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Iowa State University Athletics
No. 20 Iowa State Travels to No. 17 Kansas State
01.15.2009 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The 20th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team remains on the road, facing No. 17 Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday at 2 p.m. It is the Cyclones' fourth game against a ranked team in their last five.
Who: No. 20 Iowa State (13-3; 1-1) vs. No. 17 Kansas State (14-1; 1-1)
When: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 ? 2 p.m.
Where: Manhattan, Kan. ? Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at cyclones.com
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield: Rich Fellingham (pxp); Molly Parrott (color)
Webcast: Clone Zone
Complete Pre-Event Coverage
Cyclone Notebook
? Iowa State's 68-57 loss at No. 5 Baylor Wednesday night snapped an eight-game winning streak, dropping the Cyclones to 13-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12. Kansas State fell to No. 3 Oklahoma Wednesday night, 64-48, for the Wildcats' first loss of the season. KSU is 14-1 for the campaign and 1-1 in the Big 12. Kansas State thumped Kansas, 72-39, in its Big 12 opener.
? Iowa State's 12-2 non-conference mark ranked fourth among Big 12 squads this season and ISU won its first league contest for the eighth time since joining the Big 12. The Cyclones are 9-0 at Hilton Coliseum and are 2-2 against ranked teams this season with an exciting 55-51 win over 20th-ranked Vanderbilt and a 63-55 win over No. 21 Oklahoma State.
? For the second straight season, Iowa State will open Big 12 Conference play with three consecutive games against top 25 squads. Iowa State defeated No. 21 Oklahoma State last Saturday and fell at No. 5 Baylor on Wednesday. The Cyclones travel to No. 17 Kansas State this Saturday. The Cyclones went 1-2 in those three games a season ago, winning at Colorado and falling to Oklahoma and Texas.
? ISU seniors Heather Ezell and Nicky Wieben have each joined the 1,000-point club this season. They became the 19th and 20th players, respectively, in ISU history to reach the monumental mark. Ezell reached her 1,000th career point against Drake, and Wieben cleared the hurdle against IPFW. Junior Alison Lacey also needs just 90 points to become the third Cyclone this season to join the club.
? Iowa State won a string of eight straight games from Dec. 11 through Jan. 10. The Cyclones have won 40 straight regular-season non-conference contests at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones have not lost a regular-season non-conference game at home since the 2003-04 season (Washington).
? ISU is in its 36th season of women's basketball and its 14th season under head coach Bill Fennelly. Iowa State is 531-487 in school history.
? Iowa State is coming off a 21-13 campaign in 2007-08. The Cyclones made it to the second round of the NCAA Championship a year ago, defeating Georgia Tech in the first round and falling to Rutgers in the second. ISU finished 7-9 in the Big 12 for a seventh-place tie with Texas in the final league standings. The Cyclones made it to the Big 12 Championship semifinals by defeating Colorado, 76-50, and 15th-ranked and regular-season Big 12 champ Kansas State, 66-65, in an overtime thriller.
? Head coach Bill Fennelly is 293-135 at Iowa State and in his 14th season with the Cyclones. He is 459-188 in his head coaching career, which began at Toledo in 1988.
The Series
? Kansas State holds a 43-25 lead in the all-time series between the two teams, which dates back to 1974. The Wildcats are 22-9 against Iowa State in Manhattan. The series has been much closer, however, since the formation of the Big 12. Iowa State holds a 15-11 lead in the series since the beginning of the Big 12 Conference.
? Iowa State had won four straight meetings with Kansas State until the Wildcats won both regular-season games last season. The two teams met for a third time in 2007-08 in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals, where the Cyclones knocked off the 15th-ranked Wildcats, 66-65, in an exciting overtime contest.
? Last season, Kansas State won 80-49 in Manhattan in a game that was just a week removed from the Cyclones losing their second starting post player to an ACL injury in Nicky Wieben. KSU hit 12 three-pointers in the game and shot 49.2 percent from the field. In the second meeting in Ames, the Cyclones lost a disappointing 45-42 decision to Kansas State. ISU only trailed by one point with 14.7 seconds to go, but couldn't get shots to fall and KSU hit free throws that decided the game. In the final meeting between the two teams in Kansas City at the Big 12 Championships, Iowa State escaped with a 66-65 overtime victory. The Cyclones trailed by six points with under 30 seconds remaining in OT, but ISU made the plays to earn the win. Shalee Lehning put up a shot at the buzzer for KSU that rolled around the rim twice before falling out.
A Closer Look At Kansas State
? Kansas State is 14-1 this season, with its only loss coming at No. 3 Oklahoma Wednesday night, 64-48. The loss dropped the Wildcats to 1-1 in the Big 12. KSU's 14 wins this season include victories over Arkansas, Creighton, and on the road at Washington State and Washington.
? Kansas State is leading the country with their defense, holding opponents to 49.7 points per game this season. The Wildcats also rank 10th nationally in assists per game and third in assist-to-turnover ratio. Kansas State is averaging just 13.5 turnovers per contest this season.
? Kansas State is shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from three-point range this season. The Wildcats have four players, including their top three scorers, shooting better than 50 percent from the field. Meanwhile, their opponents are hitting at a 33.3 percent clip from the floor and 29.8 percent from long range.
? Junior Ashley Sweat is leading Kansas State with 15.9 points per game. She is shooting 51 percent from the field and 79.1 percent from the charity stripe. Marlies Gipson is posting 13.7 points per game and has 56 blocked shots this season. Senior guard Shalee Lehning is averaging 11 points per game while shooting 57.9 percent from the field and leads the team in rebounding with 7.5 boards per game.
? Shalee Lehning leads the nation in assists per game (9.2) and Marlies Gipson ranks third nationally in blocks per contest (3.9). Kari Kincaid leads the squad in three-point shooting with 31 makes from long range this season.
u Kansas State is the reigning Big 12 Conference regular-season champion after going 13-3 in league action last season. The Wildcats finished the season 22-10 overall and made it to their 10th NCAA Championship, where they went to the second round before being ousted by Louisville.
? Head coach Deb Patterson is in her 13th season at Kansas State and holds a 254-139 overall record. She was named the 2008 Big 12 Coach of the Year. She has been assistant coach at Vanderbilt, Southern Illinois and Northern Illinois.
Making the Connection
Iowa State junior Anna Florzak has played AAU basketball with many of the Kansas State players. Freshman Whitney Williams will reconnect with Shalin Spani. The two competed against each other at the homeschool national tournament, and are great friends. Their friendship extends to their families as well.
Cyclones on the Web
At least 16 Iowa State women's basketball games this season will be broadcast on the internet on the Clone Zone at cyclones.com. Fans can purchase monthly memberships for $8.95 or annual memberships for $79.95. Memberships also allow fans to view press conferences and special interviews with members of the Cyclone women's basketball team. The Clone Zone will broadcast the remaining games this season: Kansas State (Jan. 31), Texas A&M (Feb. 4), Nebraska (Feb. 18), Colorado (Feb. 25) and Kansas (March 7).
Last Time Out
Iowa State hit 10 three-pointers in the second half, but the Cyclone comeback fell short as No. 5 Baylor knocked off ISU 68-57 Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. Junior Kelsey Bolte led the Cyclones, hitting a career-high six three-pointers for 20 points. After struggling offensively in the first half, Iowa State shot 46.4 percent from the field and 62.5 percent (10-16) from three-point range in the second half. The Cyclones stood toe-to-toe with the nation's best rebounding team being outrebounded by just one, 41-40. Heather Ezell was Iowa State's second-leading scorer with 11 points and three treys. Bolte led the Cyclones on the glass with nine rebounds. The Cyclones trailed 32-15 at the break after shooting a dismal 18.2 percent from the field and committing 12 turnovers.
The Votes Are In
Iowa State went from receiving votes last week to ranking 20th in the Associated Press poll this week. ISU is one of seven Big 12 teams to rank in the AP Top 25 this week. It is the first time the Cyclones have been ranked in the AP Top 20 since the 2004-05 season. The Cyclones moved back into the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Top 25 last week, after receiving votes for a number of weeks. The Cyclones are ranked No. 20 this week. ISU ranked in the coaches' poll for the first three weeks of the season, before dropping to receiving votes after the loss at Iowa.
1,000-Point Club Members
The Cyclones could have three different players hit the 1,000-point milestone this season. Heather Ezell (1,120) was the first to reach the mark in the win over Drake. Nicky Wieben (1,031) joined the club against IPFW. Alison Lacey (910) is also within striking distance of the mark. With the addition of Ezell and Wieben, 20 players in school history have already reached 1,000 career points.
Nationally Speaking
(As of Jan. 12) Iowa State ranks in the top 50 of nine NCAA statistical categories. The Cyclones rank ninth nationally with their 7.9 three-pointers per game, but that is not all they are doing well. ISU also ranks in the top 50 in: won-lost margin (14), rebounding margin (14), personal fouls per game (19), assist-to-turnover ratio (22), turnovers per game (24), scoring margin (26), scoring defense (29) and free throw percentage (41). Heather Ezell ranks 21st with 2.7 three-pointers per game and 51st with her 39.6 three-point shooting percentage. Alison Lacey ranks 59th with her 1.62 assist-to-turnover margin.
Making A Mark
With each blocked shot Nicky Wieben records this season, she adds to her Iowa State career record, which currently sits at 175. In the final game before her injury last season, Wieben surpassed Angie Welle's previous ISU career mark of 155. Wieben has also moved up the Big 12 career list, passing Baylor's Steffanie Blackmon (159, 2002-05) for 10th place. Three other current players in the Big 12 are also in the career top 10.
Jocelyn Anderson also ranks in Iowa State's career top 10 for blocked shots, sitting in a tie for sixth place with 87. She now needs five to move into a tie for fifth place with Stephannie Smith (92).
Heather Ezell ranks 14th in Iowa State career scoring with 1,120 points. She is 38 points shy of 13th place (Colleen Peterson, 1,158). She is also moving up the ISU career three-pointer list as well as the steals list. She ranks third with 242 treys in her career. She surpassed Megan Ronhovde (241) for third place against Baylor and needs 32 more to tie Stacy Frese for second place. Ezell's 168 career steals rank seventh in ISU school history and she needs just two to move into sixth place and three to move into fifth.
Raining Threes
Iowa State's 18 three-pointers against Detroit tied the Iowa State single-game record previously set against Missouri Feb. 19, 2000. ISU's 48 three-point attempts vs. the Titans broke the single-game school record. The previous record was 44 against Liberty set on Dec. 9, 2000. Heather Ezell contributed eight of those three-pointers, but that mark was two shy of her career high. She has hit seven or more three-pointers in a single game five times in her career.
Iowa State has hit 10 or more treys in six games this season and Ezell has hit three or more treys in 10 of Iowa State's 16 games this season.
Turning Up the Heat
Iowa State is forcing opponents into 17.5 turnovers per game this season, which is the most since ISU opponents averaged 18.3 per game in 1994-95. The Cyclones forced opponents into an average of 12.8 turnovers per game last season in comparison. Minnesota committed 26 turnovers and ISU picked off 14 steals against the Gophers. The Cyclones trumped both of the those numbers as they forced Niagara into 30 turnovers (the most opponent turnovers since forcing 30 against Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Dec. 17, 1995) and picked off 18 steals (the most since recording 20 vs. UMKC on Nov. 18, 1997). ISU did it again against Vanderbilt, forcing 27 miscues by the Commodores.
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