2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 April 2024 Women's basketball 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Athletics wordmark.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 17–12 10–6 Lisa Bluder 6th Jan Jensen Jenni Fitzgerald Shannon Gage Carver-Hawkeye Arena NCAA tournament first round The 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by sixth-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 17–12 (10–6 Big Ten) to finish fourth in the regular season conference standings. Iowa lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the 2006 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament. Iowa received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by 2005 women BYU Cougars BYU, 67–62, in the opening round. This season marked Iowa's fourth NCAA tournament appearance under Coach Bluder. Senior Crystal Smith established Iowa's single-game high in points with 46 against Louisiana Tech on November 22, 2005 (now 4th on the all-time list as of the end of the 2023–24 season). Roster w 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes y w Abby Emmert 3 G 5 9 So Winterset, Iowa w Crystal Smith 10 G 5 6 Sr Haughton, Louisiana w Kristi Smith 11 G 5 6 Fr Thornton, Colorado w Jenee Graham 24 F 5 10 So Bolingbrook, Illinois w Wendy Ausdemore 32 F 6 2 Fr Neola, Iowa w Johanna Solverson 34 F 6 2 So yes Lake Zurich, Illinois w Stacy Schlapkohl 40 C 6 3 So yes Durant, Iowa w Nicole VanderPol 43 F 6 1 Fr yes Grundy Center, Iowa w Megan Skouby 44 C 6 6 Fr yes Mentor, Ohio w Lindsey Nyenhuis 50 G 5 7 Fr yes Grand Rapids, Michigan w Krista VandeVenter 51 F 6 2 So yes Osseo, Minnesota Lisa Bluder Jan Jensen Jenni Fitzgerald Shannon Gage https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/wbball/roster/season/2005-06/ Schedule yes 2005-06 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2005 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Regular season Nov 22, 2005 yes yes 2005 none Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 91–95 2OT 1–1 Feb 26, 2006 Indiana Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 78–70 17–10 10–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Big Ten tournament Mar 3, 2006 yes yes 10 SA 2005 women Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 22 7 SA Indianapolis, Indiana Quarterfinals 58–79 17–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 2006 yes yes 10 SA 2005 women BYU Cougars BYU 22 7 SA Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado First round 62–67 17–12 AP Poll Central Time SA San Antonio Source https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/wbball/schedule/season/2005-06/ 2005-06 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE University of Iowa Athletics April 6, 2024 Rankings 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings See also 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team References Category:Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball seasons Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball Iowa