Big 12 Play Continues With Road Game At Kansas

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State takes to the road in search of its first Big 12 win of the season Wednesday night when it faces Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Who: Iowa State (9-4, 0-2) at Kansas (12-2, 1-1)
Where: Lawrence, Kan. - Allen Fieldhouse
When: Wednesday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
TV: Knology (Kansas only)
Webcast: kuathletics.com (Subscription)
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.

Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State looks to get back on track Wednesday night when it travels to Lawrence, Kan. for a showdown with Kansas.
- The Cyclones are looking to avoid the first 0-3 Big 12 start in school history. The Cyclones haven't lost three-straight Big 12 games since the 2007-08 season when they started 1-4 in league play. That ISU team rebounded to go 7-9 and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament
- Iowa State limited top-ranked Baylor to its lowest point total (57) and worst shooting performance (38.0 percent) this season, but was unable to overcome Brittney Griner's 26 points and fell to the Lady Bears, 57-45.
- The Cyclones got a season-high 17 points from Anna Prins and 10 points off the bench from Lauren Mansfield. The duo shot a combined 61 percent from the field, but the rest of the team was held to just 6-for-28 shooting from the field.
- Chelsea Poppens grabbed a career-high six steals against Baylor, becoming the first Cyclone since Alison Lacey in 2009 to record five or more steals in a game.
- Freshman Brynn 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 47.1 percent (16-of-34) from long range during the last six games.
- Prins is averaging 14.0 points and six rebounds per game in Big 12 play.
- Chassidy Cole has 26 assists and just seven turnovers in the last eight games.
- Poppens has posted double-digit rebounds in eight of the 12 games she has played in this season. The junior leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth nationally averaging 11.4 rebounds per game.
- Poppens' six double doubles are second in the Big 12. Only Baylor's Griner has more with seven.
- Nikki Moody is shooting 84.6 percent (11-13) 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 (Brittney Griner, Baylor). Her 17 rebounds against Butler tie the Big 12 high for the season (BreAnna Brock, Missouri).
- Iowa State has controlled the paint early this season. The Cyclones are outscoring their opponents by over nine points in the paint per game (25.8-16.5).
- Poppens needs three more rebounds to move into 10th place all-time at Iowa State. Barb Gordon (1991-94) is currently 10th with 624 career boards.
- Iowa State has an all-time record of 600-517 (.537), including 363-164 (.689) under the direction of Fennelly.

Streaks and Trends
- Poppens has six double-doubles in 12 games played this season. She has posted double-digit rebounds in 12-of-her-last-16 games dating back to last season.
- Brynn Williamson has made at least one 3-pointer in 12 of Iowa State's 13 games this season. She has hit multiple threes in 10 games.
- Iowa State has outrebounded 17-of-its-last-21 opponents dating back to last season. The Cyclones have been outrebounded in the last two games.
- ISU has attempted as many or more free throws as nine-of-its-13 opponents.
- The Cyclones have held all but two opponents (Michigan and Oklahoma) under 40 percent shooting.
- As a team, Iowa State has scored more points in the paint than its opponent in 10 of 13 games this season.
- Iowa State has hit a three-pointer in 530 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 4,100 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 71st meeting in the all-time series between Iowa State and Kansas. KU holds a 43-27 edge in the series, including 24-8 in Lawrence.
- The Cyclones have won four-of-the-last-five meetings in the series, but just one of the last five in Lawrence (2010).
- In the last meeting between the schools, Iowa State avenged an earlier loss in Lawrence by beating KU, 72-36, in Ames. In the first meeting last season, Kansas used 31 points from Carolyn Davis to beat the Cyclones 86-85 in overtime.
- In two career meetings against KU, Hallie Christofferson is averaging 14.5 points against the Jayhawks. Christofferson scored a then career-high 21 points in last year's game in Lawrence. Chelsea Poppens has averaged 10.8 points in four career games against KU.
- As a head coach, Bill Fennelly owns a 20-16 record against Kansas, including 20-15 as head coach of the Cyclones.
- The Cyclones are 127-95 all-time against Big 12 foes.

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Hallie Christofferson

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Lauren Mansfield

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Nikki Moody

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Anna Prins

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Brynn Williamson

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