#51 Bethany Doolittle Season 2013-14

· 2015 Second Team All-Big Ten
· 2015 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
· 2015 Academic All-Big Ten
· 2014 Second Team All-Big Ten
· 2014 Big Ten All-Defensive Team
· 2014 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
· 2013 Academic All-Big Ten

2014-15 Game-by-Game 

Hawk Items… Signed a professional contract to play for Cote d’Opale Basket in Calais, France following graduation along with Samantha Logic… most blocks recorded in a single season by a senior at Iowa with 94 in 2014-15… second all-time in career blocks (278) at Iowa, 15th in career scoring (1353) and 15th in career rebounds (650)… Iowa record holder for blocks in a game (9)… ranks eighth in Big Ten history in career blocks and 15th in career rebounds.

2014-15 as a Senior… Second Team All-Big Ten… Academic All-Big Ten… named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team for the second straight season (averaged 18 points and 8.5 rebounds per game)… most blocks recorded in a single season by a senior at Iowa with 94 in 2014-15… second all-time in career blocks (278) at Iowa, 15th in career scoring (1353) and 15th in career rebounds (650)… led the team in points scored (22, 16) during Iowa’s second and third round games of the NCAA Tournament… finished one block shy of a triple-double (12 points, 12 rebounds, 9 blocks) in Senior Day win over Minnesota on March 1; the nine blocks set a new program record… posted 9 double-doubles… surpassed Tangela Smith (235) after recording five blocks against Ohio State on Feb. 5, moving into second place all-time in program history; ended her career with 278 blocks, trailing only Morgan Johnson who ranks first (293)… ranks eighth in Big Ten history in career blocks and 15th in career rebounds… averaging 2.7 blocks per game to rank 18th nationally and third in the Big Ten… registered the two highest single-season block totals in program history (106 last season; 94 this year)… scored in double figures 27 times this season, including the last 17 games… became the 33rd career member of Iowa’s 1,000-point club after scoring 12 points in win over Penn State on Dec. 28… scored 22 points in a victory over Wisconsin on Feb. 26 to surpass Kachine Alexander and Kristi Faulkner on Iowa’s all-time scoring list… recorded a career-best 29 points while adding 12 rebounds, five blocks, and three assists in Iowa’s home win over Northwestern on Jan. 14… scored 12 points, adding six rebounds, three blocked shots, and matched a career-best with four steals over 23 minutes of action in an overtime victory over #15 Nebraska on Jan. 26; scored four of Iowa’s first six points in overtime… one of three players to score more than 20 points in road win at Northwestern on Jan. 29, netting 26 points… grabbed a career-high 13 boards to go along with 19 points and five blocks in Iowa’s victory over Ohio State on Feb. 5… blocked five or more shots in eight games this season… recorded a career-high five steals in Iowa’s victory over Wisconsin on Feb. 8; her five steals are the most in a single game by any player on Iowa’s roster this season.

2013-14 as a Junior… Named second team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media… 1-of-5 league players named to the All-Defensive Team… selected to Big Ten All-Tournament Team… named to Hawkeye Challenge All-Tournament Team… started all 36 games… tallied 106 blocks, the most in a single season in program history (previous record: Morgan Johnson – 79, 2009-10), and the eighth-highest single-season total in Big Ten history… tallied three or more blocks in 19 games, and tallied at least one block in every game but two… Iowa’s leading scorer (14.2 points/game)… ranked 12th in the Big Ten, in league games only, in scoring (13.8/game), and 17th in scoring in all games (14.2)… second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally in blocks (2.9)… ranked 24th nationally in field goal percentage (.553)… tallied career-best 26 points in win over Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (Mar. 6), two points shy of the Iowa single-game tournament record… posted 17 points and 10 rebounds in win against Idaho State (Dec. 7), registering second career double-double… finished 6-of-7 from the field in home win over Illinois, notching 16 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes… tallied career-best seven blocks in wins over Drake (Dec. 21) and Indiana (Jan. 25), one shy of the school record.

2012-13 as a Sophomore… Started all 34 games… Academic All-Big Ten selection… ranked fifth in the Big Ten and 63rd in the NCAA with 1.7 blocks per game… netted a career-high 19 points in win at Michigan (Jan. 27), including eight-straight points from 5:20-1:45 mark in the second half to seal the win… tallied first career double-double in win over Missouri State (Dec. 19), finishing with 12 points and 12 rebounds, had a double-double at halftime with 10 points and 10 rebounds… finished with 16 points and five rebounds against Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament… scored double figures in 11 contests…had 10 or more rebounds in two games.

2011-12 as a Freshman… Played in all 31 games… 10 points and six rebounds in just 11 minutes of action off the bench in win at Northern Iowa… eight points on 4-for-4 shooting at Penn State… tied a career-high with 10 points, along with five rebounds, in win over Michigan State… finished season with 116 points, 57 rebounds and 19 blocks.

High School… Miss Minnesota Basketball finalist… four-time all-state selection, including Minnesota Coaches Association and Associated Press first team honors… three-time all-conference pick and named conference’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior… Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro first team honoree as a senior… two time member of the Minnesota State Tournament All-Tournament Team… named to the Minnesota all-Breakdown team as a sophomore, junior and senior, including MVP honors as a senior… two-time team captain… averaged 10.9 points per game as a sophomore, 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game as a junior and 16.9 points and 7.4 rebounds as a senior… holds school records for single-season field goal percentage (.621), single-season blocks (134), career blocks (348), single-season field goals made (238) and periods played in a single season (64)… led Hill-Murray High School to a 30-1 record (26-0 in regular season) and a runner-up finish at state tournament as a senior, including Classic Suburban Conference title and a section 4AAA championship… section 4AAA championship and a runner-up finish at the state tournament as a junior… also led her high school team to a Classic Suburban Conference title as a junior and a second place finish as a sophomore… played AAU-affiliated basketball for the Midtown Monarchs in 2007-08 and was named Defensive Player of the Year for her club team… member of the Minnesota Fury during the 2009-10 season… A-Honor Roll student throughout her high school career… earned Classic Suburban Conference Academic All-Conference Award.

Personal… Parents are Colleen and Tim Doolittle… father Tim was a two sport athlete (swimming and rowing) at Harvard… has one brother, Nick, and two sisters, Lauren and Tessa… human physiology major.