FEATURED GAME
Beat #18 Ohio State
85
vs
75
Took down #18 at home
Women's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 2008-09 at a glance
2008-09 Iowa Women's Basketball
21-11
Overall
13-5
Big Ten
Lisa Bluder
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
2
1-1 record in OT
Best 3-point game
10/16
62% vs Illinois
Points per game
68.0
#69 nationally
Power rating
+22.0
Simple Rating System — #36 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
97
vs Penn State on Feb 1
Best defensive game
held them to 45
vs Texas State (87-45)
Closest game
2-point win
vs Indiana (69-67)
Biggest win
by 42
vs Texas State (87-45)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
7
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
15-3
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
6-8
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
OT WIN
Beat Penn State
97
vs
89
Pulled it out in overtime
ROAD WIN
Beat Drake
71
vs
53
Quality road victory
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Texas State
87
vs
45
Wire-to-wire control — won by 42
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost OT vs South Florida
79
vs
82
Lost in overtime by a single possession
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #3 California
43
vs
76
Tough matchup against #3
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #12 Duke
47
vs
71
Tough matchup against #12
2008-09 Schedule 32 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 | Home Texas State | 87–45 | W |
| Nov 18 | Away Kansas | 55–76 | L |
| Nov 22 | Home Boston University | 83–58 | W |
| Nov 23 | Home Providence | 64–46 | W |
| Nov 27 | Home Texas Tech | 56–48 | W |
| Nov 28 | Away South Florida | 79–82 | L |
| Nov 29 | Home California | 43–76 | L |
| Dec 4 | Away Duke | 47–71 | L |
| Dec 7 | Home Iowa State | 66–46 | W |
| Dec 11 | Home Northern Iowa | 72–46 | W |
| Dec 20 | Away Drake | 71–53 | W |
| Dec 22 | Away Wisconsin | 73–63 | W |
| Dec 28 | Home Purdue | 60–69 | L |
| Jan 4 | Away Indiana | 54–76 | L |
| Jan 8 | Away Purdue | 49–60 | L |
| Jan 11 | Home Minnesota | 74–57 | W |
| Jan 15 | Away Illinois | 72–62 | W |
| Jan 18 | Home Northwestern | 74–46 | W |
| Jan 26 | Home Michigan | 77–69 | W |
| Jan 29 | Away Michigan State | 56–68 | L |
| Feb 1 | Home Penn State | 97–89 | W |
| Feb 5 | Home Indiana | 69–67 | W |
| Feb 8 | Away Minnesota | 58–64 | L |
| Feb 12 | Home Ohio State | 85–75 | W |
| Feb 15 | Away Penn State | 63–57 | W |
| Feb 19 | Home Wisconsin | 72–65 | W |
| Feb 22 | Away Michigan | 68–64 | W |
| Feb 26 | Home Illinois | 69–56 | W |
| Mar 1 | Away Northwestern | 86–79 | W |
| Mar 6 | Home Minnesota | 79–64 | W |
| Mar 7 | Away Ohio State | 56–72 | L |
| Mar 22 | Home Georgia Tech | 62–76 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
68.0
vs
63.9
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+4.1 points per game
Field goal %
43.2%
vs
38.8%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+4.4 percentage points
3-point %
36.5%
vs
31.0%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+5.5 percentage points
Free throw %
79.2%
vs
67.1%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+12.1 percentage points
Total rebounds
37.9
vs
36.3
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+1.6 rebounds per game
Assists
15.3
vs
12.5
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+2.8 assists per game
Turnovers
15.8
vs
13.3
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
+2.5 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
32.0
32.0
0.0
Minutes
40.6
40.6
0.0
FG
23.7
24.3
-0.6
FGA
54.9
62.8
-7.9
FG%
43.2%
38.8%
+4.4
3P
6.1
5.2
+0.9
3PA
16.8
16.8
0.0
3P%
36.5%
31.0%
+5.5
2P
17.6
19.1
-1.5
2PA
38.2
45.9
-7.7
2P%
46.1%
41.6%
+4.5
FT
14.4
10.0
+4.4
FTA
18.2
14.9
+3.3
FT%
79.2%
67.1%
+12.1
ORB
11.4
14.7
-3.3
DRB
26.4
21.7
+4.7
TRB
37.9
36.3
+1.6
AST
15.3
12.5
+2.8
STL
5.1
7.5
-2.4
BLK
2.8
3.4
-0.6
TOV
15.8
13.3
+2.5
PF
14.8
17.6
-2.8
PTS
68.0
63.9
+4.1
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 | — | 34.0 | 4.4 | 11.2 | 39.7 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 41.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 83.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 13.2 |
| Wendy AusdemoreF | 32 | — | 33.0 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 46.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 37.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 91.2 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 12.3 |
| Megan SkoubyC | 32 | — | 30.3 | 4.6 | 9.9 | 46.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 27.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 82.7 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 12.1 |
| Kachine AlexanderG | 32 | — | 30.3 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 42.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 74.4 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 10.0 |
| Kamille WahlinG | 32 | — | 23.7 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 47.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 41.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 76.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7.6 |
| JoAnn HamlinF-C | 27 | — | 23.3 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 68.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 7.6 |
| Nicole VanderPolF | 2 | — | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| Hannah DraxtenG-F | 30 | — | 13.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 34.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 35.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 90.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Kelly KreiF | 27 | — | 14.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 35.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 36.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 81.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Lindsey NyenhuisG | 18 | — | 5.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Shante JonesG | 10 | — | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Kelsey CermakF | 17 | — | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 | 1056 | 21.1 | 59.3 | — | 19.3 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 16.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 4.4 | — | 369 |
| Megan SkoubyC | 32 | 970 | 20.8 | 52.5 | — | 21.5 | 6.6 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | — | 347 |
| Kristi SmithG | 32 | 1089 | 17.2 | 52.8 | — | 22.8 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 20.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | — | 398 |
| Kachine AlexanderG | 32 | 969 | 22.1 | 52.5 | — | 21.0 | 10.6 | 20.2 | 15.9 | 25.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 23.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3.2 | — | 377 |
| Kamille WahlinG | 32 | 759 | 19.0 | 57.1 | — | 18.4 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 7.4 | 24.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 22.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.7 | — | 245 |
| JoAnn HamlinF-C | 27 | 630 | 14.1 | 52.4 | — | 21.6 | 9.5 | 17.7 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 26.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | — | 194 |
| Kelly KreiF | 27 | 391 | 7.7 | 52.4 | — | 13.2 | 2.2 | 13.9 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 28.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | — | 72 |
| Hannah DraxtenG-F | 30 | 402 | 13.2 | 49.4 | — | 15.2 | 6.1 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 16.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 17.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | — | 104 |
| Nicole VanderPolF | 2 | 18 | 24.4 | 88.6 | — | 22.6 | 13.6 | 27.5 | 21.3 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 50.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | — | 6 |
| Kelsey CermakF | 17 | 89 | 4.8 | 22.2 | — | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 25.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
| Shante JonesG | 10 | 27 | 11.9 | 32.2 | — | 31.1 | 13.6 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 15.7 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 24.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 9 |
| Lindsey NyenhuisG | 18 | 100 | 3.0 | 25.9 | — | 16.9 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 18.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | — | 17 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Shooting | 3PT | Boards | Other | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG-FGA | FG% | eFG% | 3P-3PA | 3P% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | TOV | |||
| Nov 16 | Texas State San Marcos | W 87–45 | 33-59 | 55.9 | 60.2 | 5-18 | 27.8 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 19 |
| Nov 18 | @ Kansas | L 55–76 | 17-45 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 1-9 | 11.1 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 22 | Boston University | W 83–58 | 26-46 | 56.5 | 63.0 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 21 |
| Nov 23 | Providence | W 64–46 | 21-49 | 42.9 | 48.0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Nov 27 | Texas Tech | W 56–48 | 19-46 | 41.3 | 46.7 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 19 |
| Nov 28 | @ South Florida | L 79–82 OT | 30-66 | 45.5 | 53.0 | 10-30 | 33.3 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 27 |
| Nov 29 | California | L 43–76 | 17-51 | 33.3 | 39.2 | 6-25 | 24.0 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 |
| Dec 4 | @ Duke | L 47–71 | 16-53 | 30.2 | 34.9 | 5-18 | 27.8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| Dec 7 | Iowa State | W 66–46 | 22-54 | 40.7 | 42.6 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Dec 11 | Northern Iowa | W 72–46 | 21-55 | 38.2 | 40.9 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| Dec 20 | @ Drake | W 71–53 | 28-59 | 47.5 | 53.4 | 7-20 | 35.0 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 15 |
| Dec 22 | @ Wisconsin | W 73–63 | 23-44 | 52.3 | 58.0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Dec 28 | Purdue | L 60–69 | 16-48 | 33.3 | 39.6 | 6-17 | 35.3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| Jan 4 | @ Indiana | L 54–76 | 17-49 | 34.7 | 40.8 | 6-19 | 31.6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Jan 8 | @ Purdue | L 49–60 | 18-56 | 32.1 | 36.6 | 5-16 | 31.3 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 16 |
| Jan 11 | Minnesota | W 74–57 | 27-52 | 51.9 | 59.6 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 11 |
| Jan 15 | @ Illinois | W 72–62 | 26-52 | 50.0 | 59.6 | 10-16 | 62.5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 7 |
| Jan 18 | Northwestern | W 74–46 | 29-57 | 50.9 | 57.9 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 13 |
| Jan 26 | Michigan | W 77–69 | 28-58 | 48.3 | 58.6 | 12-28 | 42.9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 |
| Jan 29 | @ Michigan State | L 56–68 | 19-54 | 35.2 | 40.7 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 17 |
| Feb 1 | Penn State | W 97–89 3OT | 36-84 | 42.9 | 49.4 | 11-34 | 32.4 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 26 | 9 | 14 |
| Feb 5 | Indiana | W 69–67 | 22-50 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 18 |
| Feb 8 | @ Minnesota | L 58–64 | 24-55 | 43.6 | 48.2 | 5-20 | 25.0 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 14 |
| Feb 12 | Ohio State | W 85–75 | 27-60 | 45.0 | 49.2 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 13 |
| Feb 15 | @ Penn State | W 63–57 | 21-60 | 35.0 | 43.3 | 10-23 | 43.5 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 13 |
| Feb 19 | Wisconsin | W 72–65 | 24-42 | 57.1 | 61.9 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 15 |
| Feb 22 | @ Michigan | W 68–64 | 26-68 | 38.2 | 43.4 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| Feb 26 | Illinois | W 69–56 | 24-60 | 40.0 | 45.0 | 6-18 | 33.3 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
| Mar 1 | @ Northwestern | W 86–79 | 30-60 | 50.0 | 54.2 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 8 |
| Mar 6 | Minnesota | W 79–64 | 30-60 | 50.0 | 55.0 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 10 |
| Mar 7 | @ Ohio State | L 56–72 | 22-59 | 37.3 | 42.4 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| Mar 22 | Georgia Tech | L 62–76 | 20-47 | 42.6 | 48.9 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 17 |
2008-09 Roster 12 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shante Jones | FR | G | 5-9 | ||||
| 2 | Kamille Wahlin | FR | G | 5-8 | |||
| 11 | Kristi Smith | SR | G | 5-6 | |||
| 20 | Kelly Krei | FR | F | 6-2 | |||
| 21 | Kachine Alexander | SO | G | 5-9 | |||
| 22 | Kelsey Cermak | SO | F | 6-1 | |||
| 31 | Hannah Draxten | FR | G-F | 6-0 | |||
| 32 | Wendy Ausdemore | SR | F | 6-2 | |||
| 43 | Nicole VanderPol | SR | F | 6-1 | |||
| 44 | Megan Skouby | SR | C | 6-6 | |||
| 45 | JoAnn Hamlin | JR | F-C | 6-3 | |||
| 50 | Lindsey Nyenhuis | SR | G | 5-7 |
2008-09 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM