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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Open 2009-10 Exhibition Slate vs. Dubuque
10.28.2009 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - Fresh off its second NCAA Elite Eight appearance in school history, the Iowa State women's basketball team will tip off the 2009-10 season Sunday when it faces Dubuque in an exhibition contest. The game will tip at 2 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum.
Who: Iowa State (0-0/0-0 Big 12) vs. Dubuque (0-0/0-0 IIAC)
When: Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 ? 2 p.m.
Where: Ames, Iowa ? Hilton Coliseum (14,356)
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at cyclones.com
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield: Rich Fellingham (pxp); Molly Parrott (color)
Online Radio: Clone Zone
TV: None
Webcast: Clone Zone
Cyclone Notebook
? Following the game against Dubuque, the Cyclones will wrap up the exhibition slate against Minnesota, Crookston a week later at Hilton Coliseum. The two teams will face off at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. The regular season will begin Nov. 15 against Florida Atlantic.
? Iowa State is beginning its 37th season of women's basketball and its 15th season under head coach Bill Fennelly. Iowa State is 544-494 in school history.
? 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).
? The 2008-09 season was one of the best in school history for the Cyclones. They tied a school record with 27 wins and advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in school history. See page two for more background on last season.
? Head coach Bill Fennelly is 307-141 in his 15th season with the Cyclones. He is 473-194 in his head coaching career, which began at Toledo in 1988.
A Closer Look At Dubuque
? The University of Dubuque women's basketball team will travel to Ames to face the Cyclones in an exhibition contest. Dubuque has 24 players on its roster and is slated to travel 20 for the game at Iowa State.
? The Spartans put together a record of 9-16 overall last season and went 5-11 in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Dubuque averaged 68.1 points per contest while allowing 72 ppg by the opponents last season.
? This will be the first meeting between the two squads. Last season, Iowa State defeated Buena Vista (also a member of the IIAC) 74-37 in an exhibition game.
? The Spartans are a young team this season. Of the 20 players scheduled to make the trip to Ames, 15 of them are either freshmen or sophomores. Dubuque does have some height on its squad, however, with four kids measuring six feet or taller, including two that reach 6-2.
? Head coach Mark Noll is starting his third season at Dubuque. He is a 2000 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He served as an assistant coach for UW-Stout for five seasons before taking his current post. He is 33-29 in his head coaching career.
2008-09 Season Rewind
? The Iowa State women's basketball team produced one of the greatest seasons in school history in 2008-09, winning a school-record tying 27 games and advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight for only the second time in school history. The Cyclones finished tied for third in the Big 12 regular-season standings and advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship for the third consecutive season.
? Iowa State finished the season at 27-9 overall and 11-5 in the Big 12. The Cyclones have reached 20 wins for three straight seasons and 10 times in school history, including nine under head coach Bill Fennelly. The Cyclones' 23 regular-season wins tied the ISU record (also done in 1997-98).
? The Cyclones finished the season ranked 17th in the final Associated Press Poll (which is put out before the NCAA Championship begins) and were ranked 11th in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll. ISU's No. 11 ranking in the coaches' top 25 was its highest postseason ranking since the 2000-01 campaign when it finished seventh.
Preseason Accolades
Senior point guard Alison Lacey has earned Preseason All-Big 12 accolades for the second consecutive year. She was chosen as an honorable-mention pick by league coaches. Lacey ranks sixth among Big 12 returners in career scoring and ninth in career rebounds, entering the 2009-10 season. She leads the league returners in career three-pointers and is 15th on the active Big 12 career steals chart. The Canberra, Australia, native is Iowa State's top returning scorer, averaging 11.2 points and 3.7 assists per contest as a junior.
1,000-Point Club
Alison Lacey joined the Iowa State 1,000-point club last season in the home win over Nebraska. She was the 21st player in school history to reach that mark and currently ranks 16th in ISU career scoring with 1,147 points. Junior Kelsey Bolte is also on pace to reach 1,000 career points this season, currently sitting at 689. Seven times in school history ISU has had two or more 1,000-point club members on the same squad.
Faces In the Crowd
The 2009-10 Cyclone roster is full of new faces with four freshmen and one junior college transfer. After graduating three starters from last season's squad, this season's team will look vastly different. Alison Lacey and Kelsey Bolte are the Cyclones' only returning starters and ISU returns just 28 points and 13 rebounds per contest from a season ago. With the exception of senior Genesis Lightbourne, ISU's inside players are all brand new. Anna Prins, Amanda Zimmerman and Chelsea Poppens will try to fill the void left by Amanda Nisleit, Nicky Wieben, Jocelyn Anderson, Toccara Ross and Ashley Arlen. Fellow freshman Jessica Schroll and junior college transfer Chassidy Cole will help build depth in the Cyclone back court.
Above It All
Cyclone freshman Anna Prins at 6 feet 7 inches tall, is the tallest player in Iowa State women's basketball history. The previous tallest player was Kate Bauman, a freshman on the 2000-01 squad. Bauman only played one season for the Cyclones.
Enjoying a New Home
In September, both the ISU women's and men's basketball teams moved into the brand new Sukup Basketball Complex. The 37,000-square-foot, $8 million facility offers all of the amenities a program needs. Both basketball programs have 24-hour access to their own regulation size court and each team has its own team/lounge area and locker room. Both programs share a training center with taping stations, self-contained whirlpools and treatment tables to fully accommodate any rehabilitation or treatment demands. The training center also includes a fully equipped weight room and access to a treadmill and elliptical machine. The second floor houses the coaches' offices as well as a balcony video deck overlooking each court, video editing rooms, and a theater room for watching film.
Hilton Magic
Iowa State finished the 2008-09 season ranked third in NCAA attendance with an average of 9,754 fans per game. It was the highest attendance ranking in school history for the Cyclones and marked the 11th consecutive season of ranking 11th or higher in home attendance.
Welcome Back
The NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second Rounds will return to Ames and Hiton Coliseum March 21 and 23, 2010. Iowa State will play host to the NCAA women's basketball first- and second-round games for the eighth time since 1998, in addition to serving as host to the 2002 Midwest Regional. In 2008, the Cyclones played host to NCAA first- and second-round games in Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena. Since the NCAA has returned to a format of 16 four-team sites, Iowa State was able to play host at Hilton Coliseum.
Trey Bien
Iowa State has made at least one three-pointer in 450 consecutive games dating back to 1995. That streak ranks second in the nation. Canisius College unofficially holds the longest current streak at 454 consecutive games.
The Magic Number
Iowa State is 74-14 (.841) all-time in Big 12 conference regular-season play when holding opponents under 60 points. ISU is 53-50 (.515) when a Big 12 opponent scores 60-79 points and 1-16 (.059) when the opponent scores 80 or more points. The Cyclones have lost 15 consecutive contests when allowing a league foe to reach the 80-point mark.
Home Sweet Hilton Magic
The Cyclones have been phenomenal at home during head coach Bill Fennelly's tenure, compiling a 181-33 record (.846) in Hilton Coliseum, including a 85-3 (.966) mark against regular-season non-conference opponents. Iowa State has gone undefeated at home three times, most recently during the 2004-05 season.
Coaching Consistency
Iowa State has returned the same coaching staff for the last seven seasons. Associate head coach Jack Easley is the newest to the staff and is in his seventh campaign with the Cyclones. Latoja Schaben played for Coach Fennelly at Toledo, while fellow assistant Jodi Steyer coached for Fennelly at Toledo from 1989 to 1996 and has been at Iowa State for the past eight seasons.
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