# 2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by 20th year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA as members of the Big Ten Conference.
On March 12, 2020, the NCAA canceled the 2020 women's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time this cancellation was announced, Iowa had yet to qualify or be selected for tournament play.
The Hawkeyes ended the year with a 23–7 record, an undefeated record on home-court (extending their streak to a total of 36 consecutive wins), and a third-place finish in the regular season in the Big Ten Conference.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | # | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Megan Gustafson | 10 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Port Wing, WI | Completed college eligibility/ Declared for WNBA draft |
| Tania Davis | 11 | G | 5'4" | Senior | Grand Blanc, MI | Completed college eligibility |
| Hannah Stewart | 21 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Minot, ND | Completed college eligibility |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| McKenna Warnock W | Marshall, WI | Monona Grove | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Oct 7, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Gabbie Marshall PG | Cincinnati, OH | Mount Notre Dame | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | Oct 29, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Megan Meyer PG | Mason City, IA | Mason City | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Winona State | W 98–53 | — | 27 – Czinano | 8 – Ollinger | 8 – Ma. Meyer | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,407) Iowa City, IA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2019* 6:30 pm, BTN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 85–53 | 1–0 | 15 – Doyle | 10 – Warnock | 5 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,334) Iowa City, IA |
| November 14, 2019* 6:30 pm, BTN+ | | North Alabama | W 86–81 | 2–0 | 21 – Ma. Meyer | 7 – Ma. Meyer | 7 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,446) Iowa City, IA |
| November 17, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 66–88 | 2–1 | 14 – Ma. Meyer | 10 – Ollinger | 3 – Ma. Meyer | McLeod Center (3,255) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 20, 2019* 6:30 pm, BTN+ | | Princeton | W 77–75 | 3–1 | 21 – Doyle | 13 – Ollinger | 9 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,885) Iowa City, IA |
| November 27, 2019* 6:30 pm, FloHoops.com | | vs. Cincinnati Puerto Rico Clasico | W 69–61 | 4–1 | 16 – Czinano | 8 – Doyle | 6 – Doyle | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| November 28, 2019* 12:00 pm, FloHoops.com | | vs. Towson Puerto Rico Clasico | W 100–72 | 5–1 | 29 – Ma. Meyer | 7 – Czinano | 4 – Tied | Rubén Zayas Montañez Coliseum (100) Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |
| November 30, 2019* 12:00 pm, FloHoops.com | | vs. Washington Puerto Rico Clasico | L 63–70 | 5–2 | 17 – Doyle | 7 – Tied | 7 – Doyle | Rubén Zayas Montañez Coliseum (100) Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |
| December 4, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN | | Clemson ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 74–60 | 6–2 | 24 – Czinano | 9 – Ollinger | 9 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,884) Iowa City, IA |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 75–69 | 7–2 | 21 – Doyle | 20 – Ollinger | 5 – Ma. Meyer | Hilton Coliseum (10,196) Ames, IA |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, BTN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 102–50 | 8–2 | 19 – Ma. Meyer | 7 – Ollinger | 9 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,262) Iowa City, IA |
| December 21, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN+ | | Drake | W 79–67 | 9–2 | 24 – Ma. Meyer | 9 – Ollinger | 10 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,625) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten conference season |||||||||
| December 28, 2019 1:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Nebraska | L 69–78 | 9–3 (0–1) | 19 – Doyle | 17 – Czinano | 4 – Ma. Meyer | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,228) Lincoln, NE |
| December 31, 2019 2:00 pm, BTN+ | | Illinois | W 108–72 | 10–3 (1–1) | 33 – Doyle | 14 – Ollinger | 7 – Sevillian | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,942) Iowa City, IA |
| January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | W 77–51 | 11–3 (2–1) | 21 – Czinano | 12 – Ollinger | 7 – Doyle | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,843) Evanston, IL |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 17 Maryland | W 66–61 | 12–3 (3–1) | 21 – Doyle | 9 – Ollinger | 6 – Ma. Meyer | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,689) Iowa City, IA |
| January 12, 2020 4:00 pm, BTN | | No. 12 Indiana | W 91–85 $^{2OT}$ | 13–3 (4–1) | 31 – Doyle | 10 – Ollinger | 10 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,397) Iowa City, IA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 22 | at Minnesota | W 76–75 | 14–3 (5–1) | 21 – Czinano | 6 – Doyle | 9 – Ma. Meyer | Williams Arena (3,412) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 22 | at Wisconsin | W 85–78 | 15–3 (6–1) | 22 – Ma. Meyer | 9 – Ollinger | 6 – Ma. Meyer | Kohl Center (6,460) Madison, WI |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | Ohio State | W 77–68 | 16–3 (7–1) | 26 – Doyle | 8 – Doyle | 7 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,490) Iowa City, IA |
| January 26, 2020 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | Michigan State | W 74–57 | 17–3 (8–1) | 22 – Warnock | 10 – Warnock | 5 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,420) Iowa City, IA |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 18 | at Penn State | W 77–66 | 18–3 (9–1) | 23 – Doyle | 9 – Ollinger | 8 – Doyle | Bryce Jordan Center (1,657) University Park, PA |
| February 2, 2020 11:00 am, BTN | No. 18 | at Michigan | L 63–78 | 18–4 (9–2) | 15 – Sevillian | 8 – Ollinger | 5 – Doyle | Crisler Center (3,124) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 6, 2020 6:30 pm, BTN+ | No. 20 | Nebraska | W 76–60 | 19–4 (10–2) | 23 – Czinano | 13 – Ollinger | 15 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,967) Iowa City, IA |
| February 9, 2020 1:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 20 | at Purdue | W 83–71 | 20–4 (11–2) | 22 – Ma. Meyer | 12 – Ollinger | 6 – Ma. Meyer | Mackey Arena (6,681) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 13, 2020 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 17 | at No. 10 Maryland | L 59–93 | 20–5 (11–3) | 15 – Czinano | 7 – Czinano | 3 – Doyle | Xfinity Center (5,446) College Park, MD |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 17 | Wisconsin | W 97–71 | 21–5 (12–3) | 22 – Doyle | 10 – Ollinger | 5 – Doyle | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,506) Iowa City, IA |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 19 | Penn State | W 100–57 | 22–5 (13–3) | 23 – Czinano | 7 – Czinano | 8 – Sevillian | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,389) Iowa City, IA |
| February 27, 2020 6:30 pm | No. 18 | Minnesota | W 90–82 | 23–5 (14–3) | 24 – Czinano | 6 – Czinano | 6 – Ma. Meyer | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,297) Iowa City, IA |
| March 1, 2020 11:00 am, BTN | No. 18 | at Rutgers | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 23–6 (14–4) | 22 – Marshall | 7 – Warnock | 9 – Doyle | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,680) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2020 8:00 pm, BTN | (3) No. 19 | vs. (6) Ohio State Quarterfinals | L 66–87 | 23–7 | 16 – Doyle | 7 – Ma. Meyer | 4 – Doyle | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro Region. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | | | | | | | | | RV | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | N/A |
| Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 2020 WNBA Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
| 2 | 14 | Kathleen Doyle | Indiana Fever |