1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 14
Record	22–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (3rd season);
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by third-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 22–7 overall, 15–3 in Big Ten play, to finish second in the conference standings. The team was the first Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to advance to the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	14	Lynn Kennedy	—	Jr		Irvington, NJ
G	23	Tricia Blair	—	Jr		McFarland, WI
F	24	Lisa Long	—	Jr		Newark, NJ
G	30	Michelle Edwards	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Cathedral	Boston, MA
C	44	Marva Fuller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Holly	Holly, MI

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Mar 8, 1986	No. 13	at Purdue	W 80–63	22–6 (15–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1986*	(5 ME) No. 14	at (4 ME) No. 15 Tennessee Second round	L 68–73	22–7	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

v t e Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Venues	Iowa Field House (1974–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Crossover at Kinnick Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" The Law Firm
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics