2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
Record	31–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jan Jensen; Raina Harmon; Abby Stamp;
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

CoachesNo. 2

APNo. 3

Record31–7 (15–3 Big Ten)

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2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Indiana	16	–	2	.889	28	–	4	.875
No. 3 Iowa †	15	–	3	.833	31	–	7	.816
No. 7 Maryland	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
No. 12 Ohio State	12	–	6	.667	28	–	8	.778
No. 18 Michigan	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Purdue	9	–	8	.529	19	–	11	.633
Nebraska	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Michigan State	7	–	10	.412	16	–	14	.533
Wisconsin	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
Minnesota	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300

† 2023 Big Ten tournament winner As of April 2, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

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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

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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"	Senior	Iowa City, IA	Graduate Transfer to Providence

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hannah Stuelke W	Cedar Rapids, IA	Washington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Mar 24, 2019
Hannah Stuelke W	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (94)
Jada Gyamfi F	Johnston, IA	Johnston	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Jul 21, 2020
Jada Gyamfi F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (92)
Taylor McCabe G	Fremont, NE	Fremont	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Aug 3, 2020
Taylor McCabe G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2022 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

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 – Tied	6 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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]

2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

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