# 2013–14 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented University of Iowa during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by fourteenth year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 27–9 overall, 11–5 overall for a tie for a fourth-place finish. They lost in the championship game of the 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Nebraska. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Marist in the first round before getting defeated by Louisville in the second round.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 1 | Alexa Kastanek | 5'10" | G | Freshman | Lincoln, NE |
| 2 | Ally Disterhoft | 6'0" | G | Freshman | Iowa City, IA |
| 3 | Claire Till | 6'0" | F | Sophomore | Dubuque, IA |
| 21 | Melissa Dixon | 5'8" | G | Junior | Johnsburg, IL |
| 22 | Samantha Logic | 5'9" | G | Junior | Racine, WI |
| 23 | Theairra Taylor | 5'11" | G | RS Senior | St. Paul, MN |
| 25 | Kali Peschel | 6'1" | G | Sophomore | Sauk Centre, MN |
| 33 | Kathryn Reynolds | 5'7" | G | RS Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH |
| 40 | Hailey Schneden | 6'2" | F | Freshman | Davenport, IA |
| 45 | Nicole Smith | 6'4" | C | Sophomore | Rockton, IL |
| 51 | Bethany Doolittle | 6'4" | C | Junior | Oakdale, MN |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2013* 7:00 pm | | Concordia | W 92–68 | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,150) Iowa City, IA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 6:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 70–56 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,162) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/10/2013* 7:00 pm | | No. 14 Dayton | W 97–93 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,370) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 76–38 | 3–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (2,810) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/17/2013* 1:00 pm, MC22 | | Stony Brook | W 78–40 | 4–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,470) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/20/2013* 9:30 pm, P12N | | at No. 16 Colorado | L 87–90 | 4–1 | Coors Events Center (3,501) Boulder, CO |
| 11/24/2013* 2:30 pm | | at Northern Iowa | W 67–60 | 5–1 | McLeod Center (3,502) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/28/2013* 7:30 pm | | vs. USC Cancún Challenge | W 78–65 | 6–1 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (507) Cancún, MX |
| 11/29/2013* 5:00 pm | | vs. Boston College Cancún Challenge | W 78–68 | 7–1 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (934) Cancún, MX |
| 11/30/2013* 7:30 pm | | vs. UNC Wilmington Cancún Challenge | W 102–65 | 8–1 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (934) Cancún, MX |
| 12/05/2013* 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 25 | No. 22 Syracuse ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 97–91 | 9–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,323) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/07/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 25 | Idaho State | W 95–47 | 10–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,168) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/12/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | at No. 17 Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 70–83 | 10–2 | Hilton Coliseum (11,543) Ames, IA |
| 12/21/2013* 7:00 pm, MC22 | No. 22 | Drake | W 73–51 | 11–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (5,598) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/28/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 21 | North Dakota | W 88–62 | 12–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,209) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/02/2014 6:00 pm | No. 22 | at Indiana | L 84–86 | 12–3 (0–1) | Assembly Hall (2,888) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/05/2014 6:00 pm, MC22 | No. 22 | No. 15 Penn State | L 71–87 | 12–4 (0–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (6,230) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/08/2014 7:00 pm | | Minnesota | W 78–71 | 13–4 (1–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,460) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/12/2014 12:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | W 82–65 | 14–4 (2–2) | Kohl Center (5,245) Madison, WI |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, MC22 | | Michigan State | L 72–88 | 14–5 (2–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,176) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/19/2014 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | W 81–74 | 15–5 (3–3) | Value City Arena (7,567) Columbus, OH |
| 01/25/2014 6:00 pm, BTN | | Indiana | W 84–75 | 16–5 (4–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (7,180) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm | | at Minnesota | W 64–56 | 17–5 (5–3) | Williams Arena (3,124) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/01/2014 2:00 pm | | Nebraska | L 67–80 | 17–6 (5–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,021) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/06/2014 5:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 9 Penn State | W 73–70 | 18–6 (6–4) | Bryce Jordan Center (4,033) University Park, PA |
| 02/10/2014 6:00 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 90–84 | 19–6 (7–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,684) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/13/2014 8:00 pm, BTN | | Illinois | W 69–55 | 20–6 (8–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,636) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/16/2014 1:00 pm | | at No. 23 Purdue | L 73–74 | 20–7 (8–5) | Mackey Arena (8,813) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/22/2014 12:30 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | W 74–70 | 21–7 (9–5) | Crisler Center (2,332) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 02/27/2014 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 25 | Ohio State | W 66–61 | 22–7 (10–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,492) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/02/2014 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 25 | at Illinois | W 81–56 | 23–7 (11–5) | State Farm Center (2,201) Champaign, IL |
| 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2014 1:30 pm, BTN | No. 23 | vs. Illinois First Round | W 81–62 | 24–7 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,070) Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/07/2014 1:30 pm, BTN | No. 23 | vs. No. 17 Purdue Quarterfinals | W 87–80 | 25–7 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/08/2014 2:30 pm, BTN | No. 23 | vs. Ohio State Semifinals | W 77–73 | 26–7 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/09/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | vs. No. 16 Nebraska Championship Game | L 65–72 | 26–8 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,743) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/23/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | Marist First Round | W 87–65 | 27–8 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (5,810) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/25/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | No. 3 Louisville Second Round | L 53–83 | 27–9 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,320) Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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