2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by sixth-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with an overall record of 17–12 (10–6 Big Ten) to finish fourth in the regular season conference standings. Iowa lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the 2006 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament. Iowa received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by BYU, 67–62, in the opening round.

2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–12 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
2005–06 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Ohio State †15–1 .93829–3  .906
No. 11 Purdue13–3 .81326–7  .788
Michigan State11–5 .68824–10  .706
Minnesota11–5 .68819–10  .655
Iowa10–6 .62517–12  .586
Indiana9–7 .56319–14  .576
Illinois6–10 .37516–15  .516
Penn State6–10 .37513–16  .448
Wisconsin5–11 .31311–18  .379
Northwestern2–14 .1256–22  .214
Michigan0–16 .0006–23  .207
† 2006 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 13, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll

This season marked Iowa's fourth NCAA tournament appearance under Coach Bluder.

Senior Crystal Smith established Iowa's single-game high in points with 46 against Louisiana Tech on November 22, 2005 (now 4th on the all-time list as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

Roster
2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 3 Abby Emmert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Winterset, Iowa
G 10 Crystal Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Haughton, Louisiana
G 11 Kristi Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Thornton, Colorado
F 24 Jenee Graham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bolingbrook, Illinois
F 32 Wendy Ausdemore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Neola, Iowa
F 34 Johanna Solverson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Lake Zurich, Illinois
C 40 Stacy Schlapkohl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Durant, Iowa
F 43 Nicole VanderPol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Grundy Center, Iowa
C 44 Megan Skouby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Fr Mentor, Ohio
G 50 Lindsey Nyenhuis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 51 Krista VandeVenter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Osseo, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
Nov 22, 2005*
 at Louisiana Tech L 91–95 2OT 1–1
 Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 26, 2006
 Indiana W 78–70  17–10
(10–6)		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Big Ten tournament
Mar 3, 2006*
 (10 SA) vs. (7 SA) No. 22 Michigan State
Quarterfinals		 L 58–79  17–11
  
Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2006*
 (10 SA) vs. (7 SA) No. 22 BYU
First round		 L 62–67  17–12
 Pepsi Center 
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SA=San Antonio.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings
Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

References
  1. "2005-06 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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