1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten Conference regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 10
Record	23–6 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (7th season);
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Northwestern	15	–	3	.833	24	–	5	.828
No. 10 Iowa	15	–	3	.833	23	–	6	.793
No. 15 Purdue	14	–	4	.778	23	–	7	.767
Michigan	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
Michigan State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Indiana	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Illinois	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Minnesota	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286
Wisconsin	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by seventh-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 23–6 overall, 15–3 in Big Ten play, sharing a piece of the conference championship for the fourth consecutive season. Iowa made its fifth straight appearance in the women's NCAA basketball tournament, but was upset in the second round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Stephanie Schueler	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Lincoln	Sioux Falls, SD
F	14	Felicia Hall	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Green Oaks	Shreveport, LA
F	25	Franthea Price	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	River Rouge	River Rouge, MI
F	33	Jody Ratigan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Tri-Center	Neola, IA
G	34	Jolette Law	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	Wilson	Florence, SC
F	54	Toni Foster	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Marshall	Chicago, IL
F/C		Katie Abrahamson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Washington	Cedar Rapids, IA

Head coach

C. Vivian Stringer

Assistant coach(es)

Jennifer Bednarek
Marianna Freeman

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1989*	No. 11	Howard Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 90–57	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 26, 1989*	No. 11	UConn Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 81–49	2–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 27, 1989*	No. 10	at Nebraska	W 74–55	3–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 1, 1989*	No. 10	vs. No. 21 Saint Joseph's Louisiana Tech Dial Soap Classic	W 76–57	4–0	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 2, 1989*	No. 10	at No. 2 Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Dial Soap Classic	L 82–85	4–1	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1989*	No. 7	DePaul	W 70–58	5–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 10, 1989*	No. 7	Drake	W 70–58	6–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 17, 1989*	No. 5	at Iowa State	W 75–55	7–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Dec 28, 1989*	No. 4	vs. No. 20 South Carolina Hilton Head Island Super Shootout	L 76–82	7–2	Hilton Head, South Carolina
Dec 29, 1989*	No. 4	vs. North Carolina Hilton Head Island Super Shootout	W 106–81	8–2	Hilton Head, South Carolina
Jan 5, 1990	No. 7	at Michigan State	L 61–62	8–3 (0–1)	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 7, 1990	No. 7	at Michigan	W 65–54	9–3 (1–1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jan 12, 1990	No. 10	Illinois	W 85–51	10–3 (2–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 14, 1990	No. 10	No. 11 Purdue	L 63–66	10–4 (2–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 19, 1990	No. 13	at Minnesota	L 72–84	11–4 (3–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 26, 1990	No. 13	at Indiana	W 63–52	12–4 (4–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 28, 1990	No. 13	at Ohio State	W 71–48	13–4 (5–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 2, 1990	No. 13	Wisconsin	W 84–52	14–4 (6–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 4, 1990	No. 13	No. 19 Northwestern	L 63–64	14–5 (6–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 9, 1990	No. 16	at Illinois	W 59–51	15–5 (7–3)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Feb 11, 1990	No. 16	at No. 10 Purdue	W 70–67 ^OT	16–5 (8–3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 16, 1990	No. 14	Minnesota	W 87–58	17–5 (9–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 23, 1990	No. 13	Ohio State	W 94–51	18–5 (10–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 25, 1990	No. 13	Indiana	W 85–47	19–5 (11–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 2, 1990	No. 11	at No. 13 Northwestern	W 64–43	20–5 (12–3)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Mar 4, 1990	No. 11	at Wisconsin	W 79–60	21–5 (13–3)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 8, 1990	No. 10	Michigan	W 78–47	22–5 (14–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 10, 1990	No. 10	Michigan State	W 86–58	23–5 (15–3)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1990*	(3 ME) No. 10	(6 ME) Vanderbilt Second round	L 56–61	23–6	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast.

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Rankings

References

^ "1989-90 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[1] "1989-90 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 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