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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	21–11 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jan Jensen Jenni Fitzgerald Shannon Gage
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena

2007–08 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	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 Lisa Bluder Assistant coach(es) Jan Jensen Jenni Fitzgerald Shannon Gage Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.