1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	27–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (10th season);
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Ohio State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	4	.875
No. 4 Iowa	16	–	2	.889	27	–	4	.871
No. 8 Penn State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
Northwestern	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	14	–	12	.538
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	16	–	11	.593
Illinois	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	17	.370
Indiana	5	–	13	.278	14	–	13	.519
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	7	–	20	.259
Michigan	1	–	17	.056	2	–	25	.074

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–1993 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1992–1993 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by tenth-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, IA at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 27–4 overall, 16–2 in Big Ten play, sharing the regular season conference championship. The team was the first Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to advance to the Final Four in the women's NCAA basketball tournament.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Arneda Yarbrough	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	William Horlick	Racine, WI
G	11	Karen Clayton	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Needham B. Broughton	Raleigh, NC
G	12	Laurie Aaron	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Murray-Wright	Detroit, MI
F	15	Virgie Dilingham	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Madison Central	Richmond, KY
G/F	20	Antonia Macklin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	The English High School	Boston, MA
F	21	Nicole Tunsil	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Lakewood	St. Petersburg, FL
C	31	Andrea Harmon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Midwest City	Oklahoma City, OK
F	33	Tia Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Mardela	Mardela Springs, MD
C	34	Molly Tideback	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Columbus UCLA	Waterloo, IA
C	42	Cathy Marx	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Riverdale	Moline, IL
F	54	Toni Foster	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Marshall	Chicago, IL
C	55	Jenny Noll	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Muscatine	Muscatine, IA

Head coach

C. Vivian Stringer

Assistant coach(es)

Marianna Freeman
Angie Lee
Linda Myers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Coaching Staff[edit]

Head Coach: C. Vivian Stringer

Assistant Coaches: Marianna Freeman, Angie Lee, Linda Myers

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 4, 1992*	No. 7	at Pittsburgh	W 70–59	1–0	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 6, 1992*	No. 7	at No. 4 Maryland	W 53–50	2–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 5, 1993*	No. 3	No. 6 Ohio State	W 79–62	16–1 (8–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 7, 1993*	No. 3	No. 4 Penn State	W 84–59	17–1 (9–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 28, 1993*	No. 3	Michigan	W 71–34	23–1 (15–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 5, 1993*	No. 2	at No. 8 Penn State	L 64–70	23–2 (15–1)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1993*	No. 2	at No. 4 Ohio State	L 60–72	23–3 (15–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Mar 12, 1993*	No. 4	Minnesota	W 83–59	24–3 (16–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 1993*	(2 ME) No. 4	at (7 ME) Old Dominion Second round	W 82–56	25–3	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 25, 1993*	(2 ME) No. 4	(3 ME) No. 7 Auburn Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 63–50	26–3	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 27, 1993*	(2 ME) No. 4	(1 ME) No. 2 Tennessee Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 72–56	27–3	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Apr 3, 1993*	(2 ME) No. 4	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Ohio State National Semifinal – Final Four	L 72–73 ^{OT^[4]}	27–4	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Central.

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Date	Opponent	W-L	Score	Location
12/4	at Pittsburgh University	W	70–59	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12/6	at #4 University of Maryland	W	53–50	College Park, Maryland
12/11	West Virginia University	W	74–44	Amana-Hawkeye Classic (Iowa City, Iowa)
12/11	Charlotte	W	60–38	Amana-Hawkeye Classic (Iowa City, IA)
12/20	Drake University	W	90–44	Amana-Hawkeye Classic (Iowa City, IA)
1/2	vs. Bucknell University	W	97–39	FIU Sun & Fun Classic (Miami, Florida)
1/3	vs. #10 University of Colorado	L	70–72	FIU Sun & Fun Classic (Miami, FL)
1/4	vs. Eastern Kentucky University	W	67–63	FIU Sun & Fun Classic (Miami, FL)
1/8	University of Wisconsin	W	65–39	Iowa City, IA
1/10	at University of Minnesota	W	75–47	Minneapolis, Minnesota
1/15	at University of Illinois	W	65–57	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
1/17	at Northwestern	W	60–55	Evanston, Illinois
1/22	#23 Indiana	W	79–50	Iowa City, IA
1/26	#24 Northern Illinois University	W	92–59	Iowa City, IA
1/29	at Michigan	W	84–54	Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/31	at Michigan State	W	75–55	East Lansing, Michigan
2/5	#6 Ohio State	W	79–62	Iowa City, IA
2/7	#4 Penn State	W	84–59	Iowa City, IA
2/12	Northwestern University	W	66–62	Iowa City, IA
2/14	Illinois	W	77–58	Iowa City, IA
2/19	at Purdue University	W	63–55	West Lafayette, Indiana
2/21	at Indiana	W	68–46	Bloomington, Indiana
2/26	Michigan State	W	76–46	Iowa City, IA
2/28	Michigan	W	71–34	Iowa City, IA
3/5	at #8 Penn State	L	64–70	State College, Pennsylvania
3/7	at #4 Ohio State	L	60–72	Columbus, Ohio
3/12	Minnesota	W	83–59	Iowa City, IA
3/17	at Old Dominion University	W	82–56	NCAA 2nd Round (Norfolk, Virginia)
3/25	#7 Auburn University	W	63–50	NCAA Midwest Regional (Iowa City, IA)
3/27	#2 University of Tennessee	W	72–56	NCAA Midwest Regional (Iowa City, IA)
4/3	vs. #4 Ohio State	L	72–73 (ot)	NCAA Women's Final Four (Atlanta, Georgia)

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Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Iowa Plays Through Pain of Tragedies". The Baltimore Sun. April 3, 1993. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ 1992–1993 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide
^ 1992–1993 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide
^ "OHIO ST. WOMEN GAIN BIG 10'S 1ST NATIONAL TITLE BERTH". The Chicago Tribune. April 4, 1993. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "1992-93 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ 2008–2009 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide

[1] "Iowa Plays Through Pain of Tragedies". The Baltimore Sun. April 3, 1993. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[2] 1992–1993 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide

[3] 1992–1993 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide

[4] "OHIO ST. WOMEN GAIN BIG 10'S 1ST NATIONAL TITLE BERTH". The Chicago Tribune. April 4, 1993. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[5] "1992-93 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[6] "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[7] 2008–2009 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide

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v t e Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Venues	Iowa Field House (1974–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Crossover at Kinnick Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" The Law Firm
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics