 |
| Nov 13 | Drake | W 62–50 | 23-53 | 43.4 | 46.2 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| Nov 18 | @ Northern Iowa | W 77–67 | 23-45 | 51.1 | 55.6 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| Nov 22 | @ Mississippi State | W 60–54 | 19-46 | 41.3 | 50.0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| Nov 23 | Arizona State | L 58–60 | 23-46 | 50.0 | 52.2 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 17 |
| Nov 28 | Georgia Tech | L 57–76 | 21-50 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| Dec 2 | Detroit Mercy | W 65–42 | 21-46 | 45.7 | 48.9 | 3-13 | 23.1 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 20 |
| Dec 5 | @ Iowa State | L 44–58 | 17-58 | 29.3 | 33.6 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Dec 8 | Northern Illinois | W 87–43 | 35-60 | 58.3 | 66.7 | 10-16 | 62.5 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| Dec 9 | Wyoming | L 50–54 | 21-53 | 39.6 | 42.5 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 13 |
| Dec 22 | Western Illinois | W 70–49 | 27-61 | 44.3 | 50.8 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 12 |
| Dec 28 | Penn State | W 67–58 | 24-65 | 36.9 | 41.5 | 6-22 | 27.3 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| Dec 30 | @ Michigan | L 46–63 | 19-61 | 31.1 | 34.4 | 4-19 | 21.1 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| Jan 3 | @ Minnesota | W 68–66 OT | 27-53 | 50.9 | 57.5 | 7-18 | 38.9 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 17 |
| Jan 6 | Ohio State | L 65–73 | 25-54 | 46.3 | 50.9 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 13 |
| Jan 10 | @ Michigan State | L 65–73 | 24-51 | 47.1 | 54.9 | 8-20 | 40.0 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| Jan 13 | Wisconsin | W 78–74 OT | 26-65 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 2-16 | 12.5 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 21 |
| Jan 21 | @ Illinois | W 60–58 | 23-46 | 50.0 | 57.6 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| Jan 24 | Purdue | W 69–53 | 22-52 | 42.3 | 48.1 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 16 |
| Jan 27 | Michigan | W 66–61 | 23-58 | 39.7 | 47.4 | 9-23 | 39.1 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
| Jan 31 | @ Northwestern | W 70–55 | 25-70 | 35.7 | 38.6 | 4-21 | 19.0 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
| Feb 3 | Indiana | W 81–65 | 24-54 | 44.4 | 53.7 | 10-20 | 50.0 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 18 |
| Feb 7 | Michigan State | W 82–64 | 30-54 | 55.6 | 63.9 | 9-19 | 47.4 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 23 |
| Feb 10 | @ Penn State | W 73–65 | 25-48 | 52.1 | 56.3 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 14 |
| Feb 14 | @ Purdue | L 46–59 | 18-52 | 34.6 | 38.5 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 15 |
| Feb 17 | Minnesota | W 72–69 | 29-60 | 48.3 | 56.7 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 10 |
| Feb 21 | @ Ohio State | L 56–69 | 20-55 | 36.4 | 44.5 | 9-25 | 36.0 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 16 |
| Feb 28 | Northwestern | W 68–42 | 27-56 | 48.2 | 54.5 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 18 |
| Mar 2 | @ Wisconsin | W 87–78 | 29-51 | 56.9 | 61.8 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| Mar 7 | Michigan | W 58–37 | 21-50 | 42.0 | 48.0 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 17 |
| Mar 8 | Purdue | L 73–80 | 26-53 | 49.1 | 56.6 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Mar 23 | vs Georgia | L 61–67 | 24-56 | 42.9 | 50.9 | 9-21 | 42.9 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 10 |
2007-08 Roster 13 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Emmert | SR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Jenee Graham | SR | F | 5-10 | ||||
| JoAnn Hamlin | SO | F-C | 6-3 | ||||
| Johanna Solverson | SR | F | 6-2 | ||||
| Kachine Alexander | FR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| Kelsey Cermak | FR | F | 6-1 | ||||
| Krista VandeVenter | SR | F | 6-2 | ||||
| Kristi Smith | JR | G | 5-6 | ||||
| Lindsey Nyenhuis | JR | G | 5-7 | ||||
| Megan Skouby | JR | C | 6-6 | ||||
| Nicole VanderPol | JR | F | 6-1 | ||||
| Stacy Schlapkohl | SR | C | 6-3 | ||||
| Wendy Ausdemore | JR | F | 6-2 |
2007-08 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM