2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 16
Record	21–10 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (1st season);
Assistant coach	Jan Jensen
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Purdue	14	–	2	.875	31	–	7	.816
No. 16 Iowa †	12	–	4	.750	21	–	10	.677
No. 24 Wisconsin	12	–	4	.750	18	–	10	.643
No. 21 Penn State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	10	.655
Michigan	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Indiana	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Illinois	9	–	7	.563	17	–	16	.515
Ohio State	6	–	10	.375	22	–	11	.667
Michigan State	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Minnesota	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286
Northwestern	0	–	16	.000	4	–	23	.148

† 2001 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by first-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–10 overall, 12–4 in Big Ten play, to occupy second place in the conference regular season standings. The team won the Big Ten tournament and advanced to the second round of the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Kristi Faulkner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr		Glen Ellyn, Illinois
F	5	Jerica Watson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Washington	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	10	Lindsey Meder	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Solon	Solon, IA
G	12	Leah Magner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr
G	21	Cara Consuegra	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Linganore	Frederick, MD
G	22	Mary Berdo	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Washington	Washington, IA
C	44	Beatrice Bullock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr
C	45	Randi Peterson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr
F	50	Jennie Lillis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Dowling Catholic	Urbandale, IA

Head coach

Lisa Bluder

Assistant coach(es)

Jan Jensen

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 2000*		Marquette	W 70–57	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 19, 2000*		Utah	L 42–66	1–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 22, 2000*		No. 8 Iowa State Rivalry	L 76–86	1–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 25, 2000*		Western Illinois Gazette Hawkeye Challenge	W 99–54	2–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 26, 2000*		Nevada Gazette Hawkeye Challenge	W 73–59	3–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 1, 2000*		at Mount St. Mary's	W 89–63	4–2	Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland
Dec 3, 2000*		at George Washington	L 64–78	4–3	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2000*		at No. 18 Southwest Missouri State	L 87–101	4–4	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Dec 10, 2000*		Colorado	W 92–66	5–4	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 16, 2000*		at Drake	L 58–73	5–5	Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 28, 2000		Northwestern	W 95–61	6–5 (1–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 31, 2000		at Wisconsin	L 91–94	6–6 (1–1)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 4, 2001		at No. 8 Purdue	L 58–73	6–7 (1–2)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 7, 2001		Michigan	W 79–58	7–7 (2–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 14, 2001		Wisconsin	W 74–68	8–7 (3–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 17, 2001		at Ohio State	L 52–79	8–8 (3–3)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 21, 2001		No. 13 Penn State	W 79–64	9–8 (4–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 25, 2001		at Northwestern	W 92–52	10–8 (5–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Feb 1, 2001		at Michigan State	W 71–56	11–8 (6–3)	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 4, 2001		Indiana	W 83–56	12–8 (7–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 8, 2001		No. 5 Purdue	W 96–87^[2]	13–8 (8–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 11, 2001		at Minnesota	W 82–71	14–8 (9–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 15, 2001	No. 25	at Michigan	L 78–80	14–9 (9–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 18, 2001	No. 25	Ohio State	W 74–59	15–9 (10–4)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 22, 2001	No. 25	Michigan State	W 50–47	16–9 (11–4)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 25, 2001	No. 25	at Illinois	W 75–64	17–9 (12–4)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Big Ten tournament
Mar 2, 2001*	(2) No. 23	vs. (7) Indiana Quarterfinals	W 81–76	18–9	Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mar 3, 2001*	(2) No. 23	vs. (3) Illinois Semifinals	W 86–79	19–9	Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mar 4, 2001*	(2) No. 23	vs. (1) No. 7 Purdue Championship game	W 75–70	20–9	Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2001*	(4 MW) No. 16	vs. (13 MW) Oregon First round	W 89–82 ^OT	21–9	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 19, 2001*	(4 MW) No. 16	at (5 MW) No. 17 Utah Second round	L 69–78^[3]	21–10	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	25	25	23	17	16	Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	22	21

* Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References

^ "2000-01 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "IOWA UPSETS NO. 5 PURDUE, 96-87". Purdue University Athletics. February 8, 2001. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "How Sweet It Is". University of Utah Athletics. March 19, 2001. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "2000-01 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[1] "2000-01 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[2] "IOWA UPSETS NO. 5 PURDUE, 96-87". Purdue University Athletics. February 8, 2001. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[3] "How Sweet It Is". University of Utah Athletics. March 19, 2001. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[4] "2000-01 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

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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" Full Court Press The Law Firm Caitlin Clark effect
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 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics