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Photos: Hawkeye fans welcome home Iowa women's basketball team
A meorable season for the Iowa women's basketball team came to an end Monday night, and the Hawkeyes' fans made sure to give them a warm welcome home.
Fans gathered Tuesday at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility to greet the Hawkeyes, who advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993.
No. 2-seed Iowa fell to No. 1-seed Baylor 85-53 Monday night in a regional final in Greensboro, N.C.
It was the final game for seniors Megan Gustafson, Hannah Stewart and Tania Davis.
The Hawkeyes finished the season with a school-record 29 wins and just seven losses.
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Megan Gustafson signs a poster for Ruby Van Heukelom, 8, of Coralville at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Hawkeye fans, including Hailey Hansen, 9, of Coralville (center foreground), cheer a the Hawkeye women's basketball team bus arrives at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder and associate head coach Jan Jensen react to fans after getting off the team bus at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Alexis Sevillian gets off the team bus at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Tania Davis reacts after disembarking the team bus at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder watches as the team gets off the bus at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Megan Gustafson signs a basketball for Nick Nelson of Des Moines at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Ruby Van Heukelom, 8, of Coralville watches while a Hawkeye basketball player signs a poster she made to welcome them back at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Megan Gustafson holds 2-year-old corgi Lennon, owned by Erin Manfull of Iowa City and dressed in an Iowa jersey, after the team arrived at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Tania Davis signs a basketball at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder signs a poster for a young fan as University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld looks on at the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Fans gathered to welcome the Hawkeye women's basketball team back from Greensboro, North Carolina, after their loss to Baylor in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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