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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Hosts Missouri In Big 12 Showdown
01.28.2011 | Women's Basketball
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AMES, Iowa - The No. 23 Iowa State women's basketball team plays hosts to Missouri Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum.
Who: No. 23 Iowa State (14-5, 2-3 Big 12) vs. Missouri (10-10, 2-4)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum
When: Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2 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.
Postgame Autographs: Iowa State freshman forward Hallie Christofferson will be signing autographs in the north concourse after the game.
Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State returns home in search of its second-straight Big 12 win Saturday when it hosts Missouri and former Cyclone assistant coach Robin Pingeton.
- ISU has been ranked in the Associated Press top-25 for 26-straight weeks.
- The Cyclones rank eighth nationally in scoring defense (52.9 ppg) and ninth in field-goal percentage defense (33.1).
- Iowa State is now 14-5 overall and 2-3 in Big 12 play after earning a season sweep of Nebraska Wednesday night. The Cyclones routed the Huskers, 85-66, with their highest offensive output in a league game since the 2005-06 season (86 at Colorado).
- Kelsey Bolte scored 26 against the Huskers, running her consecutive games streak with 20 points to five. Bolte remains the only Big 12 player to score 20+ points in all of her team's league games.
- In conference action, Bolte tops all Big 12 players averaging 24.0 points per game. She is shooting a league-best 60 percent from behind the arc. She also ranks fifth in field goal percentage (58.3) and free throw percentage (87.5).
- Bolte is one of the nation's top shooters. The senior ranks fourth in three-point field goal percentage at 47.9 percent and ninth in 3-pointers made per game (3.0).
- Anna Prins scored a career-high 23 points against Nebraska, connecting on a career-best 10 field goals against the Huskers. Prins joins Bolte (twice) as the only Cyclones with 10 field goal games this season.
- Freshman post Hallie Christofferson has been in double-figures eight times this season.
- Lauren Mansfield has recorded five or more assists 14 times this season.
- Bolte, who has made 245 career 3-pointers, sits 29 shy of Stacy Frese for third all-time at Iowa State.
- Mansfield is tied for first 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 584-507 (.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 (141-88).
A Closer Look at Missouri
- Missouri (10-10, 2-4 Big 12) is coached by former Iowa State assistant coach Robin Pingeton. Formerly Robin Becker, Pingeton spent three seasons (2001-03) in Ames working under Bill Fennelly.
- The Tigers are coming off a 66-52 win over Kansas. Missouri also has big wins this season over nationally-ranked Georgetown and in the Big 12 season opener against Texas. Missouri is just 2-6 on the road this season.
- The Tigers are paced by RaeShara Brown, who ranks eigthth in the Big 12 averaging 16.9 points per game. Christine Flores is second on the team with 14.0 points. Missouri also boasts 1,000-point scorer Shakara Jones, who is averaging 9.9 points.
- Flores, who has over 100 career blocks, is tied for third in the conference averaging 2.4 swats per game. Flores has tallied 45 blocks this season, including seven against UT Martin earlier this season.
- Missouri is last in the Big 12 averaging 60.3 points per game. The Tigers shoot 40.6 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from behind the arc.
Series Notes
- The Cyclones and Tigers meet for the 71st time in series history.
- Missouri owns a 45-25 edge in the all-time series, including 16-15 in Ames. The Tigers won the first 29 meetings in the series and ISU has went 25-16 since.
- Fennelly is 23-9 all-time against Missouri, including 23-8 at Iowa State.
- The Cyclones have won the last seven meetings in the series by an average of 13.9 points per game.
- The Cyclones are 220-300 all-time against teams from the Big 12 Conference.
Last Time They Met
- Iowa State beat Missouri 55-42 at Hilton Coliseum as Alison Lacey became the only player in school history to record 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in her career.
- Chelsea Poppens scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead three players in double figures. Lacey added 17 and Bolte chipped in 11. Missouri was led by RaeShara Brown and Shakara Jones, who finished with 11 points each.
- The Cyclones retired the jersey of Cyclone great Angie Welle at the game.
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 72.2 (26-36) from the field and 87.5 percent (14-16) from behind the arc during the final stanza of games in the Big 12.
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- Iowa State has made at least one three-pointer in 503 consecutive games dating back to 1995. That streak is second nationally behind Canisius College (504) unofficially.
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