April 25, 2011
IOWA CITY, Iowa — ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON IN THE BOOKS
The University of Iowa women’s basketball team finished the 2010-11 campaign with a 22-9 overall record, including a tie for third place in the Big Ten with a 10-6 mark.
The Hawkeyes were an at-large selection for the NCAA Tournament, earning a No. 6 seed in the Spokane first and second round site. Iowa faced No. 11 seed and 19th-ranked Gonzaga on the Bulldogs’ home court, falling 92-86 in the first round. Gonzaga advanced to the Elite 8, falling to Stanford.
BEST RECORD IN 15 YEARS
Iowa’s 22-9 overall record is the best for an Iowa team since the 1995-96 season. The Hawkeyes finished with a .710 winning percentage this year, while the 1995-96 squad went 27-4 (.871).
IN THE RANKINGS
The Hawkeyes spent 14 weeks ranked in the Associated Press poll and 13 weeks in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. The last time Iowa appeared in either poll for 13 or more weeks was 1995-96 (18 weeks in both polls). Iowa finished the season ranked No. 25 in the AP poll and receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll.
Iowa’s No. 14 ranking in the Associated Press poll was the highest ranking for a Hawkeye team under Head Coach Lisa Bluder and the highest since Nov. 17, 1997 (11th). Bluder led Iowa to a No. 16 ranking in the AP poll in 2001.
The No. 13 ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll ranking was also the highest under Bluder (previous high was No. 17 in 2005). The No. 13 ranking was the highest Iowa has been ranked in the coaches poll since a No. 12 preseason ranking in 1997.
SUCCESS UNDER BLUDER
This season marks the eighth time in 11 seasons under Head Coach Lisa Bluder that Iowa has been selected for the NCAA Tournament, including each of the last four seasons. The Hawkeyes participated in postseason play in all but one season under Bluder (two WNIT appearances).
In addition, Iowa finished with a winning record for the 10th time in 11 seasons under Bluder. Iowa’s tie for third place in the Big Ten is also the eighth time, under Bluder, the Hawkeyes recorded an upper-division finish in the conference.
Iowa also tallied its sixth 20-win season under Bluder, including each of the last four seasons.
IOWA HISTORY
Iowa has played 1,037 games, since beginning basketball in 1974. Iowa’s overall record is 630-407 (.608). That includes a 318-158 (.668) mark in regular season Big Ten contests and a 297-87 (.773) mark in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
HAWKEYES START SEASON STRONG
Iowa’s 12-1 record to start the season was the best start under Head Coach Lisa Bluder since the 2004-05 season, when she led the Hawkeyes to a 13-0 start.
The 12-1 mark is the second-best start to a season since 1995-96, when the Hawkeyes won 19 of their first 20 games.
NUMBERS IMPROVED FROM A YEAR AGO
The Hawkeyes improved, statistically speaking, in numerous categories from the 2009-10 season.
Iowa’s points per game figure increased from 69.4 to 71.0, while allowing just 63.9 points in 2010-11, compared to 66.9 in 2009-10. The Hawkeyes trimmed their turnovers per game by nearly three (17 last season to 14.6 this season).
Defensively, Iowa limited opponents to a .396 field goal percentage compared to a .407 average last year. Opponents shot .311 from three-point distance in 2010-11, compared to .343 a year ago.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Sophomore Jaime Printy led the team with 16.8 points per game, .383 three-point percentage and .864 free throw percentage. Senior Kachine Alexander had a team-best 9.5 rebounds per game along with 53 steals. Sophomore Morgan Johnson led Iowa in blocks with 76 and field goal percentage at .478. Junior Kamille Wahlin had a team-high 117 assists.
Printy, Alexander, Wahlin and junior Kelly Krei started all 31 games, while Morgan Johnson started 30 games. She missed her first career start vs. Minnesota (Feb. 10), due to illness. Senior Kelsey Cermak started that contest in Johnson’s place.
HAWKEYES RAKE IN AWARDS
Several Hawkeyes earned numerous awards during the 2010-11 season.
? Kachine Alexander was named honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Alexander was also selected all-Region by the WBCA. She was named first team all-Big Ten by the coaches and media and was one of six players named to the Big Ten all-Defensive Team. Alexander won the first annual Premier Player of College Basketball Award and was named to Midseason Top 30 list for Naismith Award, Top 20 Midseason List for Wooden Award and was on the Wade Trophy Watch List. She also earned MVP honors at the Islander Tip-Off Tournament and the KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge. Alexander was named Big Ten Player of the Week once during the season.
? Jaime Printy was named honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press. She was also a second team all-Big Ten selection by the coaches and a third team pick by the media. She was also named Big Ten Player of the Week once during the season.
? Kamille Wahlin was an honorable mention all-Big Ten selection by the league coaches and media. Wahlin was named a National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American. She also earned all-tournament honors at the Islander Tip-Off Tournament and the Caribbean Challenge.
? Morgan Johnson was named the KCRG-TV9 all-tournament team.
ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-AMERICAN TIDBITS
Jaime Printy became the youngest player in school history to earn All-America honors, taking home honorable mention accolades as a sophomore.
Kachine Alexander is the first Hawkeye to receive multiple All-America awards from the Associated Press, as she was named honorable mention as both a junior and senior.
This season is the first time in the history of Iowa women’s basketball that multiple student-atheltes earned All-America honors the same season.
WBCA ALL-AMERICAN TIDBITS
With Kachine Alexander’s WBCA honorable mention All-America honor, she earned the most All-America awards in Iowa school history. Alexander earned honorable mention All-America honors by both the AP and WBCA as a junior and senior, giving her a total of four. No other Hawkeye player has earned four All-America awards.
SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM
Eight Hawkeyes were named Academic all-Big Ten, which is the most in school history. Kelsey Cermak, Megan Considine, Jaime Printy, Kamille Wahlin, Hannah Draxten, Trisha Nesbitt, Kelly Krei and Morgan Johnson each earned the award.
Krei and Johnson were also named third team Capital One Academic all-District.
TEAM AWARDS HANDED OUT AT BANQUET
Four student-athletes earned team awards at the annual banquet April 22.
Hannah Draxten was named the Coaches Award Winner, while Kachine Alexander earned the Best Defensive Player Award. Jaime Printy was named the team’s Most Improved Player and Kelsey Cermak took home the Dr. Christine Grant Leadership Award for the second year in a row.
BREAKING INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Members of the Iowa women’s basketball team either set or tied seven individual records this season.
? Kachine Alexander broke the school record for free throws made and attempted in a single season, going 148-199. She set the previous record last season, going 146-186.
? Morgan Johnson’s 76 blocks are the most by a sophomore in school history. The previous record was 69 by Tangela Smith (1996-97).
? Kachine Alexander and Jaime Printy both tied the school record for free throw percentage in a single game, going 10-10 (1.000). Alexander was perfect against Arkansas State (Nov. 13), while Printy hit the mark at Indiana (Feb. 27).
? Jaime Printy tied a school record for three-pointers attempted in a single game, launching 15 vs. Michigan (Jan. 2). Kamille Wahlin set the record last season.
? Kamille Wahlin tied a school record for three-pointers made inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, draining six against Penn State (Feb. 6). Wendy Ausdemore set the record in 2007.
? Jaime Printy tied the school record for three-pointers made in an NCAA Tournament game with five at Gonzaga (March 19). Arneda Yarbrough set the record twice during the 1994 NCAA Tournament.
HAWKEYES SET TEAM RECORDS
The 2010-11 Hawkeyes also put their name in the team records book, as well, breaking or tying six records.
? Iowa set a new school record for three-pointers made in a single game, draining 13 at Gonzaga (March 19). The previous record was 12, which happened on four occasions.
? Iowa’s 37 three-point attempts at North Carolina (Dec. 2) was a school record. The previous mark was 34 vs. Penn State in 2009.
? Kachine Alexander broke the school record for free throws made and attempted in a single season, going 148-199. She set the previous record last season, going 146-186.
? Iowa went 13-29 from three-point distance at Gonzaga in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, establishing a new school record for three-pointers made and attempted in an NCAA Tournament game. The previous record was 10-23 vs. Rutgers in last year’s first round.
? Iowa gave up only 11 first half points vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 16), which is tied for the lowest total in school history. The record of 11 points was set vs. Illinois in the 1991-92 season and vs. West Virginia in the 1992-93 season.
? Iowa tied a Carver-Hawkeye Arena record for free throw percentage, going 9-9 (1.000) vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 16). The previous record (7-7) was set by Northwestern vs. Iowa in 1987.
TOUGH SCHEDULE IN 2010-11
Iowa faced 10 teams during the regular season that qualified for the NCAA Tournament, including three who finished the year ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 (North Carolina – 11th, Ohio State – 17th, Michigan State – 18th).
Additionally, Penn State, Iowa State and Northern Iowa received votes in the final poll.
The Hawkeyes played nine teams that finished in the Top 50 of the NCAA RPI. Iowa collected six Top 50 RPI victories, including three wins over Top 35 RPI teams.
ALEXANDER JOINS ELITE GROUP
Kachine Alexander became the first player in Iowa history, and just the fifth player in Big Ten history, to collect 1,000 career points, 800 career rebounds and 300 career assists vs. Penn State (Feb. 6). The other Big Ten players to accomplish the milestone include Janel McCarville (Minnesota), Jolene Anderson (Wisconsin) and Lacey Simpson and Tajua Catchings (Illinois).
MORE MILESTONES FOR ALEXANDER
? With 11 rebounds at Ohio State (Jan. 24), Alexander became just the sixth player in school history, and the first-ever guard, to collect 800 career rebounds.
? Alexander is the sixth player in school history to have 1,000 career points and 800 career rebounds.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT (REBOUNDER)
Kachine Alexander’s 9.5 rebounds per game were the most for any guard in the country.
Alexander ranked 42nd in the country in rebounding, but the 41 players ranked above her are all listed as forwards or centers.
SEEING DOUBLE
Kachine Alexander recorded her 10th double-double of the season at Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament, finishing with 18 points and 11 rebounds. She was one assist shy of a triple-double.
Alexander finished her career with 34 double-doubles, one shy of Lisa Long’s school record for double-doubles (35, set from 1983-87).
Last season, Alexander finished with 15 double-doubles, which was one shy of tying Amy Herrig’s record for single-season double-doubles.
Alexander tallied nine double-doubles as a sophomore.
ALEXANDER NAMED CO-BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kachine Alexander was named co-Big Ten Player of the Week, Nov. 22, for her efforts against Bradley, Northeastern and Central Michigan. Alexander shared the weekly honor with Northwestern’s Amy Jaeschke.
Alexander collected double-doubles in each of Iowa’s three games and earned MVP honors at the KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge.
Alexander has been named Big Ten Player of the Week five times in her career. She was a two-time award winner as both a sophomore and junior.
ALEXANDER AND WAHLIN EACH GET A GRAND
Kachine Alexander and Kamille Wahlin both reached the 1,000 career point milestone this season.
Alexander hit the mark with a layup at the 11:54 mark in the first half against Minnesota (Jan. 5). She became the 27th player in school history to record 1,000 career points.
Wahlin also scored her 1,000th career point with a layup. Wahlin’s came at the 17:23 mark against Penn State (Feb. 6). She is the 28th player in school history to score 1,000 points in a career.
PRINTY NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jaime Printy earned her first Big Ten Player of the Week award, Feb. 28, for her efforts against Illinois and Indiana.
Printy averaged 30 points, shot .594 (19-32) from the field, .583 (7-12) from three-point range and .938 (15-16) from the free throw line.
The Marion, Iowa, native started the week with a career-high 32 points on 11-21 shooting, including a career-high five three-pointers, in Iowa’s win vs. Illinois. She also added four assists and two steals in 39 minutes of play.
Printy capped her week with 28 points on 8-11 shooting at Indiana.
NINE IN A ROW FROM DOWNTOWN
Jaime Printy buried nine-straight three-pointers, starting with Iowa’s game at Minnesota (Jan. 5). Printy made her last three-point attempt at Minnesota, was a perfect 2-2 against Ohio State (Jan. 8), a perfect 4-4 at Michigan State (Jan. 13) and made her first two attempts vs. Indiana (Jan. 16) before missing a long-distance shot.
PRINTY’S STREAK SNAPPED
Jaime Printy came within one made free throw of tying a school record for consecutive free throws made.
After missing her first free throw attempt of the season in Iowa’s season-opener, Printy made 32-straight free throws. She finished 1-2 from the charity stripe at Drake and missed tying Lindsey Meder’s record of 33 consecutive free throws made by one shot.
JOHNSON SETS SOPHOMORE BLOCK MARK
Morgan Johnson set the Iowa school record for blocks by a sophomore at Indiana (Feb. 27). She entered the contest tied with Tangela Smith, who recorded 69 blocks her sophomore season. Johnson swatted three shots against the Hoosiers to claim the record.
Johnson, who has 75 blocks this season, needs just five more to break her own single-season school record of 79, which she set as a freshman last year.
PUTTING UP THE POINTS
Iowa’s 93 points at Indiana (Feb. 27) were the most for a Hawkeye team since a 103-93 win over Wisconsin Feb. 27, 2007.
The contest against Indiana was also Iowa’s third 90-point game of the season. The last time a Hawkeye team scored 90 or more points three times in a season was in 2003-04.
HAWKEYES HOLD WISCONSIN TO SCHOOL RECORD LOW
Iowa tied a school record for fewest points allowed in a half, giving up just 11 first half points against Wisconsin (Feb. 16). The other two times Iowa allowed 11 points was in the first half against Illinois (March 1, 1992) and West Virginia (Dec. 11, 1992).
HAWKEYES HOT IN SECOND HALF
Iowa’s 63 second half points at Northwestern (Feb. 13) are the second-most in school history. Iowa netted 65 points in the final 20 minutes at Wisconsin in Lisa Bluder’s first season at Iowa (Dec. 31, 2000). The Hawkeyes lost that game, 94-91.
Iowa missed just eight shots from the field in the second half against Northwestern. The Hawkeyes were 19-27 (.704) from the field, including 7-10 (.700) from beyond the arc.
GOLF EXTRAVAGANZA SET FOR JUNE 7
The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will hold its annual Golf Extravaganza June 7 at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City. The outing will begin with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.
The outing will be a four-person best shot format, with hole and flight prizes. Cost for a foursome is $500, which includes lunch and dinner, photo with Head Coach Lisa Bluder, a participant gift and a chance to meet current Hawkeye student-athletes and coaches.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. The “Par” sponsorship level costs $150 and the business or individual name will be listed on signage on the course. The “Birdie” level is $500 and includes signage on a tee box during the outing and an appreciation gift. The “Eagle” level is $1,500 and includes a complimentary foursome in the outing, name on the welcome banner, recognition at the event and an appreciation gift.
Proceeds from the outing directly support Iowa’s summer overseas trip, taken every four years. Iowa is scheduled to travel to Paris, Prague and Vienna this August.
Entry forms for both the outing and sponsorship opportunities are due June 3. For entry forms and more information, visit the women’s basketball page of hawkeyesports.com.
TRIP TO EUROPE UP NEXT FOR HAWKEYES
The Hawkeye women’s basketball team will take a 14-day trip to Europe this summer, playing exhibition games while overseas. The NCAA allows teams to take a foreign trip every four years.
Iowa will be allowed to conduct 10 practices before making the trip to Paris, Prague and Vienna. Iowa’s incoming freshmen class of Samantha Logic, Virginia Johnson, Bethany Doolittle, Kathryn Reynolds and Melissa Dixon will take part in practices and will be on the trip.
More information, including media opportunities during the 10 summer practices, will be released at a later date.