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1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

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1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten co-champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record27–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachMarianna Freeman
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
Seasons
1992–93 Big Ten women's basketball standings
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]

Iowa won 23 of their first 24 games, with the only loss being a two-point defeat to No. 10 Colorado at the FIU Sun and Fun Classic tournament – a game in which the Hawkeyes missed 11 free throws. They owned a two-game lead in the conference standings with three games left on the regular season schedule, but due to back-to-back road losses at No. 8 Penn State and No. 4 Ohio State the Hawks settled for a share of the Big Ten title.

In the NCAA tournament, Iowa defeated Old Dominion, No. 7 Auburn, and No. 2 Tennessee to reach the Final Four. Playing a familiar foe in the National semifinal, No. 3 Ohio State, Iowa fell to the Buckeyes 73–72 in overtime. The team is remembered for overcoming tragedy and wondering what could have been, while achieving great success with a team that was as good as any other in the country that season.[2]

Previous season

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The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten championship with a 16–2 conference record, finishing two games ahead of second place Purdue. After reaching the NCAA tournament for the seventh consecutive season, No. 1 seed Iowa was stunned by No. 8 seed and eventual Final Four participant SW Missouri State, 61–60 in overtime,[3] in the second round of the 1992 women's NCAA basketball tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 25–4 and a No. 7 ranking in the final AP poll.

Roster

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1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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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
Dec 11, 1992*
No. 5 West Virginia
Amana Hawkeye Classic
W 74–44  3–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 12, 1992*
No. 5 UNC Charlotte
Amana Hawkeye Classic
W 60–38  4–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 20, 1992*
No. 4 Drake W 90–44  5–0
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 2, 1993*
No. 4 vs. Bucknell
FIU Sun and Fun Classic
W 97–39  6–0
 
Miami, Florida
Jan 3, 1993*
No. 4 vs. No. 10 Colorado
FIU Sun and Fun Classic
L 70–72  6–1
 (312)
Miami, Florida
Jan 4, 1993*
No. 4 vs. Eastern Kentucky
FIU Sun and Fun Classic
W 67–63  7–1
 
Miami, Florida
Jan 8, 1993
No. 5 Wisconsin W 65–39  8–1
(1–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 10, 1993
No. 5 at Minnesota W 75–47  9–1
(2–0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 15, 1993
No. 7 at Illinois W 65–57  10–1
(3–0)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 17, 1993
No. 7 at Northwestern W 60–55  11–1
(4–0)
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 22, 1993
No. 6 Indiana W 65–39  12–1
(5–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 26, 1993
No. 3 Northern Illinois W 92–59  13–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 29, 1993
No. 3 at Michigan W 84–54  14–1
(6–0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 31, 1993
No. 3 at Michigan State W 75–55  15–1
(7–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
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 12, 1993
No. 3 Northwestern W 68–62  18–1
(10–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 14, 1993
No. 3 Illinois W 77–58  19–1
(11–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 19, 1993
No. 3 at Purdue W 63–55  20–1
(12–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 21, 1993
No. 3 at Indiana W 68–46  21–1
(13–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 26, 1993
No. 3 Michigan State W 76–46  22–1
(14–0)
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[5] 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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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
Poll12345678910111213141516Final
AP7544457633333244Not released
Coaches4

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Iowa Plays Through Pain of Tragedies". The Baltimore Sun. April 3, 1993. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "A look back at the 1993 Iowa women's basketball Final Four team". The Gazette. March 30, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "SW Missouri's Prayer Ousts Iowa Women". The Chicago Tribune. March 23, 1992. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  4. ^ 1992–1993 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide
  5. ^ "OHIO ST. WOMEN GAIN BIG 10'S 1ST NATIONAL TITLE BERTH". The Chicago Tribune. April 4, 1993. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "1992-93 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  8. ^ 2008–2009 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide