1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten Conference regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 9
Record	26–5 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (4th season);
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by fourth-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 26–5 overall, 17–1 in Big Ten play, sharing the regular season conference championship. The team was the first Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to advance to the Elite Eight in the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

1986–87 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Iowa	17	–	1	.944	26	–	5	.839
No. 10 Ohio State	17	–	1	.944	26	–	5	.839
Northwestern	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Purdue	10	–	8	.556	18	–	9	.667
Michigan State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	12	.571
Indiana	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Minnesota	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Michigan	2	–	16	.111	9	–	18	.333

Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	14	Lynn Kennedy	—	Sr		Irvington, NJ
G	23	Tricia Blair	—	Sr		McFarland, WI
F	24	Lisa Long	—	Sr		Newark, NJ
F	25	Franthea Price	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	River Rouge	River Rouge, MI
G	30	Michelle Edwards	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Cathedral	Boston, MA
G	34	Jolette Law	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Fr	Wilson	Florence, SC
C	44	Marva Fuller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Holly	Holly, MI

Head coach

C. Vivian Stringer

Assistant coach(es)

Jennifer Bednarek
Marianna Freeman

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1986*	No. 8	Boston University Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 70–48	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 30, 1986*	No. 8	No. 3 Tennessee Amana-Hawkeye Classic	L 56–74^[2]	1–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 2, 1986*	No. 11	at Nebraska	L 74–85	1–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 3, 1986*	No. 11	at Drake	W 71–57	2–2	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 4, 1986*	No. 11	Iowa State	W 70–51	3–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 13, 1986*	No. 17	at Illinois State	W 71–56	4–2	Horton Fieldhouse Normal, Illinois
Dec 21, 1986*	No. 17	Western Kentucky	W 67–47	5–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 29, 1986*	No. 14	vs. No. 12 Penn State North Carolina State Classic	L 74–78 ^OT	5–3	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 30, 1986*	No. 14	vs. Indiana North Carolina State Classic	W 63–56	6–3	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1987	No. 14	at Wisconsin	W 83–44	7–3 (1–0)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 4, 1987	No. 14	at Northwestern	W 72–61	8–3 (2–0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Jan 7, 1987*	No. 14	LSU	W 68–49	9–3	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 9, 1987	No. 14	Minnesota	W 81–40	10–3 (3–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 16, 1987	No. 10	Illinois	W 80–53	11–3 (4–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 18, 1987	No. 10	Purdue	W 68–54	12–3 (5–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 23, 1987	No. 10	at Indiana	W 60–49	13–3 (6–0)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Jan 25, 1987	No. 10	at No. 17 Ohio State	L 54–67	13–4 (6–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 30, 1987	No. 13	Michigan State	W 83–61	14–4 (7–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 1, 1987	No. 13	Michigan	W 75–54	15–4 (8–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 6, 1987	No. 12	at Minnesota	W 78–60	16–4 (9–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 13, 1987	No. 11	at Purdue	W 86–68	17–4 (10–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 15, 1987	No. 11	at Illinois	W 70–54	18–4 (11–1)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Feb 20, 1987	No. 11	No. 10 Ohio State	W 66–54	19–4 (12–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 22, 1987	No. 11	Indiana	W 71–50	20–4 (13–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 27, 1987	No. 10	at Michigan	W 78–54	21–4 (14–1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 1, 1987	No. 10	at Michigan State	W 71–49	22–4 (15–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 4, 1987	No. 10	Northwestern	W 70–53	23–4 (16–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 7, 1987	No. 10	Wisconsin	W 78–56	24–4 (17–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1987*	(3 MW) No. 9	New Orleans Second round	W 68–46^[3]	25–4	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 20, 1987*	(3 MW) No. 9	vs. (2 MW) No. 11 Georgia Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 62–60	26–4	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 22, 1987*	(3 MW) No. 9	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Louisiana Tech Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 65–66	26–5	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

References

^ "1986-87 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ "No. 3 Tennessee dumps Iowa in Amana final" (PDF). Daily Iowan. December 1, 1986. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
^ "Hawks roll past New Orleans" (PDF). Daily Iowan. March 16, 1987. p. 11. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
^ "1986-87 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

[1] "1986-87 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[2] "No. 3 Tennessee dumps Iowa in Amana final" (PDF). Daily Iowan. December 1, 1986. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

[3] "Hawks roll past New Orleans" (PDF). Daily Iowan. March 16, 1987. p. 11. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

[4] "1986-87 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

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