Articles Tagged: Lisa Bluder

From the “front lines” of the fight to keep Title IX’s implementation in sports alive to the focus on women’s athletes’ well-being, Christine Grant left quite the legacy both at Iowa and across the country.

Moment No. 6: Lisa Bluder and Megan Gustafson became the first player-coach duo from the Big Ten to sweep the Naismith National Coach of the Year and National Player of the Year awards.

Moment No. 8: In a 22-day period, Iowa women’s basketball won two Big Ten championships and had three sellouts at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Moment No. 11: Lisa Bluder became the 14th Division I women’s basketball coach to win 800 career games in 2021.

Moment No. 28: Lisa Bluder has a “magical” first season at Iowa, leading a group that won only nine games in 1999-00 to a Big Ten tournament title in 2000-01.

Moment No. 42 in The Gazette’s 50 Iowa moments since Title IX series is Iowa hiring Lisa Bluder as women’s basketball head coach in 2000. She faced some obstacles leading up to that moment.

Iowa women’s basketball head coach Lisa Bluder had some initial concerns about NIL, but now she asks “why should they not” get these opportunities to make money and develop “so many business skills.”

As The Gazette counts down the top 50 moments in Iowa women’s athletics history ahead of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, No. 45 is Lisa Bluder’s 270th win at Iowa —more wins than any other coach in Iowa basketball history.

Much was accomplished by the Iowa women’s basketball team in 2021-22, but an early NCAA exit leaves a bad blemish. Next season will begin with high hopes and much hype.

Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder had plenty to say on officiating and Lauren Jensen after Sunday’s shocking NCAA second-round loss to Creighton.

Former Hawkeye Lauren Jensen returned to Carver-Hawkeye Arena and led Creighton to a 64-62 upset win over Iowa in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

Creighton’s Lauren Jensen said she feels “no bad blood” toward Iowa after last year’s transfer.

Preseason scrimmage partners Iowa and Creighton meet Sunday in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament with a Sweet 16 berth on the line.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament notes: Monika Czinano is perfect from the field, perfect from the line in Iowa’s first-round win over Illinois State. Now she just needs the ball more.

Iowa did what a 2-seed should, routing Illinois State in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, 98-58.