1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 February 2024 Women's Basketball 1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11 8 27–5 16–2 C. Vivian Stringer 6th Carver–Hawkeye Arena Big Ten Conference regular season co-champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by sixth-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 27–5 overall, 16–2 in Big Ten play, sharing a piece of the conference championship in back-to-back-to-back seasons. Iowa advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the women's NCAA basketball tournament another accomplishment for the third straight season. Roster w 1988 Iowa Hawkeyes y yes w Stephanie Schueler 10 G 5 6 So Lincoln Sioux Falls, SD w Felicia Hall 14 F 6 2 So Green Oaks Shreveport, LA w Robin Christian 21 G 5 9 Sr Jamaica Plain Roxbury, MA w Franthea Price 25 F 5 9 Jr River Rouge River Rouge, MI w Jody Ratigan 33 F 5 8 Jr Tri-Center Neola, IA w Jolette Law 34 G 5 3 Jr Wilson Florence, SC y w Shanda Berry 42 C 6 3 Sr Oelwein Oelwein, IA w Katie Abrahamson FC 6 2 Jr Washington Cedar Rapids, IA y Katie Abrahamson-Henderson C. Vivian Stringer Jennifer Bednarek Marianna Freeman https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/wbball/roster/season/1988-89/ Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Regular season Nov 25, 1988 yes yes 5 1988 none Wyoming Cowgirls Wyoming Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Wahine Classic 83–40 1–0 Nov 26, 1988 yes yes 5 Louisiana Tech 6 Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Wahine Classic 58–62 1–1 Nov 27, 1988 yes yes 5 1988 women Washington Huskies Washington 13 Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Wahine Classic 53–51 2–1 Dec 2, 1988 yes yes 7 1988 women Grambling State Tigers Grambling State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Kansas Dial Soap Classic 80–66 3–1 Dec 3, 1988 yes yes 7 1988 women Kansas Jayhawks Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Kansas Dial Soap Classic 63–67 3–2 Dec 7, 1988 yes 11 1988 women Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 79–46 4–2 Dec 10, 1988 yes 11 1988 women Miami Redskins Miami (OH) Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Amana-Hawkeye Classic 73–44 5–2 Dec 11, 1988 yes 11 1988 women Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Amana-Hawkeye Classic 78–62 6–2 Dec 22, 1988 yes 7 1988 women Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 90–45 7–2 Dec 28, 1988 yes yes 6 1988 women Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida Burger King/Pepsi Classic 86–69 8–2 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes 6 1988 women Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida Burger King/Pepsi Classic 84–67 9–2 Jan 6, 1989 6 1988 women Michigan Wolverines Michigan Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 82–42 10–2 1–0 Jan 8, 1989 6 1988 women Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 89–49 11–2 2–0 Jan 13, 1989 yes 5 1988 women Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 82–64 12–2 3–0 Jan 15, 1989 5 1988 women Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 84–70 13–2 4–0 Jan 18, 1988 yes yes 5 1988 women Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa 71–65 14–2 Jan 21, 1989 5 1988 women Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 97–54 15–2 5–0 Jan 27, 1989 4 1988 women Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 77–61 16–2 6–0 Jan 29, 1989 yes 4 1988 women Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 11 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 56–67 16–3 6–1 Feb 3, 1989 yes 7 1988 women Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 67–57 17–3 7–1 Feb 5, 1989 yes 7 1988 women Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 63–53 18–3 8–1 Feb 10, 1989 7 Purdue 10 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 66–64 19–3 9–1 Feb 12, 1989 7 Illinois Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 82–50 20–3 10–1 Feb 17, 1989 yes 7 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 80–73 21–3 11–1 Feb 21, 1989 yes 7 Ohio State 20 St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 57–66 21–4 11–2 Feb 24, 1989 yes 7 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 70–63 OT 22–4 12–2 Mar 3, 1989 9 Northwestern Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 77–46 23–4 13–2 Mar 5, 1989 9 Wisconsin Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 78–52 24–4 14–2 Mar 9, 1989 yes 8 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 79–61 25–4 15–2 Mar 11, 1989 yes 8 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 74–63 26–4 16–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 1989 yes 8 3 MW 1988 women Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech 11 MW Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Second round 77–75 27–4 Mar 23, 1989 yes yes 8 3 MW 1988 women Stanford Cardinal Stanford 4 2 MW Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana Midwest Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 74–98Stevens Scores 31 to Lead Stanford https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-24-sp-329-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 24, 1989 February 19, 2024 27–5 AP Poll MW Midwest 1988-89 Women's Basketball Schedule https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/wbball/schedule/season/1988-89/ University of Iowa Athletics February 19, 2024 2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-com/2023/11/ae112bd4-2023-24-media-guide.pdf University of Iowa Athletics February 19, 2024 Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings References Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball seasons Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa