2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by sixth-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with an overall record of 17–12 (10–6 Big Ten) to finish fourth in the regular season conference standings. Iowa lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the 2006 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament. Iowa received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by BYU, 67–62, in the opening round.

2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–12 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jan Jensen Jenni Fitzgerald Shannon Gage
Home arena	Carver-Hawkeye Arena

2005–06 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Ohio State †	15	–	1		.938			29	–	3		.906
No. 11 Purdue	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
Michigan State	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Minnesota	11	–	5		.688			19	–	10		.655
Iowa	10	–	6		.625			17	–	12		.586
Indiana	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
Illinois	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
Penn State	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Wisconsin	5	–	11		.313			11	–	18		.379
Northwestern	2	–	14		.125			6	–	22		.214
Michigan	0	–	16		.000			6	–	23		.207
† 2006 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 13, 2006 Rankings from AP Poll

This season marked Iowa's fourth NCAA tournament appearance under Coach Bluder.

Senior Crystal Smith established Iowa's single-game high in points with 46 against Louisiana Tech on November 22, 2005 (now 4th on the all-time list as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

Roster

2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 3 Abby Emmert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Winterset, Iowa G 10 Crystal Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Haughton, Louisiana G 11 Kristi Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Thornton, Colorado F 24 Jenee Graham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bolingbrook, Illinois F 32 Wendy Ausdemore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Neola, Iowa F 34 Johanna Solverson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Lake Zurich, Illinois C 40 Stacy Schlapkohl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Durant, Iowa F 43 Nicole VanderPol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Grundy Center, Iowa C 44 Megan Skouby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Fr Mentor, Ohio G 50 Lindsey Nyenhuis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Grand Rapids, Michigan F 51 Krista VandeVenter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Osseo, Minnesota	Head coach Lisa Bluder Assistant coach(es) Jan Jensen Jenni Fitzgerald Shannon Gage Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
Nov 22, 2005*		at Louisiana Tech	L 91–95 2OT	1–1	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 26, 2006		Indiana	W 78–70	17–10 (10–6)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Big Ten tournament
Mar 3, 2006*	(10 SA)	vs. (7 SA) No. 22 Michigan State Quarterfinals	L 58–79	17–11	Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2006*	(10 SA)	vs. (7 SA) No. 22 BYU First round	L 62–67	17–12	Pepsi Center  Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SA=San Antonio. All times are in Central Time.

Source

Rankings

Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team