2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Ten
Record	21–11 (13–5 Big 10)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder
Assistant coaches	Jan Jensen Jenni Fitzgerald Shannon Gage
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena

2008–09 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Ohio State †	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
Purdue	13	–	5		.722			25	–	11		.694
Michigan State	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Iowa	13	–	5		.722			21	–	11		.656
Indiana	11	–	7		.611			21	–	11		.656
Minnesota	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Wisconsin	6	–	12		.333			19	–	15		.559
Penn State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Illinois	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Michigan	3	–	15		.167			10	–	20		.333
Northwestern	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2009 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 9, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a record of 21–11, 13–5 in Big Ten, and finished the regular season tied for second place in the Big Ten. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they lost in the first round, to Georgia Tech.

Roster

• Head coach: Lisa Bluder
• Associate Head Coach: Jan Jensen
• Assistant coaches: Jenni Fitzgerald, Shannon Gage

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown (High School)
G	2	Kamille Wahlin	5-8	Fr.	Crookston, MN (Crookston)
G	11	Kristi Smith	5-6	Sr.	Thornston, CO (Horizon)
G	13	Shante Jones	5-9	Fr.	Dayton, OH (Carroll)
F	20	Kelly Krei	6-2	Fr.	Iowa City, IA (City)
G	21	Kachine Alexander	5-9	So.	Minneapolis, MN (Benilde-St. Margaret's)
F	22	Kalsey Cermak	6-1	So.	Norwalk, IA (Norwalk)
G/F	31	Hannah Draxten	6-0	Fr.	Fergus Falls, MN (Fergus Falls)
F	32	Wendy Ausdemore	6-2	Sr.	Neola, IA (Tri-Center)
F	43	Nicole VanderPol	6-1	Sr.	Grundy Center, IA (Grundy Center)
C	44	Megan Skouby	6-6	Sr.	Mentor, OH (mentor)
F/C	45	JoAnn Hamlin	6-3	Jr.	Douglass, KS (Winfield/Kansas State)
G	50	Lindsay Nyenhuis	5-7	Sr.	Grand Rapids, MI (Forest Hills Northern)

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site
11/16	Texas State	W 87-45	1-0	Iowa City, IA
11/18	Kansas	L 76-55	1-1	Lawrence, KS
11/22	Boston Univ.	W 83-58	2-1	Iowa City, IA
11/23	Providence	W 64-46	3-1	Iowa City, IA
11/27	Texas Tech	W 56-48	4-1	US Virgin Islands
11/28	South Florida	L 82-79 (OT)	4-2	US Virgin Islands
11/29	California	L 76-43	4-3	US Virgin Islands
12/4	Duke	L 71-47	4-4	Durham, NC
12/7	Iowa State	W 66-46	5-4	Iowa City, IA
12/11	Northern Iowa	W 72-46	6-4	Iowa City, IA
12/20	Drake	W 71-53	7-4	Des Moines, IA
12/22	Wisconsin	W 73-63	8-4	Madison, WI
12/28	Purdue	L 69-60	8-5	Iowa City, IA
1/4	Indiana	L 76-54	8-6	Bloomington, IN
1/8	Purdue	L 60-49	8-7	W. Lafayette, IN
1/11	Minnesota	W 74-57	9-7	Iowa City, IA
1/15	Illinois	W 75-62	10-7	Champaign, IL
1/18	Northwestern	W 74-46	11-7	Iowa City, IA
1/26	Michigan	W 77-69	12-7	Iowa City, IA
1/29	Michigan State	L 68-56	12-8	East Lansing, MI
2/1	Penn State	W 97-86	13-8	Iowa City, IA
2/5	Indiana	W 69-67	14-8	Iowa City, IA
2/8	Minnesota	L 64-58	14-9	Minneapolis, MN
2/12	Ohio State	W 85-74	15-9	Iowa City, IA
2/15	Penn State	W 97-89 (3 ot)	16-9	Iowa City, IA
2/19	Wisconsin	W 72-65	17-9	Iowa City, IA
2/22	Michigan	W 68-64	18-9	Ann Arbor, MI
2/26	Illinois	W 69-56	19-9	Iowa City, IA
3/1	Northwestern	W 86-79	20-9	Iowa City, IA
3/6	Minnesota	W 79-64	21-9	Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten tournament)
3/7	Ohio State	L 72-56	21-10	Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten tournament)
3/22	Georgia Tech	L 76-62	21-11	Iowa City, IA (NCAA Tournament)