2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by thirteenth-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 21–13 (8–8 Big Ten) to finish 7th in the conference standings. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Nebraska. Iowa received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated Miami (FL) in the first round before getting defeated by No. 2 and eventual Final Four participant Notre Dame in the second round.

2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	21–13 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Jan Jensen Jenni Fitzgerald Shannon Gage
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Penn State	14	–	2		.875			26	–	6		.813
No. 24 Nebraska	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
Michigan State	10	–	6		.625			25	–	9		.735
No. 21 Purdue †	10	–	6		.625			25	–	9		.735
Michigan	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Illinois	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
Iowa	8	–	8		.500			21	–	13		.618
Minnesota	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
Ohio State	7	–	9		.438			18	–	13		.581
Northwestern	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Wisconsin	3	–	13		.188			12	–	19		.387
Indiana	2	–	14		.125			11	–	19		.367
† 2013 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown F 3 Claire Till 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dubuque, Iowa G 11 Trisha Nesbitt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Ames, Iowa C 12 Morgan Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Platte City, Missouri G 13 Kathy Thomas 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Flint, Michigan G 21 Melissa Dixon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Johnsburg, Illinois G 22 Samantha Logic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Racine, Wisconsin G 23 Theairra Taylor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr St. Paul, Minnesota G 24 Jaime Printy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Marion, Iowa G 25 Kali Peschel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sauk Centre, Minnesota G 33 Kathryn Reynolds 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Cincinnati, Ohio C 45 Nicole Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Rockton, Illinois C 51 Bethany Doolittle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Oakdale, Minnesota F 54 Kayla Timmerman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Wayzata, Minnesota	Head coach Lisa Bluder Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2012* 7:00 pm		Quincy	W 86–51	–	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Regular season
Nov 9, 2012*		Northern Illinois	W 63–40	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 11, 2012*		Illinois State	W 74–64	2–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 14, 2012*		Middle Tennessee State	W 69–63 OT	3–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 18, 2012*		North Carolina	L 64–77	3–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 24, 2013		at No. 24 Nebraska	L 46–66	17–11 (6–8)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 28, 2013		Indiana	W 75–70	18–11 (7–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 3, 2013		at Northwestern	W 62–45	19–11 (8–8)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
Big Ten tournament
Mar 7, 2013*	(7)	vs. (10) Northwestern First round	W 60–55	20–11	Sears Centre Arena  Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Mar 8, 2013*	(7)	vs. (2) No. 21 Nebraska Quarterfinals	L 61–76	20–12	Sears Centre Arena  Hoffman Estates, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 24, 2013*	(9 E)	at (8 E) Miami (FL) First round	W 69–53	21–12	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 26, 2013*	(9 E)	at (1 E) No. 2 Notre Dame Second round	L 57–74	21–13	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,942) Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[2]

Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

References

1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2012-13". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
2. "2012-13 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2024.