2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Lisa Bluder in her twenty-third season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference .
After finishing second in the conference regular season standings, the Hawkeyes won the Big Ten tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . The team was named the top number 2 seed and competed in the Seattle regional.[ 1] During the NCAA tournament they defeated Southeastern Louisiana , Georgia , Colorado and Louisville to advance to their second Final Four in program history (their first was back in since 1993 ).[ 2] During the Final Four they stunned defending national champion South Carolina , ending the Gamecocks' 42-game win streak.[ 3] [ 4] Iowa advanced to their first championship game in program history.[ 5] During the championship game they lost to LSU 102–85. They finished the season with a record of 31–7.[ 6]
Junior Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a unanimous First-team All-American for the second time, became the first women's player in Big Ten history to sweep the National Player of the Year awards, and was selected Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year .
Big Ten Quarterfinals vs. Purdue
Big Ten Championship vs. Ohio State
Previous season
The Hawkeyes finished the 2021–22 season with a 24–8 record, including 14–4 in Big Ten play. They won the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament , where they advanced to the second round.[ 7]
During the season, consensus All-American Caitlin Clark became the first woman ever to lead D-I in scoring and assists in the same season, and Monika Czinano led D-I in field-goal percentage. This made the Hawkeyes the first Division I men's or women's program to feature the national leaders in those three statistics in a single season.[ 8]
Off-season
Departures
Name
#
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Tomi Taiwo
1
G
5'10"
Senior
Carmel, IN
Graduate Transfer to TCU
Logan Cook
23
F
6'1"
Iowa City, IA
Graduate Transfer to Providence
Incoming transfers
Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Hannah Stuelke W
Cedar Rapids, IA
Washington
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
N/A
Mar 24, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 94
Jada Gyamfi F
Johnston, IA
Johnston
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
N/A
Jul 21, 2020
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 92
Taylor McCabe G
Fremont, NE
Fremont
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
N/A
Aug 3, 2020
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Molly Davis
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
Herbert Henry Dow /Cent. Michigan
Midland, MI
G
2
Taylor McCabe
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Fremont
Fremont, NE
G
3
Sydney Affolter
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Marist HS
Chicago, IL
G
4
Kylie Feuerbach
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Sycamore /Iowa St.
Sycamore, IL
F
13
Shateah Wetering
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS So
Montezuma
Montezuma, IA
G/F
14
McKenna Warnock
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Monona Grove
Madison, WI
G
20
Kate Martin (C)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Sr
Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
G
22
Caitlin Clark
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Dowling Catholic
West Des Moines, IA
F
23
Jada Gyamfi
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Johnston
Johnston, IA
G
24
Gabbie Marshall
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Mount Notre Dame
Cincinnati, OH
F/C
25
Monika Czinano
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Watertown-Mayer
Watertown, MN
F
34
AJ Ediger
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Hamilton HS
Hudsonville, MI
C
40
Sharon Goodman
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS So
Crestwood
Lime Springs, IA
F/C
44
Addison O'Grady
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Grandview
Aurora, CO
F
45
Hannah Stuelke
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Washington HS
Cedar Rapids, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2022 *6:30 pm, BTN+
No. 4
Nebraska–Kearney
W 108–29
—
18 –
6 –
8 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,784)Iowa City, IA
Regular Season
November 7, 2022 *8:30 pm, BTN+
No. 4
Southern
W 87–34[ 10]
1–0
20 – Clark
9 – Clark
4 – Davis
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,417)Iowa City, IA
November 10, 2022 *6:30 pm, BTN+
No. 4
Evansville
W 115–62[ 11]
2–0
26 – Clark
8 –
12 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,675)Iowa City, IA
November 13, 2022 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 4
at Drake
W 92–86 OT[ 12]
3–0
36 – Czinano
11 – Czinano
9 – Clark
Knapp Center (6,424)Des Moines, IA
November 17, 2022 *8:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 4
at Kansas State
L 83–84[ 13]
3–1
27 – Clark
10 – Clark
7 – Clark
Bramlage Coliseum (5,215)Manhattan, KS
November 20, 2022 *2:00 pm, BTN+
No. 4
Belmont
W 73–62[ 14]
4–1
33 – Clark
10 – Czinano
5 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,227)Iowa City, IA
November 25, 2022 *7:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 9
vs. Oregon State Phil Knight Legacy tournament semifinals
W 73–59[ 15]
5–1
28 – Clark
9 – Clark
8 – Clark
Chiles Center (2,299)Portland, OR
November 27, 2022 *12:00 pm, ABC
No. 9
vs. No. 3 UConn Phil Knight Legacy tournament final
L 79–86[ 16]
5–2
25 – Clark
7 –
6 – Clark
Moda Center (7,168)Portland, OR
December 1, 2022 *7:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 10
No. 12 NC State ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 81–94[ 17]
5–3
45 – Clark
9 – Czinano
4 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,250)Iowa City, IA
December 4, 2022 1:00 pm, BTN+
No. 10
at Wisconsin
W 102–71[ 18]
6–3 (1–0)
22 – Clark
10 – Clark
10 – Clark
Kohl Center (3,926)Madison, WI
December 7, 2022 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16
No. 10 Iowa State Rivalry / Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
W 70–57[ 19]
7–3
19 – Clark
10 – Czinano
8 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,802)Iowa City, IA
December 10, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN
No. 16
Minnesota
W 87–64[ 20]
8–3 (2–0)
32 – Clark
10 –
9 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,946)Iowa City, IA
December 18, 2022 *2:00 pm, BTN+
No. 12
Northern Iowa
W 88–74[ 21]
9–3
26 – Clark
8 – Clark
7 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,394)Iowa City, IA
December 21, 2022 *2:00 pm, BTN+
No. 13
Dartmouth
W 92–54[ 22]
10–3
20 –
10 – Clark
13 – Martin
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,100)Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN
No. 12
Purdue
W 83–68[ 23]
11–3 (3–0)
24 – Clark
10 – Stuelke
5 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,942)Iowa City, IA
January 1, 2023 2:00 pm, BTN
No. 12
at Illinois
L 86–90[ 24]
11–4 (3–1)
32 – Clark
6 –
7 – Clark
State Farm Center (4,803)Champaign, IL
January 7, 2023 3:30 pm, FOX
No. 16
at No. 14 Michigan
W 94–85[ 25]
12–4 (4–1)
28 – Clark
8 – Clark
8 – Czinano
Crisler Center (10,731)Ann Arbor, MI
January 11, 2023 6:30 pm, BTN+
No. 12
Northwestern
W 93–64[ 26]
13–4 (5–1)
20 – Clark
9 –
14 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,384)Iowa City, IA
January 14, 2023 11:30 am, BTN
No. 12
Penn State
W 108–67[ 27]
14–4 (6–1)
27 – Clark
10 – Warnock
10 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,436)Iowa City, IA
January 18, 2023 6:00 pm, BTN+
No. 10
at Michigan State
W 84–81 OT[ 28]
15–4 (7–1)
26 – Clark
9 –
11 – Clark
Breslin Center (3,359)East Lansing, MI
January 23, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10т
at No. 2 Ohio State
W 83–72[ 29]
16–4 (8–1)
28 – Clark
13 – Stuelke
15 – Clark
Value City Arena (9,955)Columbus, OH
January 28, 2023 12:00 pm, FOX
No. 10т
Nebraska
W 80–76[ 30]
17–4 (9–1)
33 – Clark
12 – Clark
9 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,843)Iowa City, IA
February 2, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN
No. 6
No. 8 Maryland
W 96–82[ 31]
18–4 (10–1)
42 – Clark
7 – Clark
8 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,671)Iowa City, IA
February 5, 2023 11:00 am, BTN
No. 6
at Penn State
W 95–51[ 32]
19–4 (11–1)
23 – Clark
10 – Clark
14 – Clark
Bryce Jordan Center (5,228)University Park, PA
February 9, 2023 5:30 pm, BTN
No. 5
at No. 2 Indiana
L 78–87[ 33]
19–5 (11–2)
35 – Clark
11 – Warnock
10 – Clark
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,046)Bloomington, IN
February 12, 2023 2:00 pm, FS1
No. 5
Rutgers
W 111–57[ 34]
20–5 (12–2)
17 – Davis
5 –
10 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,150)Iowa City, IA
February 15, 2023 6:30 pm, BTN+
No. 7
Wisconsin
W 91–61[ 35]
21–5 (13–2)
24 – Clark
7 – Stuelke
8 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,512)Iowa City, IA
February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, BTN
No. 7
at Nebraska
W 80–60[ 36]
22–5 (14–2)
30 – Clark
7 – Czinano
8 – Clark
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,289)Lincoln, NE
February 21, 2023 7:00 pm, BTN
No. 6
at No. 7 Maryland
L 68–96[ 37]
22–6 (14–3)
18 – Clark
9 – Czinano
4 – Clark
Xfinity Center (9,065)College Park, MD
February 26, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6
No. 2 Indiana College GameDay
W 86–85[ 38]
23–6 (15–3)
34 – Clark
9 –
9 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
March 3, 2023 6:30 pm, BTN
(2) No. 7
vs. (7) Purdue Quarterfinals
W 69−58[ 39]
24–6
22 – Clark
8 – Clark
5 – Martin
Target Center (8,577)Minneapolis, MN
March 4, 2023 5:00 pm, BTN
(2) No. 7
vs. (3) No. 5 Maryland Semifinals
W 89–84[ 40]
25–6
22 – Clark
9 – Martin
9 – Clark
Target Center (9,375)Minneapolis, MN
March 5, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN
(2) No. 7
vs. (4) No. 14 Ohio State Championship
W 105–72[ 41]
26–6
30 – Clark
11 – Warnock
17 – Clark
Target Center (9,505)Minneapolis, MN
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN
(2 S4) No. 3
(15 S4) Southeastern Louisiana First round
W 95–43[ 42]
27–6
26 – Clark
8 –
12 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382)Iowa City, IA
March 19, 2023 2:00 pm, ABC
(2 S4) No. 3
(10 S4) Georgia Second round
W 74–66[ 43]
28–6
22 – Clark
9 – Czinano
12 – Clark
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382)Iowa City, IA
March 24, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN
(2 S4) No. 3
vs. (6 S4) No. 21 Colorado Sweet Sixteen
W 87–77[ 44]
29–6
31 – Clark
7 – Czinano
8 – Clark
Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA
March 26, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN
(2 S4) No. 3
vs. (5 S4) Louisville Elite Eight
W 97–83[ 45]
30–6
41 – Clark
10 – Clark
12 – Clark
Climate Pledge Arena (11,700)Seattle, WA
March 31, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN
(2 S4) No. 3
vs. (1 G1) No. 1 South Carolina Final Four
W 77–73[ 46]
31–6
41 – Clark
7 – Martin
8 – Clark
American Airlines Center (19,288)Dallas, TX
April 2, 2023 2:30 pm, ABC
(2 S4) No. 3
vs. (3 G2) No. 9 LSU National Championship
L 85–102[ 47]
31–7
30 – Clark
6 –
8 – Clark
American Airlines Center (19,482)Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Seattle 4 G1=Greenville 1 G2=Greenville 2.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source:
[ 48] [ 49]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 4 4 9 10 16 12 13 12 16 12 10 10т 6 5 7 6 7 2 3 Not released Coaches 6т 6 8 10 13 11 11 10 12 9 9 8 6 6 7 6 7 3 3 2
2023 WNBA Draft
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