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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Travels to Lubbock To Take on Texas Tech
01.03.2017 | Women's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Iowa State women's basketball team (9-4, 0-2 Big 12) is looking for its first win in Big 12 play at Texas Tech (9-4, 1-1 Big 12) after dropping two close games against Oklahoma State and No. 16 Texas. The Cyclones lead the all-time series against the Lady Raiders, holding a 16-13 edge, but Texas Tech owns a 9-4 advantage in Lubbock, Texas. Iowa State takes on Texas Tech on Wednesday, January 4 at 6 p.m. and the game will air on FS+.Â
Who:Â Iowa State at Texas Tech
Where: United Supermarkets Arena - Lubbock, Texas
When: Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 6 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup:Â Seanna Johnson, Jadda Buckley, Meredith Burkhall, Bridget Carleton and Heather Bowe
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP); Lyndsey Fennelly (color)
TV:Â FS+
Talent:Â Robert Giovannetti; Sheryl Swoopes
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The Iowa State women's basketball team (9-4, 0-2 Big 12) takes on Texas Tech (9-4, 1-1 Big 12) on Wednesday in a midweek showdown in Lubbock, Texas. The Cyclones are 16-13 all-time against the Lady Raiders and 4-9 in Lubbock. In the last meeting, Texas Tech upset the Cyclones in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, 89-84.
- Averaging 80.9 points per game, the Cyclones rank 18th nationally in scoring offense. ISU has surpassed the 100-point mark twice this season against Arkansas State (105-53) and New Orleans (100-63).
- Seanna Johnson currently ranks 14th in school history in points (1,394), fifth in rebounds (900) and is tied for third in double-doubles (30). She needs just seven points to pass Chelsea Poppens for 13th in school history. Her 900 rebounds rank eighth in the nation among active career leaders.
- Jadda Buckley currently ranks 10th all-time in Iowa State history with 382 career assists. Her 382 career assists rank 34th nationally and third among juniors. Buckley's 6.2 assists per game, also ranks first in the Big 12 and 22nd in the nation. Her 81 assists on the season rank 23rd nationally as well. She also ranks 22nd nationally with a 2.7 assist-turnover ratio.
- Buckley needs just 35 points in her career to reach the 1,000-point mark. She would be the 29th player in school history to net 1,000 career points.
- Iowa State ranks 10th in the nation in turnovers per game, averaging just 12.7 per contest. The Cyclones also rank 14th in the nation in assist-turnover ratio (1.32).
- The Cyclones rank second in the nation in free throw percentage (81.9%) behind Stetson (81.9%). ISU led the nation in 2012-13 and 2013-14 at the charity stripe.
- Buckley is currently first in the nation in free-throw percentage on the year (95.8). Her 87.8 career free-throw percentage also ranks second in the nation among active career leaders, just under Washington's Kelsey Plum's 88.2 percent. The NCAA record for free throw percentage in a season is 96.2 set by Penn State's Adrienne Squire in 2006. Johnson has a knack for getting to the free throw line as she ranks 27th in the nation in free throw makes, knocking down 63 at the charity stripe. Her 78 attempts also ranks 38th in the nation.
- The 2016-17 season marks the 22nd in the tenure of Bill Fennelly. Fennelly has led Iowa State to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, which is tied with Oklahoma as the most of any Big 12 team since 1997. Fennelly boasts a 456-227 record at Iowa State and a 622-280 record in his 28-year career as a head coach. His 622 career wins lists him in the top-20 in the NCAA among active coaches.
Iowa State Team Quick Facts
- Iowa State has 14 players on its roster from seven different states (Iowa, Texas, Minnesota, New York, Arizona, Wisconsin and Virginia) and five different countries (USA, Canada, Germany, Sweden and Montenegro).
- Iowa State returns four starters from last season in Johnson, Carleton, Buckley and Burkhall. In all, Iowa State returns 83 percent of its scoring, 70 percent of its rebounding and 92.7 percent of its assists for the 2015-16 campaign.
- Iowa State began the 2016-17 season with the Big 12's top returners in points, rebounds and assists as Johnson ranked second last season in both points (17.0) and rebounds (9.4), while Buckley averaged 6.0 assists. The Cyclones are the only Big 12 school returning three student-athletes who averaged over 10.0 points per game last season (Johnson-17.0, Carleton- 12.0, Buckley-11.4).
- Iowa State is the only Big 12 school to have three student athletes returning who were named to the first-team, second-team, honorable mention or defensive team in 2015-16. (Johnson (first-team), Buckley and Carleton (honorable mention).
Streaks and Trends
- Iowa State hit 200 3-pointers in a season for an NCAA record 13-straight years (2003-04-present). Iowa State has netted 108 3-pointers so far this season.
- Seanna Johnson pulled in double-figure rebounds in 44 games in her career and 15 games last season. Johnson has also scored in double figures in 75 games in her career and 12 of 13 games this season.
- Johnson has started every game of her career, which puts her at 103-straight starts.
- Johnson has had a double-doubles in 30 games in her career.
- Jadda Buckley has dished five or more assists in 43 career games, including 10 of the last 12.
- Buckley has netted double figures in 52 career games, and 13 of the last 14 games of her career.
- ISU has shot 80 percent or better at the free-throw line in nine of its 13 games.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 147 of the last 168 games, and have knocked down 10 or more triples in seven of the last 10 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 686-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,339 threes. That is equal to 7.78 three-pointers per game for the last 21 years.
- The Cyclones have finished in the upper half of the Big 12 in seven of the last eight seasons.
- The Cyclones have made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of just 15 teams nationally to do so.
Scouting The Lady Raiders
- Texas Tech is 9-4 on the season and 1-1 in Big 12 play with a loss to Texas (47-67) and a win over Oklahoma State (70-65).
- Recee Caldwell leads Texas Tech averaging 18.1 points, 4.3 assists and 2.1 boards per game. Jada Terry (13.0) and Arelia Guirantes (12.6) round out the Lady raiders averaging double figures.
- Head coach Candi Whitaker is in her fourth season with the Lady Raiders and holds a 43-62 record.
Last Time Out
- The Iowa State women's basketball team dropped its Big 12 home opener to No. 16 Texas. The Cyclones erased a 13-point UT lead in the fourth quarter to take the lead, but were unable to hold on down the stretch as UT won, 75-68.
- Iowa State was led by Jadda Buckley who scored 19 points and dished seven assists while Seanna Johnson added 17 and grabbed nine boards. Meredith Burkhall (11) and Heather Bowe (10) rounded out the Cyclones in double figures.
- Iowa State became the first team all season to outrebound Texas as they earned a 36-34 edge on the boards.
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