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Stringer, Frese visit Carver in 2016
Aug. 28, 2015 9:57 am
IOWA CITY — C. Vivian Stringer returns to Iowa on Jan. 4, then Brenda Frese does likewise on Jan. 10.
Home dates with Rutgers and Maryland highlight the 2015-16 women's basketball schedule for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Iowa — 26-8 last season with a Sweet 16 appearance — hosts Rutgers (coached by Stringer, former Hawkeyes coach) and reigning Big Ten champion Maryland (which is coached by Frese, a Cedar Rapids native) in a seven-day stretch in early January.
The season opens Nov. 13, against North Dakota as part of the Hawkeye Challenge. In-state games are Nov. 22 (at UNI), Dec. 11 (at Iowa State) and Dec. 22 (at home against Drake).
Big Ten play begins Dec. 31 at Nebraska. The Hawkeyes' date with Rutgers represents their Big Ten home opener. The Big Ten tournament is March 2-6 in Indianapolis.
2015-16 IOWA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Fri., Nov. 13 — North Dakota (Hawkeye Challenge)
Sun., Nov. 15 — Tennessee-Martin (Hawkeye Challenge)
Thurs., Nov. 19 — Western Illinois
Sun., Nov. 22 — at Northern Iowa
Thurs., Nov. 26 — vs. Wright State (Lone Star Showcase, at Austin, Texas)
Fri., Nov. 27 — vs. George Washington (Lone Star Showcase, at Austin, Texas)
Sat., Nov. 28 — vs. Houston (Lone Star Showcase, at Austin, Texas)
Wed., Dec. 2 — at Virginia (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)
Sun., Dec. 6 — Robert Morris
Fri., Dec. 11 — at Iowa State
Sat., Dec. 19 — Bradley
Tues., Dec. 22 — Drake
Thurs., Dec. 31 — at Nebraska
Mon., Jan. 4 — Rutgers
Thurs., Jan. 7 — at Michigan
Sun., Jan. 10 — Maryland
Wed., Jan. 13 — at Wisconsin
Sat., Jan. 16 — at Michigan State
Wed., Jan. 20 — Penn State
Sun., Jan. 24 — at Purdue
Thurs., Jan. 28 — Michigan
Sun., Jan. 31 — at Northwestern
Thurs., Feb. 4 — at Indiana
Sun., Feb. 7 — Michigan State
Thurs., Feb. 11 — Ohio State
Mon., Feb. 15 — at Minnesota
Thurs., Feb. 18 — Purdue
Sun., Feb. 21 — Indiana
Wed., Feb. 24 — at Penn State
Sat., Feb. 27 — Illinois
Wed.-Sun., March 2-6 — Big Ten Tournament
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Rutgers Coach C. Vivian Stringer gets a hug from University of Iowa Associate Professor Bonnie Slatton before her team's game against San Jose State in the first round of the Hawkeye Challenge in 2005. It was Stringer's first time coaching in Carver since leaving Iowa in 2005. Stringer and the Scarlet Knights play at Iowa on Jan. 4, 2016.
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