# 2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by 18th year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 11–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Northwestern in the second round before losing to Minnesota in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Kansas City region. There they lost in the First Round to Creighton.

## Previous season

The Hawkeyes finished the 2016–17 season 20–14, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern. They received an invitation to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Missouri State, South Dakota, and Colorado before losing to Washington State in the NIT quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 5, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Minnesota State-Moorhead | W 85–56 | – | 22 – Gustafson | 10 – Tied | 6 – Meyer | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,430) Iowa City, IA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 5:00 pm | | Quinnipiac 2017 Hawkeye Challenge | W 83–67 | 1–0 | 17 – Doyle | 15 – Gustafson | 5 – Stewart | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,758) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 11, 2017* 4:30 pm | | Western Kentucky 2017 Hawkeye Challenge | W 104–97 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | 35 – Gustafson | 17 – Gustafson | 9 – Davis | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,649) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 105–80 | 3–0 | 22 – Gustafson | 11 – Gustafson | 8 – Meyer | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,504) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 79–56 | 4–0 | 21 – Meyer | 13 – Gustafson | 6 – Sevillian | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,578) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 22, 2017* 12:30 pm | | vs. Morgan State 2017 Puerto Rico Classic | W 90–46 | 5–0 | 18 – Gustafson | 10 – Gustafson | 7 – Meyer | Cardinal Gibbons High School (117) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Nov 23, 2017* 11:00 am | | vs. Charlotte 2017 Puerto Rico Classic | W 77–64 | 6–0 | 23 – Gustafson | 14 – Gustafson | 7 – Meyer | Cardinal Gibbons High School (172) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Nov 25, 2017* 4:00 pm | | vs. Elon 2017 Puerto Rico Classic | W 74–61 | 7–0 | 21 – Sevillian | 14 – Gustafson | 7 – Doyle | Cardinal Gibbons High School (137) Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 13 Florida State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 93–94 | 7–1 | 34 – Gustafson | 9 – Tied | 6 – Meyer | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,202) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 3, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Samford | W 80–59 | 8–1 | 18 – Gustafson | 11 – Gustafson | 7 – Davis | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,785) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 6, 2017* 6:30 pm | | at Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 61–55 | 9–1 | 16 – Meyer | 14 – Gustafson | 5 – Davis | Hilton Coliseum (10,916) Ames, IA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 85–43 | 10–1 | 19 – Gustafson | 10 – Gustafson | 5 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,806) Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 17, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | at Northern Iowa | W 71–47 | 11–1 | 26 – Gustafson | 10 – Gustafson | 7 – Doyle | McLeod Center (3,008) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Drake | W 79–66 | 12–1 | 27 – Gustafson | 12 – Gustafson | 7 – Meyer | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,847) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten conference season |||||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at Wisconsin | W 56–46 | 13–1 (1–0) | 21 – Gustafson | 16 – Gustafson | 7 – Doyle | Kohl Center (3,865) Madison, WI |
| Dec 31, 2017 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 23 | No. 21 Michigan | W 82–72 | 14–1 (2–0) | 27 – Gustafson | 11 – Gustafson | 9 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,928) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 4, 2018 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 18 | at No. 13 Maryland | L 64–80 | 14–2 (2–1) | 15 – Gustafson | 15 – Gustafson | 11 – Doyle | Xfinity Center (3,841) College Park, MD |
| Jan 7, 2018 1:00 pm, BTN | No. 18 | at Illinois | W 84–71 | 15–2 (3–1) | 34 – Gustafson | 12 – Gustafson | 10 – Doyle | State Farm Center (1,646) Champaign, IL |
| Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 18 | Purdue | L 70–76 | 15–3 (3–2) | 37 – Gustafson | 14 – Gustafson | 10 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,477) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 16, 2018 7:00 pm | No. 20 | at Nebraska | L 65–74 | 15–4 (3–3) | 29 – Gustafson | 18 – Gustafson | 5 – Doyle | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,667) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 21, 2018 3:00 pm | No. 20 | at Minnesota | L 72–77 | 15–5 (3–4) | 20 – Gustafson | 10 – Gustafson | 4 – 3 tied | Williams Arena (4,182) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | No. 12 Ohio State | W 103–89 | 16–5 (4–4) | 29 – Gustafson | 11 – Coley | 11 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,012) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 28, 2018 2:00 pm | | Nebraska | L 74–92 | 16–6 (4–5) | 26 – Gustafson | 10 – Gustafson | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,823) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 1, 2018 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan State | W 71–68 | 17–6 (5–5) | 36 – Gustafson | 17 – Gustafson | 11 – Doyle | Breslin Center (5,047) East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 4, 2018 2:00 pm | | Minnesota | W 92–84 | 18–6 (6–5) | 25 – Gustafson | 15 – Gustafson | 8 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,581) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Penn State | W 80–76 | 19–6 (7–5) | 33 – Gustafson | 14 – Gustafson | 7 – Meyer | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,878) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 11, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Northwestern | W 70–61 | 20–6 (8–5) | 25 – Gustafson | 16 – Gustafson | 6 – Doyle | Beardsley Gym (1,363) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm | | Wisconsin | W 88–61 | 21–6 (9–5) | 25 – Gustafson | 8 – Gustafson | 6 – 2 tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,495) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 21, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Rutgers | W 77–67 $^{OT}$ | 22–6 (10–5) | 27 – Gustafson | 14 – Gustafson | 9 – Doyle | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,852) Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 24, 2018 11:00 am, BTN | | Indiana | W 75–62 | 23–6 (11–5) | 36 – Gustafson | 15 – Gustafson | 5 – Coley | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,921) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 1:30 pm, RSN | (5) | vs. (12) Northwestern Second Round | W 55–45 | 24–6 | 13 – Meyer | 9 – Gustafson | 7 – Doyle | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,447) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 2, 2018 1:30 pm, RSN | (5) | vs. (4) Minnesota Quarterfinals | L 89–90 | 24–7 | 48 – Gustafson | 15 – Gustafson | 7 – Doyle | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,274) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 17, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (6 KC) | vs. (11 KC) Creighton First Round | L 70–76 | 24–8 | 29 – Gustafson | 17 – Gustafson | 8 – Doyle | Pauley Pavilion (2,304) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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