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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones and Cowgirls To Meet Sunday
01.18.2013 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team faces another Big 12 contest against a ranked foe when it travels to Oklahoma State Sunday. The No. 24/22 Cyclones and No. 17/16 Cowgirls tip off at noon in a nationally televised game on FSN.
Who: Iowa State (13-2, 4-1 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (13-2, 2-2 Big 12)
Where: Stillwater, Okla. - Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
When: Sunday, Jan. 20, Noon
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
TV: FSN
Talent: Bob Licht (PxP), Brenda VanLengen (Color)
Webcast: None
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at cyclones.com.
Live Blog: Eric Bentzinger, graduate assistant for 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 Headlines
- Iowa State, which is ranked No. 24 in The Associated Press poll and No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, faces No. 17/16 Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon in Stillwater. ISU has won eight of its last nine with the only loss coming at top-ranked Baylor.
- Iowa State (13-2, 4-1 Big 12) is off to its best overall start since 2008-09 and its best Big 12 start since 2004-05. In 2004-05, ISU started 8-1 in Big 12 play.
- The Cyclones have won nine-straight games at Hilton Coliseum. ISU has also won its last 10 Big 12 home games. The last loss home Big 12 loss was on Jan. 14, 2012 to Texas A&M.
- Iowa State's win over No. 16/14 Oklahoma Tuesday night was a complete team effort. Nikki Moody posted her third double-double this season, finishing with 20 points and 13 assists, while Hallie Christofferson equalled a career-high with 24 points. Kidd Blaskowsky scored 17 points off the bench and tied a career-high with eight boards and Brynn Williamson also grabbed a career-best tying 10 rebounds. The Cyclones held OU, which came into the game shooting 45.5 percent, to 31.7 percent shooting.
- The Cyclones have been one of the top defensive teams in the nation all season. Iowa State ranks 13th nationally allowing opponents just 50.7 points per game behind the nation's second-ranked field goal percentage defense (31.4 percent). Behind the arc opponents are shooting just 26.1 percent.
- Chelsea Poppens had one of her best games of the season against TCU, finishing with 24 points and 15 rebounds. It was the fourth 20-point, 15-rebound performance of her career. The senior missed three games during nonconference play (concussion). She ranks fourth in the league grabbing 9.5 boards per game. She is also 13th in scoring (12.6), fifth in free-throw percentage (83.7) and field-goal percentage (56.4).
- Hallie Christofferson is eighth in the Big 12 averaging 14.5 points per game and 10th in rebounding at 6.7 boards per game. The junior has scored in double digits in 13 of 15 games this season.
- Nikki Moody leads the Big 12 and nation dishing out 8.0 assists per game. She has posted double-digit assists in four games this season. The sophomore has recorded at least five assists in 13 of the 14 games she has played this season.
- Sophomore Brynn Williamson has taken on the defensive stopper role this season and is averaging a team-high 1.3 steals per game. Despite the increased defensive role, Williamson still ranks among the nation's top shooters, sitting 42nd nationally and second in the Big 12 shooting 39.7 percent from behind the arc. She has hit 31 threes this season.
- The Cyclones are assisting on a Big 12 best 73.7 percent of their field goals. ISU has 10 games this season with 17 or more assists after doing so just 10 times all last season.
Streaks and Trends
- The Cyclones have won nine-straight home games.
- ISU has won its last 10 home games against Big 12 Conference opponents.
- The Cyclones have been out rebounded just once this season (Baylor).
- Iowa State is 12-0 when outshooting its opponent from the field.
- Nikki Moody has at least five assists in 13 of the 14 games she has played this season. She has six games with nine or more assists.
- The Cyclones have hit eight or more threes in four consecutive games and six of the last seven games.
- The Cyclones have hit at least five threes in 30 of the last 31 games.
- Hallie Christofferson has scored in double figures in 13 of 15 games this season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 563 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 4,343 threes. That is equal to 7.71 three-pointers per game for the last 18 years.
- ISU has had nine consecutive winning seasons.
- The Cyclones have finished in the upper half of the Big 12 the last four seasons.
- The Cyclones have made the last six NCAA Tournaments, one of just 16 teams nationally to do so.
- Iowa State has won 70-straight regular season nonconference games at Hilton Coliseum.
- Iowa State is the only Big 12 school to have a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 first team in each of the last three seasons.
Series Notes (career stats vs. OSU available on pg. 15)
- Oklahoma State owns a 27-23 edge in the all-time series, including 13-9 in Stillwater. The Cyclones have lost the last two meetings in Stillwater, but have won two of the last three overall meetings.
- Head coach Bill Fennelly is 13-9 against Oklahoma State.
For complete information on the game, click the Notes link in the box at the top of the story.
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