Cyclones Look To Get Back On Track At Nebraska

NOTES

AMES, Iowa - The No. 23 Iowa State women's basketball team travels to Nebraska for the final regular season meeting between the longtime Big 12 conference foes. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at the Devaney Center.

Who: No. 23 Iowa State (13-5, 1-3 Big 12) at Nebraska (11-7, 1-3)
Where: Lincoln, Neb. - Devaney Center
When: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 7:05 p.m.
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
Live Stats & Video: Live stats and live video will be available at cyclones.com.
Live Blog: Matt Shoultz, assistant director of athletics communications, will be holding a live blog during the game at cyclones.com. Fans are encouraged to participate in the blog by asking questions.

Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State heads to Lincoln, Neb. for the final time Wednesday when it faces the Huskers in a key Big 12 contest.
- Wednesday's game marks the 500th game head coach Bill Fennelly has coached at Iowa State.
- ISU has been ranked in the Associated Press top-25 for 26-straight weeks.
- The Cyclones rank eighth nationally in scoring defense (52.2 ppg) and ninth in field-goal percentage defense (33.1).
- Iowa State sits at 13-5 overall and 1-3 in Big 12 play after last Saturday's 60-51 loss to No. 6 Texas A&M. The loss snapped Iowa State's 19-game home win streak, which included eight-straight home wins over Big 12 opponents.
- Kelsey Bolte continued her impressive play, tallying 25 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against the Aggies. Bolte leads all Big 12 players scoring 23.5 points per game in conference games. The senior ranks fifth in field goal percentage (55.0), second in free throw percentage (93.8) and first in 3-point field goal percentage (56.5) in league games.
- Bolte is the only player in the Big 12 to score 20+ points in her team's first four conference games.
- Bolte is one of the nation's top shooters. The senior ranks fourth in three-point field goal percentage at 47.0 percent and ninth in 3-pointers made per game (3.1).
- Freshman post Hallie Christofferson has been in double-figures eight times this season.
- Lauren Mansfield has recorded five or more assists 13 times this season.
- Bolte, who has made 243 career 3-pointers, sits 31 shy of Stacy Frese for third all-time at Iowa State.
- Mansfield is second in the Big 12 and ranks 12th in the country (as of 1-23) with 6.2 assists per game.
- Since Fennelly's arrival, Iowa State is 210-35 (.857) in games played at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones have never lost more than five home games in a season under Fennelly.
- The Cyclones have an overall record of 583-507 (.535) and are 295-141 (.677) all-time at Hilton Coliseum.
- ISU has made 11 trips to the NCAA Championships and is one of just 20 teams to boast four straight NCAA berths, and one of just five squads to make the NCAA Sweet 16 in the last two seasons. Iowa State also has a pair of Elite Eight berths.
- ISU has finished in the top four of the Big 12 final standings in four of the last six campaigns, and Iowa State has the third-best conference record in Big 12 history (140-88).

A Closer Look at Nebraska
- Nebraska (11-7, 1-3) is 3-6 in its last nine games and enters Wednesday's game on the heels of a 27-point loss at Kansas State. The Huskers are 9-1 at home this season with the only loss coming to Oklahoma in the Big 12 opener.
- Nebraska has played the last three games without preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention pick Dominique Kelley. Kelley has been battling leg injuries that have caused her to miss a total of six games this season. She has averaged 14.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in the games she has played.
- The Huskers are led by freshman Jordan Hooper, who is averaging 14.8 points and 6.9 rebounds a game. Hooper hits at a 39.7 percent clip from the field and is third among Big 12 freshman in scoring. She leads all rookies in rebounding.
- Catheryn Redmon is second in the Big 12 shooting 58.0 percent from the field. Redmon averages 2.4 blocks a game, which is tied for third in the Big 12.
- Nebraska is second in the Big 12 hitting 7.2 three pointers per game. Only Oklahoma (8.1) makes more from long range than the Huskers.

Series Notes
- The Cyclones and Huskers are meeting for the 75th time overall and 33rd time in Lincoln. Tonight's game marks the final regular season meeting between the schools as members of the Big 12.
- Nebraska owns a 40-34 edge in the all-time series, including 21-11 lead in Lincoln.
- The Cyclones are 219-300 all-time against teams from the Big 12 Conference.

Last Time They Met
- Iowa State overcame a five-point halftime deficit to outscore the Huskers 43-17 in the second half and win 64-43 in Ames.
- Kelsey Bolte scored 22 points and Anna Prins added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Cyclones, who shot 46.3 percent from the field.
- Nebraska was led by Lindsey Moore's 13 points. The Huskers shot just 32.7 percent and committed 15 turnovers.

Triple Threat
- Iowa State has one of the nation's top shooters from behind the arc in Kelsey Bolte. Nationally, Bolte ranks fourth in three-point field-goal percentage (47.0) and ninth in three pointers per game (3.1).

The senior sharpshooter has connected on a league-high 55 three pointers and is the only player in the Big 12 averaging more than three 3-pointers a game (3.1).

Second-Half Magic
- Senior Kelsey Bolte has had an impressive start to the conference season, especially making her impact felt in the second half of league games. Bolte has averaged 16.8 points per game in the second half of Big 12 games so far this season. Bolte is shooting 72.4 (21-29) from the field and 85.7 percent (12-14) from behind the arc during the final stanza of games in the Big 12.

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