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THE SETTING
The University of Iowa women’s basketball team travels to West Lafayette, Indiana, for a contest against Purdue on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. (CT). 

WATCH/LISTEN

• Sunday’s contest will air live on BTN. Mike Wolf (PBP) and Mike Thibault (Analyst) will have the call. The game will also be available on BTN Plus. Links can be found on the Iowa women’s basketball schedule page on hawkeyesports.com.  
• Rob Brooks and Jamie Cavey Lang will have the call on the Hawkeye Radio Network. Links to the broadcast are available on the women’s basketball schedule page at hawkeyesports.com.

SCOUTING PURDUE

• Purdue enters Sunday’s contest with a 16-11 overall record and a 7-6 mark in Big Ten Conference action. 
• The Boilermakers and Hawkeyes are tied for sixth in the conference at 7-6. 
• Purdue leads the Big Ten in scoring defense, holding its opponents to 58.7 points per game. 
• The Boilermakers rank 19th nationally in fewest fouls (14.3).
• Purdue leads the Big Ten Conference and ranks ninth nationally in average attendance. 
• Senior guard Ashley Morrissette leads the team, averaging 15.6 points per game. Freshman guard Dominique Oden (10.9) and senior forward Bridget Perry (10.4) are also averaging double figures. 
• Sophomore Dominique McBryde leads the team in rebounds, averaging 6.7 boards per game. 

THE SERIES

• Purdue leads the all-time series, 36-32. 
• The Hawkeyes and Boilermakers split a pair of contests last season. Purdue defeated Iowa, 90-73, in West Lafayette on Jan. 24, before the Hawkeyes evened the season series with a, 63-55, win in Iowa City on Feb. 18. 
• Iowa has won three of the last four meetings between the two teams. 

MS. 2,000

• Senior Ally Disterhoft has 1,971 career points and is 29 points from reaching the 2,000-point milestone. 
• Only one other Hawkeyes has surpassed 2,000 points in a career (Cindy Haugejord, 2,059). 
• Disterhoft currently ranks second on Iowa’s all-time scoring chart. Cindy Haugejorde owns the current record with 2,059. 

APPROACHING HISTORY

• Head coach Lisa Bluder has 695 career wins and is just five away from recording career win No. 700. 
• Bluder is in her 33rd season as a head coach and her 17th at the helm of the Hawkeyes. 
• In her 17 seasons in Iowa City, Bluder — Iowa’s all-time winningest coach — has accumulated 339 wins. 
• The Hawkeyes have advanced to 15 postseasons (12 NCAA and three WNIT) under Bluder’s direction, including NCAA Tournament berths in eight of the last nine seasons. 

NORTHWESTERN WIN

• The Hawkeyes improved to 16-10 on the season and 7-6 in Big Ten action with a 78-59 win over Northwestern on Thursday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. 
• In her first start of the season, junior Chase Coley was one point shy of her seventh career double-double (9 points, 11 boards). 
• Eight Hawkeyes scored five or more points, including a team-high 17 by sophomore Megan Gustafson. 
• Six Hawkeyes registered five or more rebounds. Freshmen Kathleen Doyle and Amanda Ollinger set career-highs with seven and six rebounds, respectively. 
• Iowa was 22-of-26 from the free throw line, attempting 15 more than the Wildcats. 

MEYER, DISTERHOFT GARNER B1G WEEKLY HONORS

• Freshman Makenzie Meyer and senior Ally Disterhoft earned Big Ten weekly accolades, the conference office announced Monday. Meyer was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, while Disterhoft earned Player of the Week Honor Roll plaudits. 
• Meyer shot .700 (7-of-10) from the field and .750 (3-for-4) from 3-point range in a pair of conference contests last week to earn the first Big Ten weekly award of her career. 
• The Mason City, Iowa, native set career highs in points (14), free throws made (12), and free throws attempted (14) in Iowa’s overtime win against Michigan State on Feb. 9. Meyer made 11 of her 14 free throws in the fourth quarter and overtime period to seal the win for the Hawkeyes.
• Three days later, Meyer set her second career high in as many games with 16 points at No. 13 Ohio State. Meyer was 6-of-7 (.857) from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from 3-point range. 
• Disterhoft averaged 23.5 points and 7.5 rebounds last week to earn her fourth Big Ten Honor Roll accolade. She shot .556 (15-of-27) from the field and .625 (5-of-8) from 3-point range in a combined 80 minutes of action. 
• The Iowa City, Iowa, native registered her second double-double of the season with a team-high 25 points and a team-leading 12 rebounds to guide the Hawkeyes to an overtime win against Michigan State. 
• In a road contest at No. 13 Ohio State, Disterhoft scored a team-high 22 points and pulled down seven boards. 

MEYER HAS CAREER DAY… AGAIN

• Freshman Makenzie Meyer netted a then-career-high 14 points in Iowa’s win over Michigan State on Feb. 9. Three days later, Meyer registered her second career high in as many games with 16 points at Ohio State. 
• The Mason City, Iowa, native also set career bests in free throws made (12) and free throws attempted against Michigan State. Eleven of her 12 free throws came in the fourth quarter and overtime period.  
• Meyer was 6-for-7 from the field at No. 13 Ohio State on Feb. 12. She was also a perfect 3-for-3 from 3-point range. 

IOWA WINS OT THRILLER

• Iowa  defeated Michigan State, 87-83, in overtime Thursday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. 
• In Iowa’s first game without starting point guard Tania Davis, five Hawkeyes scored in double figures. Senior Ally Disterhoft led the team with 25 points, while sophomore Megan Gustafson (18), freshmen Makenzie Meyer (14) and Kathleen Doyle (12), and junior Chase Coley (10) also reached double digits.
• Disterhoft registered her second double-double of the season with 25 points and 12 rebounds. 
• Disterhoft was 3-of-5 from 3-point range and finished just four point shy of tying her career-high of 29 (Oral Roberts, 11/11/16). 
• Meyer’s 14 points marked a then-career high. The freshman also registered career highs in free throws made (12) and free throws attempted (14). 
• Iowa made 7-of-16 3-point field goals –its best percentage from distance in 14 games. 

IT WAS FOR FREE, SO WE SAID SURE

• Iowa made a season-high 32 free throws in its overtime win against Michigan State on Thursday. The Hawkeyes were 32-of-41 (.780) from the charity stripe. 
• The Hawkeyes netted 20-of-24 (.833) free throws in the fourth quarter and overtime period. Freshman Makenzie Meyer made 11 of Iowa’s 20 free throws during the stretch. 

DISTERHOFT NAMED COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

• Senior Ally Disterhoft earned her third consecutive CoSIDA Academic All-District honor, the College of Sports Information Directors of America announced Feb. 9. 
• Disterhoft, the 2015-16 Academic All-American of the Year, garnered first-team Academic All-America honors in each of the past two seasons, and was the only sophomore to receive the honor in 2015. 
• The finance and accounting major will advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first, second, and third team All-America honorees will be selected later this month. 

DAVIS OUT FOR THE SEASON WITH TORN ACL

• Sophomore guard Tania Davis will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee. The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of Iowa’s Feb. 5 contest at Michigan. 
• Davis, a native of Flint, Michigan, started 23 games this season as Iowa’s point guard, averaging 10.9 points, 4.3 assists, 3.7 rebound, and 30.4 minutes per game. 

DYNAMIC DUO

• Sophomore Megan Gustafson has scored in double figures in every game this season, while senior Ally Disterhoft Disterhoft has netted double digits in 24-of-26 games. 
• Gustafson has netted 20 or more points 11 times this year, while Disterhoft has accomplished the feat seven times. Both Hawkeyes have scored 20 or more points in games against Oral Roberts, James Madison, Drake, and Rutgers. 
• Gustafson and Disterhoft combined for 43 of Iowa’s 87 total points in a win over Michigan State on Feb. 9. The pair also combined for 18 rebounds. 
• Together, the pair averages 34.3 points per game.

IOWA CLINCHES SWEEP OVER RUTGERS

• The Hawkeyes clinched the series sweep over Rutgers with a 71-57 victory on Feb. 2 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. 
• Sophomore Megan Gustafson and senior Ally Disterhoft combined for 45 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Hawkeyes. 
• Gustafson notched her 11th double-double of the season, tying her career high with 25 points and pulling down a game-high 12 rebounds. 
• Disterhoft was one rebound shy of a double-double. The Iowa City, Iowa, native registered 20 points and nine boards.
• Three Hawkeyes — sophomore Tania Davis and freshmen Kathleen Doyle and Makenzie Meyer — each registered five assists in the contest. Iowa tallied 17 assists on 23 field goals. 
• Davis registered 11 points for the Hawkeyes and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. 

HAWKS HELPING HAWKS

• Sophomore Tania Davis and freshmen Kathleen Doyle and Makenzie Meyer each registered five assists in Iowa’s win over Rutgers on Feb. 2. 
• The trio combined for 15 of Iowa’s 17 assists. The Hawkeyes registered 23 field goals in the contest. 
• Meyer’s five assists marked a new career high. 
• On the season, Davis, Doyle and Meyer have combined for 251 of Iowa’s 460 total assists. 

DOYLE HAS CAREER DAY

• Freshman Kathleen Doyle set career highs in points (21), field goals made (8), and 3-point field goals made (3) against Maryland on Jan. 29. 
• Doyle also registered a team-high three steals and dished out five assists in the contest. 
• In 12 conference games this season, Doyle is averaging 10.8  points, 4.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. She’s shooting .409 (47-of-115) from the field and .316 (12-of-38) from behind the arc. 

MOVIN’ ON UP 

• Senior Ally Disterhoft now ranks second on Iowa’s all-time career scoring list. 
• Disterhoft has 1,971 career points and is 88 points from tying Iowa’s all-time scoring record of 2,059 set by Cindy Haugejorde (1976-80). 
• Disterhoft also ranks eighth all-time in 3-point field goals (156), 13th in career blocks (64), and 11th in rebounds (752). 

UNSELFISH BASKETBALL 

• The Hawkeyes rank third in the Big Ten and 14th nationally in assists per game (17.7)  
• Iowa also ranks fourth in the conference and 17th in the NCAA in total assists (460).
• Seven Hawkeyes have dished out 20 or more assists on the season. Freshman Kathleen Doyle leads the team with 106. She is joined by sophomore Tania Davis (98), senior Ally Disterhoft (67), freshmen Makenzie Meyer (47) and Bre Cera (31), junior Chase Coley (31) and senior Alexa Kastanek (28). 

I’LL TAKE THAT, PLEASE

• Freshman Kathleen Doyle leads the team with 50 steals on the season. She is seven steals away from tying Iowa’s program record for steals in a freshman season (57, Johanna Solverson, 02-03). 
• The LaGrange Park, Illinois, native ranks seventh in the Big Ten Conference, averaging 1.9 steals per game. 
• Doyle’s 1.9 steals per game average is the highest among all Big Ten freshmen. 

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE

• Sophomore Megan Gustafson registered the 22nd double-double of her career at No. 13 Ohio State on Feb. 12. It was her 13th double-double of the season.
• Gustafson is one of 24 NCAA student-athletes to record 13 or more double-doubles this season. 
• Gustafson has led Iowa in boards in 22-of-26 games this season. 
• Gustafson has netted 20 or more points 11 times this year. 
• The Port Wing, Wisconsin, native ranks seventh nationally in field goal percentage (.639), 16th in field goals made (189),  20th in double-doubles, 27th in rebounds (250), and 38th in rebounds per game (9.6). 

FAST FACTS 

• The Hawkeyes are 14-2 when leading at the half. 
• Iowa is 16-4 when scoring 70 points or more. 
• Iowa is ranked 10th nationally in field goal percentage, shooting .472 on the season. 
• Sophomore Megan Gustafson is one of 24 student-athletes to record 13 or more double-doubles on the season. 
• The Hawkeyes rank 15th nationally in total attendance (72,285) and 17th in attendance average (4,518). Iowa’s largest crowd of the season (7,191) came against Minnesota on Jan. 21. 

IN THE POLLS

• Three Big Ten teams are included in the week 15 (Feb. 13) Associated Press Top 25. They include: No. 2 Maryland, No. 12 Ohio State, and No. 20 Michigan. 
• Maryland (No. 2), Ohio State (No. 12), and Michigan (No. 20) are also included in the week 15 USA TODAY Coaches Poll (Feb. 14). Northwestern (2) is receiving votes. 

CALL ON ME

• Senior Ally Disterhoft has netted double figures in 102 of her 110 career starts, including 57 of her last 59 games. 
• The Iowa City, Iowa, native has started 110 consecutive games and appeared in every game of her Hawkeye career (128). 
• Disterhoft has 1,971 career points and is 88 points from tying Iowa’s all-time scoring record of 2,059 set by Cindy Haugejorde (1976-80). 
• Disterhoft has registered 20 or more points in seven games this season. 

HISTORICALLY GOOD DEFENSE

• Iowa currently ranks second in the Big Ten Conference in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.300). 
• The Hawkeyes held Massachusetts to just 30 points in the first game of the Hawkeye Challenge on Nov. 19, tying a Carver-Hawkeye Arena record for fewest points allowed. It also marked the second-fewest points allowed in the Big Ten this season (27, Purdue vs. North Carolina Central). 
• Iowa held the Minutewomen to just 10 first half points, breaking a program record for fewest points allowed in a first half. 
• The Hawkeyes allowed just 39 points against UNI on Dec. 4. It marked the second time this season Iowa has held an opponent to under 40 points. 

AROUND THE NATION

• Iowa is ranked 10th nationally in field goal percentage, shooting .472 on the season. 
• The Hawkeyes rank 14th nationally, averaging 17.7 assists per game. 
• Iowa’s 460 total assists rank 17th nationally. 
• The Hawkeyes also rank 19th in scoring offense (76.8). and 22nd in defensive rebounds per game (29).
• Sophomore Megan Gustafson ranks seventh nationally in field goal percentage (.639), 16th in field goals made (189),  20th in double-doubles, 27th in rebounds (250), and 38th in rebounds per game (9.6). 

AROUND THE LEAGUE 

• Iowa ranks third in the Big Ten, averaging 17.7 assists per game. 
• The Hawkeyes also rank second in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.300) and free throw percentage (.733), third in field goal percentage (.472), fourth in defensive rebounds (28.9), and fifth in scoring offense (76.8) and scoring margin (+8.9). 
• Two Hawkeyes rank within the top-10 in field goal percentage. They include: Megan Gustafson (.639; 2nd) and Ally Disterhoft (.521; 10th). 
• Gustafson ranks second in double-doubles (13) and field goal percentage (.639), third in offensive rebounds (3.4), fifth in defensive rebounds (6.2) and rebounding (9.6), and 10th in scoring (17.8). 
• Freshman Kathleen Doyle tied for sixth in the conference in steals per game (1.9), 10th in assist to turnover ratio (1.9) and 13th in assists (4.1). 
• Disterhoft ranks 10th in field goal percentage (.521) and 12th in scoring (16.5). 

HAWKEYES CONTINUE POSTSEASON STREAK

• Iowa made its ninth straight postseason appearance (8 NCAA, 1 WNIT) with an at-large bid to the WNIT in 2016.
• Iowa was one of six Big Ten Conference teams (Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Rutgers) and one of three teams from Iowa (Drake, UNI) to be included in the WNIT field of 64.

RETURNING EXPERIENCE

• Iowa returns four of its five starters from last season in senior Ally Disterhoft, junior Chase Coley, and sophomores Tania Davis, and Megan Gustafson. 
• Senior Ally Disterhoft garnered second team All-Big Ten accolades by coaches and media for the second consecutive season and received Iowa’s Sportsmanship Award. The preseason All-Big Ten pick by coaches and media scored in double figures in every game last season and in 78 of her 84 consecutive starts. 
• Tania Davis and Megan Gustafson were named to the 2016 Big Ten All-Freshman Team.
• Davis was one of two Big Ten freshmen to lead her team in assists per game (3.4) and average at least one steal per game (1.2) last season. She has dished out 111 assists in 33 games played, the second-highest total recorded by a freshman at Iowa (Samantha Logic; 136). 
• Gustafson was the only freshman and one of three players in the conference overall to lead her team in field goal percentage (.554), rebounds (225), and blocks (58) last season. 
• Chase Coley averaged 11.1 points per game last season — the second highest mark on the team. The junior compiled 365 points, 194 rebounds, 53 assists, 37 blocks, and 24 steals in her sophomore campaign to receive Iowa’s Most Improved Award. 

QUALITY YOUTH

• Iowa’s freshman class was ranked No. 7 nationally by Blue Star — the highest ranked recruiting class for head coach Lisa Bluder and her staff. 
• Iowa’s freshmen class consists of Bre Cera (2016 Journal Sentinel Player of the Year), Kathleen Doyle (Illinois Miss Basketball), Makenzie Meyer (Iowa Miss Basketball), Amanda Ollinger (2016 Gazette Female Athlete of the Year), and Alexis Sevellian (finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball). 

THE BLUDER FILE

• Head coach Lisa Bluder begins her 17th season at the helm of the Iowa women’s basketball program this season. She owns a 339-197 (.632) overall record and a 167-111 Big Ten record at Iowa. In her 32 seasons as a head coach, Bluder is 695-339 (.672).
• Bluder is one of 14 active Division I coaches to collect 675 or more career wins.
• The head Hawkeye is second in career Big Ten wins (167) and in total wins among Big Ten coaches. She trails only C. Vivian Stringer who has compiled 189 Big Ten wins and 971 career wins.
• Bluder ranks third all-time among all Big Ten coaches with 167 conference victories.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes travel to Bloomington, Indiana, for a contest against the Hoosiers on Feb. 22. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT). The game will be streamed live on BTN Plus.