2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions
Big Ten tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 8
Record24–8 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Ohio State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 8   .750
No. 12 Michigan 13 – 4   .765 25 – 7   .781
No. 13 Maryland 13 – 4   .765 23 – 9   .719
No. 11 Indiana 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727
Nebraska 11 – 7   .611 24 – 9   .727
Northwestern 8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586
Michigan State 8 – 9   .471 15 – 15   .500
Purdue 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Minnesota 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Penn State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276
Rutgers 3 – 14   .176 11 – 20   .355
Illinois 1 – 13   .071 7 – 20   .259
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Lisa Bluder in her twenty-second season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hawkeyes shared the Big Ten regular season title (with Ohio State)[1] and won the 2022 Big Ten tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[2] This 2021–22 team became the first in women’s basketball program history to win both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles in the same year.[2]

On Selection Sunday, Iowa was announced as the number 2 seed for the Greensboro Region, the team's fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament.[3][4] The Hawkeyes were upset by 10th-seed Creighton in the second round of the NCAA tournament in a 64–62 loss.[5] They finished the season with a record of 24–8 (14–4 B1G).

Sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-American. Clark became the first player to lead the nation in scoring and assists in the same season.

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2020–21 season with a 20–10 record, including 11–8 in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.[6]

Off-season

Departures

Name # Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Alexis Sevillian 5 G 5'5" Redshirt Senior Goodrich, MI Graduated; chose not to return[a]
Megan Meyer 11 G 5'8" Sophomore Mason City, IA Transferred to Drake
Lauren Jensen 15 G 5'10" Freshman Lakeville, MN Transferred to Creighton
Zion Sanders 21 G 5'8" Senior Evansville, IN Completed college eligibility
  1. ^ Sevillian had one more season of eligibility but opted out.

Incoming transfers

Name # Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Kylie Feuerbach 4 G 6'0" Sophomore Sycamore, IL Transferred from Iowa State[7]

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Allison "AJ" Ediger
P 		Hudsonville, MI Hamilton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jun 9, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Addison O'Grady
P 		Centennial, CO Grandview 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Apr 7, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Sydney Affolter
W 		Chicago, IL Marist 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Jan 26, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 22
  • 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:

  • "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

Roster

2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tomi Taiwo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Carmel Carmel, IN
G 3 Sydney Affolter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Marist Chicago, IL
G 4 Kylie Feuerbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sycamore/Iowa State Sycamore, IL
F 13 Shateah Wetering 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Montezuma Montezuma, IA
G/F 14 McKenna Warnock (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Monona Grove Madison, WI
G 20 Kate Martin (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
G 22 Caitlin Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Dowling Catholic West Des Moines, IA
F 23 Logan Cook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Iowa City West Iowa City, IA
G 24 Gabbie Marshall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mount Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH
F/C 25 Monika Czinano (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
F 34 AJ Ediger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hamilton Hudsonville, MI
C 40 Sharon Goodman Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Crestwood Lime Springs, IA
F/C 44 Addison O'Grady 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Grandview Aurora, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 29, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
6:30 pm 		No. 9 Truman W 102–32  –
  25 – Clark   10 – Warnock   9 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,754)
Iowa City, IA
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 pm 		No. 9 New Hampshire W 93–50[8]  1–0
  26 – Clark   8 – Clark   6 – Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,789)
Iowa City, IA
November 11, 2021*
6:30 pm 		No. 9 Samford W 91–54[9]  2–0
  20 – Czinano   6 – Tied   5 – Martin  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,555)
Iowa City, IA
November 14, 2021*
2:00 pm 		No. 9 at Northern Iowa W 82–61[10]  3–0
  25 – Clark   11 – Clark   7 – Clark  McLeod Center (3,095)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 17, 2021*
6:30 pm 		No. 8 Southern W 87–67[11]  4–0
  16 – Tied   11 – Warnock   10 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,406)
Iowa City, IA
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm 		No. 8 Drake Cancelled Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
November 25, 2021*
3:00 pm 		No. 8 vs. Seton Hall
Cancun Challenge 		Cancelled Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 26, 2021*
5:30 pm 		No. 8 vs. USC
Cancun Challenge 		Cancelled Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Riviera Maya, Mexico
December 2, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 9 at Duke
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 64–79[12]  4–1
  22 – Clark   9 – Clark   8 – Clark  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,064)
Durham, NC
December 5, 2021
3:00 pm, BTN 		No. 9 Michigan State W 88–61[13]  5–1
(1–0) 		 24 – Clark   10 – Clark   12 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,942)
Iowa City, IA
December 8, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 12 at No. 15 Iowa State L 70–77[14]  5–2
  26 – Clark   10 – Martin   5 – Czinano  Hilton Coliseum (11,348)
Ames, IA
December 18, 2021*
6:30 pm 		No. 14 UCF W 69–61[15]  6–2
  21 – Clark   11 – Clark   7 – Warnock  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,236)
Iowa City, IA
December 21, 2021*
2:00 pm 		No. 14 IUPUI L 73–74[16]  6–3
  23 – Czinano   11 – Clark   4 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,632)
Iowa City, IA
January 2, 2022*
11:00 am, BTN 		No. 21 Evansville W 93–56[17]  7–3
  44 – Clark   12 – O'Grady   8 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,307)
Iowa City, IA
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 22 at Northwestern L 69–77[18]  7–4
(1–1) 		 30 – Clark   8 – Warnock   5 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,020)
Iowa City, IA
January 9, 2022
1:00 pm, FS1 		No. 22 at Nebraska W 95–86[19]  8–4
(2–1) 		 31 – Clark   10 – Warnock   12 – Clark  Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,415)
Lincoln, NE
January 13, 2022
6:00 pm 		at Purdue W 79–66[20]  9–4
(3–1) 		 27 – Czinano   11 – Warnock   9 – Clark  Mackey Arena (3,103)
West Lafayette, IN
January 16, 2022
5:00 p.m., BTN 		Nebraska W 93–83[21]  10–4
(4–1) 		 31 – Tied   10 – Clark   10 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,473)
Iowa City, IA
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 25 at Minnesota W 105–49[22]  11–4
(5–1) 		 35 – Clark   13 – Clark   11 – Clark  Williams Arena (3,741)
Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2022
5:00 pm, BTN 		No. 25 Illinois W 82–56[23]  12–4
(6–1) 		 21 – Czinano   8 – Clark   7 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,977)
Iowa City, IA
January 25, 2022
5:00 pm, BTN 		No. 23 at Penn State
Rescheduled from December 30 		W 107–79[24]  13–4
(7–1) 		 25 – Warnock   9 – Czinano   18 – Clark  Bryce Jordan Center (1,669)
University Park, PA
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 23 at Northwestern W 72–67 OT[25] 14–4
(8–1) 		 28 – Clark   16 – Czinano   5 – Clark  Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,578)
Evanston, IL
January 31, 2022
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 21 No. 23 Ohio State L 88–92[26]  14–5
(8–2) 		 43 – Clark   9 – Czinano   7 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,185)
Iowa City, IA
February 3, 2022
6:30 pm 		No. 21 at Wisconsin W 84–50[27]  15–5
(9–2) 		 27 – Clark   11 – Clark   11 – Clark  Kohl Center (3,923)
Madison, WI
February 6, 2022
1:00 pm, BTN 		No. 21 at No. 6 Michigan L 90–98[28]  15–6
(9–3) 		 46 – Clark   6 – Tied   10 – Clark  Crisler Center (3,827)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 9, 2022
6:30 pm 		No. 25 Minnesota W 88–78[29]  16–6
(10–3) 		 32 – Clark   8 – Clark   6 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,141)
Iowa City, IA
February 14, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 at No. 13 Maryland L 69–81[30]  16–7
(10–4) 		 19 – Clark   6 – Tied   6 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,820)
Iowa City, IA
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, BTN 		No. 22 at No. 5 Indiana W 96–91[31]  17–7
(11–4) 		 22 – Czinano   8 – Martin   12 – Clark  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,052)
Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 21 No. 10 Indiana
Rescheduled from January 23 		W 88–82[32]  18–7
(12–4) 		 31 – Czinano   10 – Czinano   8 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,510)
Iowa City, IA
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 21 at Rutgers W 87–78[33]  19–7
(13–4) 		 32 – Clark   9 – Clark   9 – Clark  Jersey Mike's Arena (1,852)
Piscataway, NJ
February 27, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 21 No. 6 Michigan W 104–80[34]  20–7
(14–4) 		 38 – Clark   6 – Clark   11 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 4, 2022
5:30 pm, BTN 		(2) No. 12 vs. (7) Northwestern
Quarterfinals 		W 72–59[35]  21–7
  21 – Czinano   12 – Clark   6 – Tied  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (–)
Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2022
5:00 pm, BTN 		(2) No. 12 vs. (6) Nebraska
Semifinals 		W 83–66[36]  22–7
  41 – Clark   11 – Martin   6 – Warnock  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (–)
Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		(2) No. 12 vs. (5) No. 14 Indiana
Championship game 		W 74–67[37]  23–7
  30 – Czinano   10 – Czinano   8 – Martin  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (8,709)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN 		(2 G) No. 8 (15 G) Illinois State
First Round 		W 98–58[38]  24–7
  27 – Clark   7 – 2 Tied   10 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382)
Iowa City, IA
March 20, 2022
12:00 pm, ABC 		(2 G) No. 8 (10 G) Creighton
Second Round 		L 62–64[39]  24–8
  27 – Czinano   8 – Clark   11 – Clark  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
Source:[40][41]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP98891214152122RV2523212522211288Not released
Coaches1111*11121315152121RVRV242424252218111014

* Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

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