Cyclones Close Out Regular Season Against Kansas Tuesday

Cyclones Close Out Regular Season Against Kansas Tuesday

02.28.2005 | Women's Basketball

By: cyclones.com

No. 20 Iowa State vs. Kansas
Tuesday, March 1, 2005 ? 7 p.m. tip
Hilton Coliseum (14,092) ? Ames, Iowa

Senior Night
Iowa State's five seniors (Mary Fox, Lisa Kriener, Anne O'Neil, Tracy Paustian and Katie Robinette) will be honored following the game ... the seniors have written a letter of thanks that will be printed in the game program and they have claimed that their postgame speeches will be the shortest ever.

On the Air
Iowa State's game will be broadcast live on the Cyclone Radio Network and 1430 KASI in Ames ... every game is broadcast live and free of charge on the internet (www.cyclones.com).

On the Tube
The Iowa State-Kansas game will be broadcast live on Mediacom Connections channels throughout the state of Iowa ... locally, the game will be on Mediacom Connections channel 22 ... Dave Armstrong will be calling the game with former Cyclone Kelly (Cizek) Hanfelt providing color commentary.

Quickly
Iowa State plays host to Kansas in the Cyclones' regular-season finale for the second-straight year ... the Cyclones are 7-2 on senior night during the Bill Fennelly era and 4-5 in their final regular-season contests during that span ... the Jayhawks play their second consecutive road game and their third-straight nationally ranked opponent ... the Cyclones have won seven of the last eight games between the two teams ... ISU is 14-0 in Hilton Coliseum this year ... only two Cyclone teams have gone undefeated at home (1998-99, 2000-01) ... Iowa State owns a 7-2 record against Big 12 North division teams and finished 4-2 against the South ... one more win would match the best regular-season finish in school history, matching the 22-5 mark recorded by the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 squads ... KU first-year head coach Bonnie Henrickson coached Virginia Tech to a 67-57 win over Iowa State in the first round of last year's Paradise Jam ... Henrickson is very familiar with ISU's Anne O'Neil, following the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prep's career while serving as an assistant at the University of Iowa from 1995-97 ... Jayhawk freshman Jamie Boyd is a native of Underwood, Iowa, while KU assistant coach Karen Lange played for the Hawkeyes from 1992-96.

About the Cyclones (21-5, 11-4)
Iowa State captured its second-straight victory with a 68-54 win over Texas A&M Saturday in Ames ... Katie Robinette led ISU with 18 points and a career-best 14 rebounds, her seventh double-double of the season and the 12th of her career ... Mary Fox and Anne O'Neil added 15 points each for the Cyclones, while Lyndsey Medders turned in the third double-double of her career with 14 points and 10 assists ... Iowa State used just seven players in the game, shooting 49 percent from the floor and outrebounding the Aggies 44-41 ... ISU limited Texas A&M to 28.8 percent shooting, the seventh time a Cyclone foe has been held under 30 percent accuracy ... TAMU's Charlette Castile had a game-high 20 points.

About the Jayhawks (12-14, 5-10)
Kansas dropped its second consecutive game with a 46-73 loss at Kansas State Saturday ... Aquanita Burras led KU with 11 points against the Wildcats, while Crystal Kemp pulled down 12 rebounds ... the Jayhawks shot 30.6 percent in the game and were outrebounded 42-32 ... Kansas is averaging a league-low 58.3 ppg this season on 41.2 percent shooting ... KU has just 10 players in uniform, while only seven have seen action in every Big 12 game ... Kemp (13.5), Erica Hallman (12.8) and Burras (10.3) lead the Jayhawks in scoring, while Kaylee Brown contributes 9.1 ppg ... Hallman and Brown have combined to shoot 77 percent of KU's 3-point tries.

The Cyclone - Jayhawk Series
Kansas owns a 38-19 advantage in the series that dates back to 1978, including a narrow 14-11 edge in Ames ... ISU has won seven of the last eight games in the series and owns three consecutive regular-season sweeps of the Jayhawks ... the Cyclones have won four-straight games against KU in Hilton Coliseum ... Kansas' last win in Ames was Feb. 16, 2000 (79-71) ... ISU head coach Bill Fennelly is 12-11 all-time vs. Kansas (12-10 while at ISU) ... KU head coach Bonnie Henrickson is 1-1 against ISU, directing Virginia Tech to a victory over the Cyclones last season.

The Difference Between Winning and Losing
Iowa State averaged 80.9 points on 48.0 percent shooting in its 21 wins, including 41.3 percent 3-point accuracy ... in the Cyclones' five losses, ISU averaged 66.0 points on 39.5 percent shooting and 31.6 percent 3-point accuracy .... Iowa State pulls down 43.0 boards in wins and 31.8 rebounds in losses ... five Cyclones average double-figure scoring in wins ... three Cyclones average double digits in losses ... opponents have shot 48.4 percent in their five wins (40.2 from behind the arc), while ISU holds its foes to 34.3 percent accuracy in Cyclone victories (26.3 percent from 3-point range).

Tracking the Trends
After going scoreless at Texas Tech Feb. 8, Mary Fox has averaged 16.6 points, shooting 58.8 percent from behind the arc (20-of-34) and 59.2 percent overall in the last five games ... Iowa State has recorded a double-digit margin of victory in all but four wins ... nine Cyclone opponents have shot over 40 percent from the floor this season ... the Cyclones have shot under 40 percent four times this season, all in Big 12 games (Jan. 15 vs. MU, Jan. 25 at KSU, Feb. 8 at TTU, Feb. 12 at NU) ... Iowa State's top two shooting performances have come against league foes in Hilton Coliseum (Kansas State, 64.6 percent; Colorado, 57.4 percent) ... ISU has recorded fewer turnovers than its opponent in 12 games, including five league contests ... Bill Fennelly has used the same starters since Dec. 5 (notable because he used 14 different lineups last season).

Spotlight Performances
Katie Robinette was the only Cyclone to record double-figure scoring at Kansas State, the only time ISU has had just one player score in double digits this season ... Lisa Kriener scored a season-high 14 points against Colorado after averaging 4.6 points in the previous five games ... Megan Ronhovde hit 6-of-6 3-pointers against Colorado, while Mary Fox drained 6-of-6 treys against Oklahoma State ... those were the best performances since Stacy Frese drained an NCAA-record 8-of-8 treys against Nebraska Jan. 28, 1999 ... Ronhovde sank 3-of-3 treys against Texas and hit her first two 3-point tries at Texas Tech for a streak of 11 consecutive 3-pointers made over three games ... Lyndsey Medders recorded a career-best 13 assists twice this season, ranking third on the ISU single-game performance list ... Anne O'Neil has just missed a triple-double twice this season ... O'Neil had 18 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds against Colorado and recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in just 24 minutes against IPFW ... only one Cyclone has ever posted a triple-double (Jane Lobenstein vs. KU, Feb. 5, 1986, 18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists), while two others have been close (Megan Taylor vs. Western Michigan, Dec. 20, 1999, 13 pts, 9 rebs, 10 asts; Tracy Eckert vs. Iowa, Dec. 15, 1979, 13 pts, 8 rebs, 12 asts).

Season Milestones
Iowa State's 11 conference victories are the most since the 2000-01 team went 12-4 in the league ... ISU's 21 wins is the most since the 2001-02 squad finished the season 24-9 ... this is the Cyclones' sixth 20-win season during the Bill Fennelly era and the seventh in school history ... this is the 12th 20-win season of Fennelly's career ... ISU managed its first season sweep of both Colorado and Missouri since 2002 ... Iowa State matched the best start in school history with a 15-1 overall mark and a 5-0 Big 12 slate ... ISU owned a 12-game win streak that ranked second nationally before losing at KSU Jan. 25 ... Kansas State had 60 rebounds (26 offensive) in its win over Iowa State Jan. 25, the most since Oregon set an ISU opponent record with 70 rebounds on Jan. 7, 1982 ... ISU held Kansas to its second lowest point total in school history with a 70-37 win Jan. 12 ... with their 78-59 win over Kansas State Jan. 5, the Cyclones scored the most points in regulation against the Wildcats since KSU defeated Georgia State (93-79) Dec. 29, 2001 ... Iowa State had a record-setting night against IPFW, breaking the school mark for assists (35) and setting new Hilton Coliseum records for scoring (113) and win margin (+68) ... head coach Bill Fennelly earned his 200th Cyclone victory with an 86-78 overtime win at UNLV Dec. 19 ... ISU, which hadn't won a road game after trailing at the half since 1999, has won two (at UNI, at UNLV) this season ... Iowa State's all-time women's basketball record finally rose above the .500 mark, the first time since 1979-80.

Put Yourself in Their Shoes
Senior transfers Katie Robinette (2001 Miss Nebraska Basketball) and Anne O'Neil (2000 Miss Iowa Basketball) have never played in an NCAA Tournament ... seniors Lisa Kriener, Tracy Paustian and Mary Fox advanced to the NCAA second round, recording a 24-9 record their freshman season, while Brittany Wilkins and O'Neil were sidelined as redshirts ... this group of Cyclones recorded its first win against Texas and its first victory in Boulder.

Put It In The Books
Mary Fox's 154 career 3-pointers rank sixth in the school record books, while her 408 attempts rank sixth all-time ... Fox is tied for eighth with 115 career games played ... Megan Ronhovde ranks ninth with 121 career 3-pointers and ninth with 328 3-point attempts ... Anne O'Neil become the 16th Cyclone to break the 1,000-point plateau Feb. 2 against Colorado and ranks 12th with 1,121 points ... O'Neil is ISU's career record holder in free throw percentage, ranks sixth in career free throws made (299) and 10th in attempts (361) ... Katie Robinette is sixth with 65 career blocks, while Brittany Wilkins is tied at eighth with 57 ... Lyndsey Medders is fifth on the single-season assists list with 164 ... Robinette's 37 blocks this year rank third all-time.

Where They Rank
In the Big 12 Conference's overall statistics, Iowa State ranks first in scoring offense (78.0); field goal percentage (46.3) and 3-pointers made (9.15) ... individually, Anne O'Neil ranks first in 3-point percentage (51.9) ... in Big 12 games only, ISU is tops in scoring (73.1); field goal percentage (45.9); 3-point percentage (39.9); 3-pointers made (9.33) and defensive rebounds (27.93) ... individually, Anne O'Neil is tops in free-throw percentage (87.9) and 3-point percentage (50.0).

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 54-of-104 from outside for 51.9 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.

Trey Bien
Four Cyclones (Fox, Medders, O'Neil, Ronhovde) combine to shoot 84.1 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 13 games this season, with a season-high 15 vs. Colorado Feb. 2 ... the school record is 18 vs. Missouri on Feb. 19, 2000 ... Iowa State has made at least one 3-pointer in 300 consecutive games since 1995, ranking fourth nationally behind Cleveland State, Drake and Miami (Ohio).

30 Seconds of Defense
Iowa State has showcased an aggressive defense this year ... Bill Fennelly, a master of the zone defense, has added a player-to-player scheme to his arsenal ... the Cyclones have bought into the system, forcing 18 shot-clock violations this season ... ISU forced three shot-clock violations in the season opener vs. Cleveland State and on the road at Kansas, four against Northern Colorado and two against both IPFW and Drake.

They're Back
Iowa State returned to both national polls this season at No. 24 on Jan. 10 for the first time since early 2002 ... ISU last appeared in the AP poll at No. 20 on Nov. 25, 2002 ... the Cyclones were ranked at No. 24 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll on Dec. 2, 2002, before falling off of the national lists.

Home Sweet Hilton
Iowa State is 14-0 in Hilton Coliseum this season ... the Cyclones have been phenomenal at home during Fennelly's tenure, compiling a 127-22 record (.852) 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 2000-01 squads posted ISU's only undefeated home campaigns, going 15-0 and 16-0, respective