The Hawkeyes, led by 18th year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA as members of the Big Ten Conference.

They defeated Northwestern in the second round before losing to Minnesota in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No.

They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern.

They received an invitation to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Missouri State, South Dakota, and Colorado before losing to Washington State in the NIT quarterfinals.