2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–13 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lisa Bluder (4th season);
Assistant coach	Jan Jensen
Home arena	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

2003–04 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Penn State	15	–	1	.938	28	–	6	.824
No. 3 Purdue †	14	–	2	.875	29	–	4	.879
No. 21 Ohio State	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
No. 23 Michigan State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Iowa	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
No. 24 Minnesota	9	–	7	.563	25	–	9	.735
Michigan	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Indiana	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414
Illinois	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Wisconsin	4	–	12	.250	10	–	17	.370
Northwestern	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 2004 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 13, 2004 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by fourth-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa, at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 16–13 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. Playing as the No. 9 seed in the East region, the Hawkeyes were eliminated in the opening round by No. 8 seed Virginia Tech.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Kristi Faulkner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr		Glen Ellyn, Illinois
G	10	Crystal Smith	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So		Haughton, Louisiana
F	50	Jennie Lillis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	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

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 2003*		Butler Hawkeye Challenge	W 83–60	1–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Nov 22, 2003*		Houston Hawkeye Challenge	L 64–70	1–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Big Ten tournament
Mar 5, 2004*		vs. Michigan State Quarterfinals	L 54–81	16–12	Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2004*	(9 E)	at (8 E) Virginia Tech First round	L 76–89	16–13	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

References

^ "2003-04 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "2001-02 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[1] "2003-04 Women's Basketball Roster". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[2] "2001-02 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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v t e Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Venues	Iowa Field House (1974–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Crossover at Kinnick Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" Full Court Press The Law Firm Caitlin Clark effect
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics