# 1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 1989–90 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by seventh-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 23–6 overall, 15–3 in Big Ten play, sharing a piece of the conference championship for the fourth consecutive season. Iowa made its fifth straight appearance in the women's NCAA basketball tournament, but was upset in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1989* | No. 11 | Howard Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 90–57 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nov 26, 1989* | No. 11 | UConn Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 81–49 | 2–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nov 27, 1989* | No. 10 | at Nebraska | W 74–55 | 3–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 1, 1989* | No. 10 | vs. No. 21 Saint Joseph's Louisiana Tech Dial Soap Classic | W 76–57 | 4–0 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 2, 1989* | No. 10 | at No. 2 Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Dial Soap Classic | L 82–85 | 4–1 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 8, 1989* | No. 7 | DePaul | W 70–58 | 5–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 10, 1989* | No. 7 | Drake | W 70–58 | 6–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 17, 1989* | No. 5 | at Iowa State | W 75–55 | 7–1 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 28, 1989* | No. 4 | vs. No. 20 South Carolina Hilton Head Island Super Shootout | L 76–82 | 7–2 | Hilton Head, South Carolina |
| Dec 29, 1989* | No. 4 | vs. North Carolina Hilton Head Island Super Shootout | W 106–81 | 8–2 | Hilton Head, South Carolina |
| Jan 5, 1990 | No. 7 | at Michigan State | L 61–62 | 8–3 (0–1) | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Jan 7, 1990 | No. 7 | at Michigan | W 65–54 | 9–3 (1–1) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Jan 12, 1990 | No. 10 | Illinois | W 85–51 | 10–3 (2–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 14, 1990 | No. 10 | No. 11 Purdue | L 63–66 | 10–4 (2–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 19, 1990 | No. 13 | at Minnesota | L 72–84 | 11–4 (3–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 26, 1990 | No. 13 | at Indiana | W 63–52 | 12–4 (4–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Jan 28, 1990 | No. 13 | at Ohio State | W 71–48 | 13–4 (5–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 2, 1990 | No. 13 | Wisconsin | W 84–52 | 14–4 (6–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 4, 1990 | No. 13 | No. 19 Northwestern | L 63–64 | 14–5 (6–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 9, 1990 | No. 16 | at Illinois | W 59–51 | 15–5 (7–3) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Feb 11, 1990 | No. 16 | at No. 10 Purdue | W 70–67 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (8–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 16, 1990 | No. 14 | Minnesota | W 87–58 | 17–5 (9–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 23, 1990 | No. 13 | Ohio State | W 94–51 | 18–5 (10–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 25, 1990 | No. 13 | Indiana | W 85–47 | 19–5 (11–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 2, 1990 | No. 11 | at No. 13 Northwestern | W 64–43 | 20–5 (12–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Mar 4, 1990 | No. 11 | at Wisconsin | W 79–60 | 21–5 (13–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Mar 8, 1990 | No. 10 | Michigan | W 78–47 | 22–5 (14–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 10, 1990 | No. 10 | Michigan State | W 86–58 | 23–5 (15–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1990* | (3 ME) No. 10 | (6 ME) Vanderbilt Second round | L 56–61 | 23–6 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. ||||||