2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Lisa Bluder in her twenty-second season, and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions Big Ten tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 8
Record	24–8 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jan Jensen Raina Harmon Abby Stamp
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Ohio State	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
No. 8 Iowa †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	8		.750
No. 12 Michigan	13	–	4		.765			25	–	7		.781
No. 13 Maryland	13	–	4		.765			23	–	9		.719
No. 11 Indiana	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	11	–	7		.611			24	–	9		.727
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Michigan State	8	–	9		.471			15	–	15		.500
Purdue	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Minnesota	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Penn State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	18		.379
Wisconsin	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Rutgers	3	–	14		.176			11	–	20		.355
Illinois	1	–	13		.071			7	–	20		.259
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Hawkeyes shared the Big Ten regular season title (with Ohio State)^[1] and won the 2022 Big Ten tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.^[2] This 2021–22 team became the first in women’s basketball program history to win both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles in the same year.^[2]

On Selection Sunday, Iowa was announced as the number 2 seed for the Greensboro Region, the team's fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament.^[3][4] The Hawkeyes were upset by 10th-seed Creighton in the second round of the NCAA tournament in a 64–62 loss.^[5] They finished the season with a record of 24–8 (14–4 B1G).

Sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-American. Clark became the first player to lead the nation in scoring and assists in the same season.

Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2020–21 season with a 20–10 record, including 11–8 in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.^[6]

Off-season

Departures

Name	#	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Alexis Sevillian	5	G	5'5"	Redshirt Senior	Goodrich, MI	Graduated; chose not to return[a]
Megan Meyer	11	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Mason City, IA	Transferred to Drake
Lauren Jensen	15	G	5'10"	Freshman	Lakeville, MN	Transferred to Creighton
Zion Sanders	21	G	5'8"	Senior	Evansville, IN	Completed college eligibility

1. Sevillian had one more season of eligibility but opted out.

Incoming transfers

Name	#	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Kylie Feuerbach	4	G	6'0"	Sophomore	Sycamore, IL	Transferred from Iowa State[7]

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Allison "AJ" Ediger P	Hudsonville, MI	Hamilton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jun 9, 2019
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Addison O'Grady P	Centennial, CO	Grandview	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Apr 7, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Sydney Affolter W	Chicago, IL	Marist	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Jan 26, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 22
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

Roster

2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Tomi Taiwo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Carmel Carmel, IN G 3 Sydney Affolter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Marist Chicago, IL G 4 Kylie Feuerbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sycamore/Iowa State Sycamore, IL F 13 Shateah Wetering 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Montezuma Montezuma, IA G/F 14 McKenna Warnock (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Monona Grove Madison, WI G 20 Kate Martin (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL G 22 Caitlin Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Dowling Catholic West Des Moines, IA F 23 Logan Cook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Iowa City West Iowa City, IA G 24 Gabbie Marshall 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mount Notre Dame Cincinnati, OH F/C 25 Monika Czinano (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN F 34 AJ Ediger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hamilton Hudsonville, MI C 40 Sharon Goodman   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Crestwood Lime Springs, IA F/C 44 Addison O'Grady 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Grandview Aurora, CO	Head coach Lisa Bluder (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Jan Jensen (Drake) Raina Harmon (Central Michigan) Abby Stamp (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 29, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 6:30 pm	No. 9	Truman	W 102–32	–	25 – Clark	10 – Warnock	9 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,754) Iowa City, IA
Regular Season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm	No. 9	New Hampshire	W 93–50[8]	1–0	26 – Clark	8 – Clark	6 – Tied	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,789) Iowa City, IA
November 11, 2021* 6:30 pm	No. 9	Samford	W 91–54[9]	2–0	20 – Czinano	6 – Tied	5 – Martin	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,555) Iowa City, IA
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm	No. 9	at Northern Iowa	W 82–61[10]	3–0	25 – Clark	11 – Clark	7 – Clark	McLeod Center (3,095) Cedar Falls, IA
November 17, 2021* 6:30 pm	No. 8	Southern	W 87–67[11]	4–0	16 – Tied	11 – Warnock	10 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,406) Iowa City, IA
November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm	No. 8	Drake	Cancelled					Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
November 25, 2021* 3:00 pm	No. 8	vs. Seton Hall Cancun Challenge	Cancelled					Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya  Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 26, 2021* 5:30 pm	No. 8	vs. USC Cancun Challenge	Cancelled					Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya  Riviera Maya, Mexico
December 2, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 9	at Duke ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 64–79[12]	4–1	22 – Clark	9 – Clark	8 – Clark	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,064) Durham, NC
December 5, 2021 3:00 pm, BTN	No. 9	Michigan State	W 88–61[13]	5–1 (1–0)	24 – Clark	10 – Clark	12 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,942) Iowa City, IA
December 8, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 12	at No. 15 Iowa State	L 70–77[14]	5–2	26 – Clark	10 – Martin	5 – Czinano	Hilton Coliseum (11,348) Ames, IA
December 18, 2021* 6:30 pm	No. 14	UCF	W 69–61[15]	6–2	21 – Clark	11 – Clark	7 – Warnock	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,236) Iowa City, IA
December 21, 2021* 2:00 pm	No. 14	IUPUI	L 73–74[16]	6–3	23 – Czinano	11 – Clark	4 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,632) Iowa City, IA
January 2, 2022* 11:00 am, BTN	No. 21	Evansville	W 93–56[17]	7–3	44 – Clark	12 – O'Grady	8 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,307) Iowa City, IA
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 22	at Northwestern	L 69–77[18]	7–4 (1–1)	30 – Clark	8 – Warnock	5 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,020) Iowa City, IA
January 9, 2022 1:00 pm, FS1	No. 22	at Nebraska	W 95–86[19]	8–4 (2–1)	31 – Clark	10 – Warnock	12 – Clark	Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,415) Lincoln, NE
January 13, 2022 6:00 pm		at Purdue	W 79–66[20]	9–4 (3–1)	27 – Czinano	11 – Warnock	9 – Clark	Mackey Arena (3,103) West Lafayette, IN
January 16, 2022 5:00 p.m., BTN		Nebraska	W 93–83[21]	10–4 (4–1)	31 – Tied	10 – Clark	10 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,473) Iowa City, IA
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 25	at Minnesota	W 105–49[22]	11–4 (5–1)	35 – Clark	13 – Clark	11 – Clark	Williams Arena (3,741) Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2022 5:00 pm, BTN	No. 25	Illinois	W 82–56[23]	12–4 (6–1)	21 – Czinano	8 – Clark	7 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,977) Iowa City, IA
January 25, 2022 5:00 pm, BTN	No. 23	at Penn State Rescheduled from December 30	W 107–79[24]	13–4 (7–1)	25 – Warnock	9 – Czinano	18 – Clark	Bryce Jordan Center (1,669) University Park, PA
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 23	at Northwestern	W 72–67 OT[25]	14–4 (8–1)	28 – Clark	16 – Czinano	5 – Clark	Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,578) Evanston, IL
January 31, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 21	No. 23 Ohio State	L 88–92[26]	14–5 (8–2)	43 – Clark	9 – Czinano	7 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,185) Iowa City, IA
February 3, 2022 6:30 pm	No. 21	at Wisconsin	W 84–50[27]	15–5 (9–2)	27 – Clark	11 – Clark	11 – Clark	Kohl Center (3,923) Madison, WI
February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, BTN	No. 21	at No. 6 Michigan	L 90–98[28]	15–6 (9–3)	46 – Clark	6 – Tied	10 – Clark	Crisler Center (3,827) Ann Arbor, MI
February 9, 2022 6:30 pm	No. 25	Minnesota	W 88–78[29]	16–6 (10–3)	32 – Clark	8 – Clark	6 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,141) Iowa City, IA
February 14, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	at No. 13 Maryland	L 69–81[30]	16–7 (10–4)	19 – Clark	6 – Tied	6 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,820) Iowa City, IA
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, BTN	No. 22	at No. 5 Indiana	W 96–91[31]	17–7 (11–4)	22 – Czinano	8 – Martin	12 – Clark	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,052) Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 21	No. 10 Indiana Rescheduled from January 23	W 88–82[32]	18–7 (12–4)	31 – Czinano	10 – Czinano	8 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,510) Iowa City, IA
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 21	at Rutgers	W 87–78[33]	19–7 (13–4)	32 – Clark	9 – Clark	9 – Clark	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,852) Piscataway, NJ
February 27, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	No. 6 Michigan	W 104–80[34]	20–7 (14–4)	38 – Clark	6 – Clark	11 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 4, 2022 5:30 pm, BTN	(2) No. 12	vs. (7) Northwestern Quarterfinals	W 72–59[35]	21–7	21 – Czinano	12 – Clark	6 – Tied	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (–) Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2022 5:00 pm, BTN	(2) No. 12	vs. (6) Nebraska Semifinals	W 83–66[36]	22–7	41 – Clark	11 – Martin	6 – Warnock	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (–) Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 12	vs. (5) No. 14 Indiana Championship game	W 74–67[37]	23–7	30 – Czinano	10 – Czinano	8 – Martin	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (8,709) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN	(2 G) No. 8	(15 G) Illinois State First Round	W 98–58[38]	24–7	27 – Clark	7 – 2 Tied	10 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382) Iowa City, IA
March 20, 2022 12:00 pm, ABC	(2 G) No. 8	(10 G) Creighton Second Round	L 62–64[39]	24–8	27 – Czinano	8 – Clark	11 – Clark	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382) Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source:[40][41]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	9	8	8	9	12	14	15	21	22	RV	25	23	21	25	22	21	12	8	8	Not released
Coaches	11	11*	11	12	13	15	15	21	21	RV	RV	24	24	24	25	22	18	11	10	14

* Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

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