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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Face Missouri In Wednesday Showdown
02.06.2012 | Women's Basketball
NOTES | MEDIA CONFERENCE | PLAYER INTERVIEWS
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team continues Big 12 play Wednesday night as it travels to Columbia, Mo. to face Missouri.
Who: Iowa State (13-8, 4-6) at Missouri (10-11, 0-10)
Where: Columbia, Mo. - Mizzou Arena (15,061)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m.
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
TV: Mediacom Connections
Talent: Don West (PxP), Mike McClure (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.
Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State, winners of four of its last five games, hits the road for a pair of contests this week. The Cyclones open action at Missouri Wednesday before a nationally televised ESPN2 game at Texas Tech Sunday. ISU lost on the road to both foes last year, snapping a three-game win streak at Mizzou and two-straight wins at Tech.
- The Cyclones are in search of their second Big 12 road win this season. Iowa State beat Kansas State by nine in Manhattan but has fallen in its other four league away games. Two of those losses came in the last 2.5 seconds of the game, while another came in double overtime.
- The Cyclones swept a pair of home games last week, capping it off with a 71-56 win over Texas. The Cyclones shot 51.9 percent to erase a four-point halftime deficit against the Longhorns.
- Chelsea Poppens had one of the best games in her career, posting a career-high 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in just 24 minutes. The junior was 9-for-11 from the field and 9-for-11 from the free-throw line. She earned her second Big 12 Player of the Week award for her efforts last week.
- Sophomore Hallie Christofferson was in double figures for the third game in a row and fifth time in six games. In the last three games, Christofferson is averaging 16.7 points, while shooting 62.5 percent from the field and 64.3 (9-14) percent from behind the arc.
- Anna Prins was also in double figures against Texas, finishing with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
- As a team, Iowa State dished out 23 assists. In two games last week the Cyclones had 39 assists on 46 made field goals.
- Lauren Mansfield had a career-high 11 assists and just one turnover against Texas. The senior guard has 23 assists in the last three games. Her 2.0 assist/turnover ratio is 27th nationally.
- Poppens has posted double-digit rebounds in 12 of the 20 games she has played in this season. The junior leads the Big 12 and is sixth nationally averaging 11.3 rebounds per game.
- Brynn Williamson is tied for fourth in the Big 12 averaging 1.8 three-pointers made per game. As a team, Iowa State leads the league hitting 7.1 threes per contest.
- Williamson's fellow freshmen Nikki Moody is leading Big 12 rookies in assists and is tied for second among them in scoring.
- Poppens' 10 double-doubles tie Baylor's Brittney Griner for the most in the Big 12.
- Poppens is the only Big 12 player averaging a double-double with 14.9 points and 11.3 rebounds.
- Moody is shooting 80 percent (24-30) on free throws over the final five minutes of the game this season.
- Poppens needs 103 rebounds to move into sixth place all-time at Iowa State. Janel Grimm (1995-98) is currently sixth with 813 career boards.
- Iowa State has an all-time record of 604-521 (.537), including 367-168 (.686) under the direction of Fennelly.
Streaks and Trends
- Poppens has been in double figures in five-straight games. She has scored 20+ points in three of the last four games.
- Poppens is shooting 76.9 percent (40-52) from the line in the last eight games.
- Poppens has 10 double-doubles this season, including the last two games. She has posted double-digit rebounds in 16 of her last 24 games dating back to last season.
- Poppens has at least four offensive rebounds in eight-straight games.
- Christofferson has scored double figures in three-straight games and five of the last six. She has hit two or more threes in each of the last three games.
- Christofferson has shot over 60 percent from the field in each of the last three games.
- Prins has been in double-digits in back-to-back games.
- Brynn Williamson has made at least one 3-pointer in 18 of the 20 games she has played in this season. She has hit multiple threes in 13 games.
- Moody has hit a three-pointer in four-straight games.
- Mansfield has made her last eight free throws.
- Iowa State has outrebounded 14 of its 21 opponents this season. The Cyclones are 10-4 in those games.
- ISU has attempted as many or more free throws as 14 of its 20 opponents.
- The Cyclones have held all but six opponents under 40 percent shooting.
- As a team, Iowa State has scored more points in the paint than its opponent in 14 of 21 games this season.
- Iowa State has hit a three-pointer in 538 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 4,153 three-pointers. That is equal to 7.72 three-pointers per game for the last 17 years.
- 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 will be the 73rd in series and 33rd and final in Columbia. The Tigers hold a 46-26 lead in the series, including 23-9 in games played in Columbia.
- The Cyclones have won eight of the last nine meetings, but Missouri won the last game. The Tigers held off the Cyclones 49-48 on March 5, 2011 in Columbia despite 18 points and 10 rebounds from Anna Prins. The Cyclones shot just 34.6 percent and committed 20 turnovers. Missouri was led by RaeShara Brown (14 points) and Christine Flores (11).
- The Tigers are coached by former Iowa State assistant coach Robin Pingeton (2001-03).
- In four career meetings against Missouri, Chelsea Poppens averages 12.8 points and 12.0 rebounds per game.
- As a head coach, Bill Fennelly owns an 24-10 record against Missouri, including 24-9 at Iowa State.
- The Cyclones are 131-99 all-time against Big 12 foes.
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