2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by second-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa, at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 18–11 overall, 10–6 in Big Ten play, to occupy fourth place in the conference regular season standings. The team was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, but received an at-large bid to the women's NCAA basketball tournament. After an opening round win over Virginia, the Hawkeyes were dominated by No. 1 and eventual national champion Connecticut.

2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	18–11 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Jan Jensen
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena

2001–02 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Purdue	13	–	3		.813			24	–	6		.800
No. 18 Minnesota	11	–	5		.688			22	–	8		.733
No. 24 Penn State	11	–	5		.688			23	–	12		.657
Iowa	10	–	6		.625			18	–	11		.621
Wisconsin	8	–	8		.500			19	–	12		.613
Indiana †	8	–	8		.500			17	–	14		.548
Ohio State	8	–	8		.500			14	–	15		.483
Illinois	7	–	9		.438			15	–	14		.517
Michigan State	6	–	10		.375			19	–	13		.594
Michigan	6	–	10		.375			17	–	13		.567
Northwestern	0	–	16		.000			4	–	24		.143
† 2002 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2001–02 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Kristi Faulkner 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So   Glen Ellyn, Illinois F 5 Jerica Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Washington Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 10 Lindsey Meder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Solon Solon, IA G 12 Leah Magner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr     C 44 Beatrice Bullock 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr     F 50 Jennie Lillis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Dowling Catholic Urbandale, IA	Head coach Lisa Bluder Assistant coach(es) Jan Jensen Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 20, 2000*		vs. Gonzaga Great Alaska Shootout	W 69–54	1–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
November 21, 2000*		vs. Marquette Great Alaska Shootout	W 90–72	2–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
November 25, 2000*		Drake	L 72–75 OT	2–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
November 27, 2000*		SW Missouri State	W 84–64	3–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Big Ten tournament
Mar 2, 2001*		vs. Indiana Quarterfinals	L 76–78 OT	17–10	Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2002*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) Virginia First round	W 69–62	18–10	Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, Connecticut
Mar 18, 2002*  ESPN	(9 E)	at (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut Second round	L 48–86	18–11	Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings