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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Face Kansas State in Conference Opener
01.03.2005 | Women's Basketball
Iowa State Cyclones vs. No. 20 Kansas State Wildcats
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005
Hilton Coliseum (14,092) ? Ames, Iowa
On the Air
Iowa State's game will be broadcast live on 1430 KASI in Ames and state-wide on the Cyclone Radio Network ... every game is broadcast live and free of charge on the internet (www.cyclones.com).
Quickly ...
Iowa State opens 2005 and its Big 12 Conference schedule playing host to Kansas State ... the Cyclones own a pefect 7-0 mark at home and a seven-game win streak overall, while KSU has won five straight ... ISU and KSU have met in a conference opener four times ... the Wildcats hold a 3-1 adavantage in those games ... the last time the two teams met in a Big 12 opener (2002), KSU upset No. 4 ISU 69-63 in Ames ... the Cyclones topped KSU 84-58 in Manhattan the previous season in the teams' first conference game of the season ... Cyclone Katie Robinette played against KSU's Megan Mahoney in a Nebraska-Kansas high school all-star game ... Robinette also played on an all-star team with the Wildcats' Kendra Wecker ... after turning in back-to-back tournament MVP performances, ISU's Anne O'Neil ranks first among the league's scorers.
About the Cyclones (10-1)
Iowa State closed out its nonconference schedule by winning its second consecutive tournament title ... the Cyclones defeated Eastern Illinois (80-51) and Murray State (89-61) to win the Cyclone Classic last week ... senior Anne O'Neil earned her second-straight MVP trophy, averaging 19.5 points , 8.5 rebounds, four assists and just one turnover in the two tournament games ... she shot 60.9 percent from the floor and 70 percent from behind the arc, making 7-of-10 3-pointers ... Katie Robinette and Lyndsey Medders joined O'Neil on the all-tournament team ... Robinette had 21 points in 21 minutes against MSU in the title game ... Medders posted back-to-back double-doubles with 16 points and 10 rebounds against EIU and 13 points and 13 assists vs. MSU ... the sophomore dished 20 assists in the tournament ... three Cyclones are averaging double figures, while five are scoring at least nine points per game ... ISU is protecting a 7-0 record at home and a seven-game win streak overall.
About the Wildcats (9-2)
Kansas State brings a five-game wins streak to Ames after rolling over Central Connecticut State 77-23 in Manhattan Sunday ... the Wildcats got 24 points and 10 rebounds from Kendra Wecker, while Laurie Koehn and Twiggy McIntyre added 15 and 14 points, respectively ... Wecker and Koehn combined for nine of KSU's 13 treys in the game ... KSU is 2-0 on the road this season after winning at UMKC (63-31) and Saint Joseph's (68-49) ... Kansas State's only losses are to Duke (63-51) and Liberty (77-56) ... Wecker is the team's leading scorer (21.6) and rebounder (9.1), while Koehn and Megan Mahoney average 12.4 and 11.7 points, respectively ... 74.4 percent of Koehn's shots are 3-point attempts and she has missed just one free throw this season (14-of-15) ... Wecker missed three games with a sprained ankle, but returned after Christmas to post three consecutive double-doubles to give her 40 for her career.
The Cyclone - Wildcat Series
Kansas State earned a season sweep last year to improve its series advantage to 39-19 ... it was the first time KSU swept Iowa State since 1995 ... the Wildcats own a narrow 14-12 edge over the Cyclones in Ames ... Kansas State topped ISU 61-47 last season in Hilton Coliseum ... Cyclone head coach Bill Fennelly is 11-7 against KSU ... Wildcat head coach Deb Patterson is 7-9 vs. ISU.
Cyclone Team Trends
ISU has limited opponents to under 28 percent accuracy from behind the arc in the last three games ... only four Cyclone opponents have shot over 40 percent from the floor overall this season ... ISU has scored over 80 points in four-straight games ... the Cyclones haven't shot lower than 40 percent this year.
Individual Trend Setters
In the last four games, Anne O'Neil has averaged 24 points, nine rebounds, 3.5 assists and 35.8 minutes while shooting 57.7 percent from the floor (30-of-52), 57.9 percent from behind the arc (11-of-19) and 83.3 percent from the charity stripe (25-of-30) ... Lyndsey Medders has turned in back-to-back double-doubles with 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. Eastern Illinois and 13 points and 13 assists vs. Murray State ... Megan Ronhovde averaged 3.25 treys made in the last four games after averaging just 1.9 made in the first seven contests.
Charity Case
Iowa State has made (178) more free throws than its opponents have attempted (148) and leads the Big 12 in free throw percentage (.721) ... Lyndsey Medders has missed just one charity shot this season (24-of-25), currently enjoying a string of 21 consecutive free throws made dating back to ISU's first game of the year ... Medders leads the team with 96.0 percent accuracy ... Brittany Wilkins is shooting 82.6 percent (19-of-23) from the line and Anne O'Neil has drained 82 percent (41-of-50) from the free-throw line.
Change is Good
Senior guard Anne O'Neil made adjustments to her 3-point shot over the summer, adopting a quicker release and more conventional form ... she is shooting better from behind the arc than from the floor overall ... she has drained 23-of-42 from outside for 54.8 percent accuracy this season ... O'Neil hit 33.5 percent in her previous three seasons with her - uh, well - let's just call it "unorthodox" 3-point shooting form.
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Four Cyclones (Fox, Medders, O'Neil, Ronhovde) combine to shoot 79.4 percent of ISU's 3-point tries, while only three players on the roster have not attempted one this season ... the Cyclones have made 10 or more treys in five games this season, with a season-high 13 vs. IPFW Nov. 29 ... the school record is 18 vs. Missouri on Feb. 19, 2000 ... Iowa State has made at least one 3-pointer in 285 consecutive games since 1995.
30 Seconds of Defense
Iowa State has showcased an aggressive defense this year ... Bill Fennelly, a master of the zone defense, has added a man-to-man defense to his arsenal ... the Cyclones have bought into the system, forcing 13 shot-clock violations this season ... ISU forced three shot-clock violations in the season opener vs. Cleveland State, four against Northern Colorado, two against both IPFW and Drake and one each vs. Wisconsin and at Northern Iowa.
Where They Rank
In the Big 12 Conference statistics, Iowa State ranks first in scoring offense (84.7); free throw percentage (.721); rebounding margin (+10.9); 3-pointers made (8.91) ... individually, Anne O'Neil ranks first in the league in scoring (17.5).
Home Sweet Hilton
Iowa State is 7-0 at home this season ... the Cyclones have been phenomenal at home during Fennelly's tenure, compiling a 120-22 record (.845) in Hilton Coliseum, including a 54-3 mark against regular-season nonconference opponents ... ISU recorded its first women's basketball sellout last season in the WNIT-NIT double-header March 25 ... the capacity crowd watched the Cyclones advance to the WNIT Final Four with a 66-58 win over Saint Joseph's ... Fennelly's 1998-99 and 2000-02 squads posted ISU's only undefeated home campaigns, going 15-0 and 16-0, respectively.
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