2007–08 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

2007–08 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–11 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
2007–08 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Iowa 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Purdue † 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Michigan State 10 – 8   .556 23 – 14   .622
Indiana 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
Michigan 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Wisconsin 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
Illinois 8 – 10   .444 20 – 15   .571
Penn State 4 – 14   .222 13 – 18   .419
Northwestern 1 – 17   .056 5 – 26   .161
† 2008 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 10, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by eighth-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with an overall record of 21–11 (13–5 Big Ten) to finish tied for the regular season conference title. Iowa lost to Purdue, the eventual conference tournament champion, in the semifinals of the 2008 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament. Iowa received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by Georgia in the opening round.

This season kicked off a run of eight straight seasons with the Iowa women playing in the NCAA tournament.

Junior Wendy Ausdemore hit 78 three-pointers on the season to land in the number two spot on Iowa's single-season list (10th as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

Roster

2007–08 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 3 Abby Emmert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Winterset, Iowa
G 11 Kristi Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Thornton, Colorado
G 21 Kachine Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 22 Kelsey Cermak 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Norwalk, Iowa
F 24 Jenee Graham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Bolingbrook, Illinois
F 32 Wendy Ausdemore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Neola, Iowa
F 34 Johanna Solverson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Lake Zurich, Illinois
C 40 Stacy Schlapkohl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Durant, Iowa
F 43 Nicole VanderPol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Grundy Center, Iowa
C 44 Megan Skouby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Jr Mentor, Ohio
C 45 JoAnn Hamlin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Douglass, Kansas
G 50 Lindsey Nyenhuis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 51 Krista VandeVenter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Osseo, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Members of Iowa's 2007–08 women's basketball team celebrate their 2008 regular season Big Ten championship after a win at Wisconsin on March 2, 2008

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
Mar 2, 2008
 at Wisconsin W 87–78  20–9
(13–5) 		Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
Big Ten tournament
Mar 7, 2008*
 vs. Michigan
Quarterfinals 		W 58–37  21–9
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 8, 2008*
 vs. Purdue
Semifinals 		L 73–80  21–10
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 23, 2008*
 (9) vs. (8) Georgia
First round 		L 61–67  21–11
 Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

2007–08 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2007-08 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2024.