FEATURED GAME
Beat #15 Nebraska
78
vs
72
Took down #15 at home
Women's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 2014-15 at a glance
2014-15 Iowa Women's Basketball
26-8
Overall
14-4
Big Ten
#13
Peak AP rank
Lisa Bluder
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
2
1-1 record in OT
Points per game
79.5
#6 nationally
Power rating
+21.0
Simple Rating System — #19 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
107
vs South Carolina Upstate on Nov 14
Best defensive game
held them to 45
vs Northern Iowa (73-45)
Closest game
2-point win
vs Drake (100-98)
Biggest win
by 51
vs South Carolina Upstate (107-56)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#13
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
6
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
19-2
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
ROAD WIN
Beat #16 Rutgers
79
vs
72
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
ROAD WIN
Beat #22 Nebraska
69
vs
61
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat South Carolina Upstate
107
vs
56
Wire-to-wire control — won by 51
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
OT LOSS
Lost OT vs Ohio State
85
vs
91
Came up short in overtime by 6
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #5 Maryland
88
vs
93
Tough matchup against #5
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #5 Baylor
66
vs
81
Tough matchup against #5
2014-15 Schedule 34 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | Home South Carolina Upstate | 107–56 | W |
| Nov 16 | Home Robert Morris | 85–67 | W |
| Nov 21 | Home Pepperdine | 97–68 | W |
| Nov 22 | Home Dayton | 90–83 | W |
| Nov 25 | Home Northern Iowa | 73–45 | W |
| Nov 28 | Home Arkansas | 67–77 | L |
| Nov 29 | Away Gonzaga | 79–67 | W |
| Dec 4 | Away Louisville | 52–86 | L |
| Dec 7 | Home Colorado | 78–63 | W |
| Dec 11 | Home Iowa State | 76–67 | W |
| Dec 21 | Away Drake | 100–98 | W |
| Dec 28 | Home Penn State | 77–52 | W |
| Jan 4 | Away Rutgers | 79–72 | W |
| Jan 8 | Away Illinois | 61–73 | L |
| Jan 11 | Home Purdue | 73–59 | W |
| Jan 14 | Home Northwestern | 83–70 | W |
| Jan 18 | Away Michigan State | 52–50 | W |
| Jan 22 | Home Michigan | 76–70 | W |
| Jan 26 | Home Nebraska | 78–72 | W |
| Jan 29 | Away Northwestern | 102–99 | W |
| Feb 1 | Away Maryland | 88–93 | L |
| Feb 5 | Home Ohio State | 73–65 | W |
| Feb 8 | Away Wisconsin | 87–75 | W |
| Feb 12 | Away Nebraska | 69–61 | W |
| Feb 15 | Home Indiana | 81–64 | W |
| Feb 17 | Away Minnesota | 80–93 | L |
| Feb 21 | Away Ohio State | 82–100 | L |
| Feb 26 | Home Wisconsin | 78–74 | W |
| Mar 1 | Home Minnesota | 92–76 | W |
| Mar 6 | Home Nebraska | 74–65 | W |
| Mar 7 | Home Ohio State | 85–91 | L |
| Mar 20 | Home American | 75–67 | W |
| Mar 22 | Home Miami (FL) | 88–70 | W |
| Mar 27 | Neutral Baylor | 66–81 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
79.5
vs
72.6
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+6.9 points per game
Field goal %
45.6%
vs
41.8%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+3.8 percentage points
3-point %
39.4%
vs
33.5%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
+5.9 percentage points
Free throw %
72.5%
vs
73.1%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
-0.6 percentage points
Total rebounds
32.0
vs
36.7
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
-4.7 rebounds per game
Assists
18.1
vs
15.2
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
+2.9 assists per game
Turnovers
13.2
vs
16.4
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-3.2 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
34.0
34.0
0.0
Minutes
40.3
40.3
0.0
FG
29.0
26.5
+2.5
FGA
63.5
63.4
+0.1
FG%
45.6%
41.8%
+3.8
3P
8.1
6.4
+1.7
3PA
20.5
18.9
+1.6
3P%
39.4%
33.5%
+5.9
2P
20.9
20.2
+0.7
2PA
43.0
44.5
-1.5
2P%
48.6%
45.3%
+3.3
FT
13.5
13.2
+0.3
FTA
18.6
18.1
+0.5
FT%
72.5%
73.1%
-0.6
ORB
8.9
12.4
-3.5
DRB
23.1
24.4
-1.3
TRB
32.0
36.7
-4.7
AST
18.1
15.2
+2.9
STL
7.2
6.8
+0.4
BLK
4.4
3.8
+0.6
TOV
13.2
16.4
-3.2
PF
16.9
18.1
-1.2
PTS
79.5
72.6
+6.9
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally DisterhoftG | 34 | 34 | 32.5 | 4.8 | 11.2 | 42.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 36.7 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 78.3 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| Melissa DixonG | 34 | 34 | 31.5 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 45.1 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 45.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 89.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 14.8 |
| Bethany DoolittleC | 34 | 34 | 28.7 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | 2.9 | 68.7 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 14.1 |
| Samantha LogicGAP-AA-3,USBWA-AA,WBCA-AA | 34 | 34 | 35.1 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 48.4 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 32.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 69.4 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 13.4 |
| Whitney JenningsG | 34 | 31 | 30.9 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 38.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 32.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 70.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 9.1 |
| Kali PeschelF | 34 | 3 | 16.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 45.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 43.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 79.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| Chase ColeyF | 29 | 0 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 64.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.6 | 52.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Alexa KastanekG | 32 | 0 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 34.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 35.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 70.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Christina ButtenhamF | 27 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 45.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 34.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 40.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Kathryn ReynoldsG | 11 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 62.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Claire TillF | 29 | 0 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 56.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Carly MohnsF | 14 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Nicole SmithC | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Hailey SchnedenF | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 | 0.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailey SchnedenF | 3 | 5 | 29.3 | — | — | 0.0 | 24.2 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 2 |
| Kathryn ReynoldsG | 11 | 28 | 33.1 | 93.8 | — | 13.5 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 16.3 | 10 |
| Samantha LogicG | 34 | 1195 | 24.5 | 54.5 | — | 21.7 | 5.0 | 17.9 | 11.6 | 40.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 23.8 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 9.4 | 571 |
| Melissa DixonG | 34 | 1071 | 20.7 | 64.3 | — | 19.0 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 4.2 | -0.2 | 4.0 | 7.9 | 412 |
| Ally DisterhoftG | 34 | 1104 | 22.7 | 54.3 | — | 22.3 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 509 |
| Bethany DoolittleC | 34 | 977 | 25.6 | 51.2 | — | 25.8 | 9.7 | 18.8 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 450 |
| Chase ColeyF | 29 | 201 | 21.5 | 63.8 | — | 18.3 | 10.8 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 16.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 75 |
| Kali PeschelF | 34 | 556 | 13.9 | 58.7 | — | 15.5 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 19.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 170 |
| Whitney JenningsG | 34 | 1050 | 12.7 | 49.8 | — | 16.3 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 14.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 313 |
| Christina ButtenhamF | 27 | 161 | 15.0 | 51.8 | — | 22.7 | 3.0 | 12.7 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 58 |
| Alexa KastanekG | 32 | 263 | 12.6 | 45.6 | — | 18.7 | 3.2 | 12.1 | 7.8 | 16.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 19.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 84 |
| Claire TillF | 29 | 167 | 8.4 | 54.3 | — | 9.3 | 11.6 | 17.7 | 14.7 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 27.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 32 |
| Nicole SmithC | 3 | 8 | 8.4 | 100.0 | — | 11.8 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 1 |
| Carly MohnsF | 14 | 64 | 8.8 | 39.9 | — | 13.8 | 11.3 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 26.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 14 |
2014-15 Roster 14 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexa Kastanek | SO | G | 5-10 | |||
| 2 | Ally Disterhoft | SO | G | 6-0 | |||
| 3 | Claire Till | JR | F | 6-0 | |||
| 4 | Chase Coley | FR | F | 6-3 | |||
| 15 | Whitney Jennings | FR | G | 5-5 | |||
| 21 | Melissa Dixon | SR | G | 5-8 | |||
| 22 | Samantha Logic | SR | G | 5-9 | |||
| 23 | Christina Buttenham | FR | F | 6-0 | |||
| 25 | Kali Peschel | JR | F | 6-1 | |||
| 33 | Kathryn Reynolds | SR | G | 5-7 | |||
| 34 | Carly Mohns | FR | F | 6-1 | |||
| 40 | Hailey Schneden | SO | F | 6-2 | |||
| 45 | Nicole Smith | JR | C | 6-4 | |||
| 51 | Bethany Doolittle | SR | C | 6-4 |
2014-15 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#18
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #13
- Lowest Rank
- #24
- Weeks in Poll
- 19
- Total Weeks
- 21
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#19
11/17
#18
11/24
#17
12/1
#22
12/8
#24
12/15
#23
12/22
#23
12/29
#20
1/5
#17
1/12
#22
1/19
#20
1/26
#20
2/2
#16
2/9
#14
2/16
#13
2/23
#17
3/2
#14
3/9
#18
3/16
NR
3/23
NR
Final
#18
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM