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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Host No. 17 Texas Tech Sunday
01.20.2012 | Women's Basketball
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AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team hosts No. 17 Texas Tech Sunday afternoon in a nationally televised Big 12 showdown. Fans are encouraged to wear white for a "white out" at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones and Lady Raiders tip off at 1:30 p.m. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Net.
Who: Iowa State (9-7, 0-5) vs. No. 17 Texas Tech (14-3, 2-3)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum
When: Sunday, Jan. 22, 1:30 p.m.
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
TV: Fox Sports Net
Talent: Brenda Van Lengen (PxP), Cindy Stein (Color)
Webcast: None
Live Stats: Live stats 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.
Autographs: Cyclone senior Chassidy Cole will sign autographs following the game.
Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State hosts No. 17 Texas Tech Sunday at Hilton Coliseum. The game will be televised by FSN with fans encouraged to wear white as the Cyclones attempt to "white-out" the arena.
- The game will also feature a Special Olympics initiative. The league and Special Olympics are working together to end the use of the word "retarded" by pledging to stop the use of the R-Word. Fans are encouraged to join the cause to Spread the Word to End the Word. Fans can log-on to R-Word.org and digitally pledge to eliminate the use of the R-Word.
- The Cyclones are looking to pick up their first league win Sunday. Iowa State's first six league games feature teams with a combined record of 82-19 (.811).
- Iowa State fell to Texas on Wednesday night at Yvonne Anderson hit a floater in the lane with 0.7 seconds left to give the Longhorns a 62-60 win.
- The Cyclones were led by freshman Nikki Moody's 14 points. Hallie Christofferson was in double-figures for the first time in conference play, finishing with 13 points, and Brynn Williamson hit two threes and finished with 10 points.
- Poppens is averaging 2.6 steals per game over the last six contests. She has 24 steals this season. Her previous high for steals came last season when she finished the season with 20.
- Williamson has heated up from behind the arc after a slow start in the season's first six games (28.6 percent). The guard has shot 44.0 percent (22-of-50) from long range during the last 10 games.
- After averaging 4.2 points per game and shooting 18.8 percent from the field in nonconference games, Prins is averaging 11.6 points and shooting 44.4 percent in conference play. Prins was injured for much of the preseason, which contributed to her slow start.
- Poppens has posted double-digit rebounds in nine of the 15 games she has played in this season. The junior leads the Big 12 and ranks seventh nationally averaging 11.1 rebounds per game.
- Poppens' seven double doubles are second in the Big 12. Only Baylor's Brittney Griner has more with nine.
- Nikki Moody is shooting 87.5 percent (14-16) on free throws over the final five minutes of the game this season.
- Poppens is one of two Big 12 players averaging a double-double (Griner). Her 17 rebounds against Butler tie the Big 12 high for the season (BreAnna Brock, Missouri).
- Poppens needs 14 rebounds to move into eighth place all-time at Iowa State. Kelsey Bolte (2008-11) is currently eighth with 665 career boards.
- Iowa State has an all-time record of 600-520 (.536), including 363-167 (.685) under the direction of Fennelly.
Streaks and Trends
- Poppens has seven double-doubles in 15 games played this season. She has posted double-digit rebounds in 13-of-her-last-19 games dating back to last season.
- Brynn Williamson has made at least one 3-pointer in 15 of Iowa State's 16 games this season. She has hit multiple threes in 12 games.
- Williamson has hit a three in 11-straight games.
- Iowa State has outrebounded 19-of-its-last-24 opponents dating back to last season.
- ISU has attempted as many or more free throws as 10-of-its-15 opponents.
- The Cyclones have held all but four opponents under 40 percent shooting.
- As a team, Iowa State has scored more points in the paint than its opponent in 12 of 16 games this season.
- Iowa State has hit a three-pointer in 533 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 4,113 three-pointers.
- This marks the 14th time in 17 seasons under head coach Bill Fennelly that Iowa State has lost two or fewer games during the nonconference portion of the schedule.
- Iowa State has won 65-straight regular season nonconference games at home.
- The Cyclones have had at least 20 wins in each of the last five seasons.
Series Notes
- Wednesday's meeting marks the 19th in the series, including the eighth in Ames.
- The series is deadlocked at 9-9 with Iowa State holding a 6-1 edge in games played in Ames. The Cyclones have won the last four meetings at home. The last home loss in the series for Iowa State came in 2002.
- Iowa State has won five-of-the-last-six meetings in the series, but Texas Tech did win the last meeting. The Lady Raiders defeated Iowa State, 61-50, a year ago in Lubbock.
- Poppens leads the Cyclones averaging 11.0 points in two career contests against TTU.
- As a head coach, Bill Fennelly owns a 9-11 record against Texas Tech, including 9-10 as head coach of the Cyclones.
- The Cyclones are 127-98 all-time against Big 12 foes.
Poppens Efficient From Field
- Poppens is shooting at a 51.0 percent clip from the field and is on pace to be the first Cyclone to top the 50 percent mark with over 200 shot attempts since Amanda Nisleit in 2008-09.
Cyclones Lead Big 12 In Attendance
- Iowa State is leading the Big 12 in average attendance with over 9,000 fans per game. Top-ranked Baylor is second with just under 8,000 fans per game.
The Cyclones have led the Big 12 in attendance since 2008-09.
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- Iowa State has made at least one three-pointer in an NCAA record 533 consecutive games, a streak that dates back to 1995. The Cyclones set the record against Texas on Feb. 21, 2011.
The last time the Cyclones didn't hit a 3-pointer was on Feb. 15, 1995 against Missouri. That was the season before Fennelly was hired as head coach of the Cyclones.
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