1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by third-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 22–7 overall, 15–3 in Big Ten play, to finish second in the conference standings. The team was the first Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to advance to the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 14
Record22–7 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
1985–86 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Ohio State162 .889237  .767
No. 14 Iowa153 .833227  .759
Illinois126 .6672010  .667
Indiana108 .5561711  .607
Purdue99 .5001611  .593
Michigan State99 .5001512  .556
Michigan810 .4441414  .500
Northwestern612 .3331612  .571
Minnesota414 .222820  .286
Wisconsin117 .056424  .143
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 14 Lynn Kennedy
Jr  Irvington, NJ
G 23 Tricia Blair
Jr  McFarland, WI
F 24 Lisa Long
Jr  Newark, NJ
G 30 Michelle Edwards 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCathedral Boston, MA
C 44 Marva Fuller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoHolly Holly, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jennifer Bednarek
  • Marianna Freeman

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Mar 8, 1986
No. 13 at Purdue W 80–63  22–6
(15–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1986*
(5 ME) No. 14 at (4 ME) No. 15 Tennessee
Second round
L 68–73  22–7
Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

References

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