Players lost:

  GP/GS Min FG FGA FG% 3 Pt 3Pt A 3 Pt % FT FTA FT %
Amy Herrig 27/26 35.5 185 370 .500 1 3 .333 133 169 .787
Myesha Bledsoe 23/0 10.8 23 73 .315 8 31 .258 6 9 .667

 

  Off Reb Def Reb Reb PF-D Assists Steals Blocks TO A/TO High Points Ave
Amy Herrig 87 219 306 64-1 35 24 18 76 0.46 42 504 18.7
Myesha Bledsoe 10 22 32 22-0 13 6 1 18 0.72 10 60 2.6

 

Players returning:

  GP/GS Min FG FGA FG% 3 Pt 3Pt A 3 Pt % FT FTA FT%
Lindsey Meder 27/26 34.7 138 328 .421 49 115 .426 51 72 .708
Cara Consuegra 27/26 37.0 121 265 .457 9 28 .321 58 85 .682
Randi Peterson 25/20 26.1 94 198 .475 0 0 .000 51 83 .614
Leah Magner 27/26 27.0 66 187 .353 26 68 .382 17 24 .708
Jerica Watson 26/3 13.3 43 71 .606 0 0 .000 19 33 .576
Patrice Jennings 17/0 16.1 36 83 .434 0 0 .000 19 37 .514
Beatrice Bullock 24/3 9.5 13 31 .419 0 0 .000 13 30 .433
Laura Podolak 7/0 4.1 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Amy Van Arkel 5/0 5.2 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000

 

  Off Reb Def Reb Reb PF-D Assists Steals Blocks TO A/TO High Points Ave
Lindsey Meder 26 55 81 67-1 68 17 3 58 1.17 25 376 13.9
Cara Consuegra 14 56 70 55-1 153 38 3 104 1.47 23 309 11.4
Randi Peterson 67 102 169 72-2 49 27 11 50 0.98 26 239 9.6
Leah Magner 30 54 84 60-1 62 14 2 54 1.11 13 175 6.5
Jerica Watson 24 48 72 58-2 27 20 9 40 0.68 12 1.5 4.0
Patrice Jennings 20 19 39 21-0 17 9 5 27 0.63 11 91 5.4
Beatrice Bullock 25 26 51 39-0 6 10 6 23 0.26 12 39 1.6
Laura Podolak 1 2 3 3-0 0 0 0 1 0.00 2 2 0.3
Amy Van Arkel 1 2 3 1-0 2 1 0 3 .067 0 0 0.0

 

Incoming players:

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Returning

Mary Berdo 5'10 G Berdo, a three point specialist, returns to the Hawkeyes after sitting out two season with a lack of interest.

 

Iowa enters 1999 with a small, but experienced roster.  

With the departure of Amy Herrig, the Hawks will rely on their guards to carry more of the scoring load.  Lindsey Meder was one of the top freshmen, as well as one of the top three point shooters,  in 1998 and has shown she be a consistent scorer.  Cara Consuegra has one of the top assist/turnover ratios in the league and can also score.

But the Hawks will struggle in the post.  Peterson has shown signs of being a solid Big 10 post player, while Watson is a very athletic but undersized post.  There is little other proven talent and the incoming freshmen don't offer much hope that they can contribute immediately.

Iowa was not a good defensive team in 1998.  They do not appear to have the weapons to be a high scoring unit so the defense will have to improve significantly. 

This is not a team that will have much margin for error.  They will have to shoot well, take care of the ball and have everyone crashing the boards.  Angie Lee is giving her team a difficult non-conference schedule which should help them get ready for the league season.

There is talent at Iowa, but there aren't many talented players.  Lee maximized her talent in 1998.   Even if she can do that in 99, a second division finish is likely.

By position:

  Point guard.  Consuegra is one of the better point guards in the conference.  She's a good shooter and has a solid assist/turnover ratio.  She'll probably need to score a little more.  More importantly, she'll have to make sure she runs the team effectively to maximize their scoring opportunities.  She's shown the ability to do this.

  Swing players.  Meder and Magner return as starters.  Meder is solid and one of the league's very best three point shooters.  Magner has to significantly improve her scoring.

  Post players.  This may determine how the year goes.  Peterson was having a solid year in 98 until she was hit with a major case of flu.  I'm not sure she ever fully recovered he strength.  Watson is the most athletic of the post players, but is undersized.  She is the likely starter at power forward with Peterson moving to center.  The two should score some, but they will have problems rebounding with the bigger post players.

  Bench.  Berdo and Jennings will provide depth at guard, but it's questionable how much help the bench will provide to the starting post players.

Strengths:  guard play, three point shooting

Weaknesses:  post play, lack of depth, rebounding

Key Games:  Feb 3 @ Indiana, Feb 20 @ Minnesota

Key Player:  Randi Peterson.  She will be the player who has to step into Herrig's shoes.

Question Hawkeye fans are asking:  Why can't Angie recruit?

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