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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones and Mountaineers to Play 4Kay Sunday
02.15.2013 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The No. 24/23 Iowa State women's basketball team hosts West Virginia Sunday afternoon in a nationally televised contest at Hilton Coliseum. The game, which is part of the WBCA's Play 4Kay initiative, will be televised by FSN. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in an effort to raise awareness for breast cancer research.
Who: No. 24/23 Iowa State (18-5, 9-4 Big 12) vs. West Virginia (12-10, 3-7 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
When: Sunday, Feb. 17, 12:30 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Brent Blum (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
TV: FSN
Talent: Ron Thulin (PxP), Brenda VanLengen (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 Headlines
- Iowa State, which is ranked No. 24 in The Associated Press poll and No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, looks to extend its winning streak to five games Sunday when it hosts West Virginia in a nationally televised contest at Hilton Coliseum. With a win, Iowa State would match its longest Big 12 win streak since 2008-09.
- The Cyclones earned a season sweep of Oklahoma with a 72-68 win in Norman on Thursday. The Cyclones, who moved into second place in the league, have now swept the third-place Sooners and fourth-place Texas Tech this season. Hallie Christofferson posted her career high for the second game in a row, tallying 27 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Chelsea Poppens scored 19 points and Kidd Blaskowsky came off the bench to add in 15 points.
- Christofferson is fifth in the Big 12 averaging 15.4 points per game and 10th in rebounding at 6.8 boards per game. The junior has scored in double digits in 19 of 23 games this season, including seven games with 20+ points. She has shot 50 percent or better from the field in 17 games and is shooting 54.7 percent, good for 15th nationally. In the last 10 games, Christofferson has been even better, averaging 17.5 points and 6.6 rebounds and shooting 57.3 percent from the field and 40.5 percent from behind the arc. She is also 34-for-38 from the charity stripe during that stretch.
- The Cyclones have been one of the top defensive teams in the nation all season. Iowa State ranks 45th nationally allowing opponents just 54.9 points per game behind the nation's 18th-ranked field goal percentage defense (34.5 percent). Behind the arc opponents are shooting just 27.7 percent.
- Iowa State continues to lead the Big 12 in free-throw shooting and rank fourth nationally at 78.6 percent as a team. ISU's top six players are shooting at least 75 percent from the line. The Cyclones are 14-1 when making more free throws than their opponent and 8-1 when making at least 15 free throws.
- Poppens is the Big 12's active leader with 423 career offensive rebounds. The senior is a major reason why the Cyclones have had as many or more rebounds than 19 of 23 opponents this season and ranks 21st nationally in rebounding margin (+8.0). Poppens has moved into second all-time at Iowa State in career rebounding and is just 13 boards away from becoming the second player in school history with 1,000 career rebounds. Only 13 Big 12 players have ever posted 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
- Nikki Moody leads the Big 12 and is third nationally dishing out 7.4 assists per game. She has posted double-digit assists in six games this season. The sophomore has recorded at least five assists in 19 of the 22 games she has played this season. Her 163 assists are 10th on ISU's single-season list.
- Sophomore Brynn Williamson has taken on the defensive stopper role this season and is averaging 1.4 steals per game. Despite the increased defensive role, Williamson is 32nd nationally hitting on 39.2 percent of her threes. She has hit 47 threes this season, one shy of her freshman total.
- Christofferson is nearing 1,000 career points. The junior is 23 points away from becoming 25th Cyclone and third this season to join the elite club.
- Blaskowsky has scored 10+ points in three of the last four games (10.5 points, 61.9% FG, 56.3% 3FG).
Streaks and Trends
- Iowa State has won its last four games by an average of 13.5 points.
- The Cyclones have won 11 of their last 12 home games.
- ISU has won 12 of its last 13 home games against Big 12 Conference opponents.
- Blaskowsky has scored in double figures in two games in a row and three of the last four.
- The Cyclones have shot more free throws than five of their last six opponents.
- ISU is 14-1 when leading at the half. Since 2010-11, ISU is 45-4 when leading at the half.
- The Cyclones have been out rebounded just four times this season (at Baylor, at Oklahoma State, at Kansas, at Oklahoma). ISU is 16-1 when out rebounding opponents but 1-3 when being out rebounded.
- Iowa State is 15-0 when outshooting its opponent from the field.
- Moody has at least five assists in 19 of the 22 games she has played this season. She has seven games with nine or more assists.
- Moody has connected on a 3-pointer in five of the last six games.
- Williamson has hit a three in 19 of 23 games this season.
- The Cyclones have hit at least five threes in 37 of the last 40 games.
- Christofferson has scored in double figures in 19 of 23 games this season.
- Christofferson has made 35 of her last 39 free-throw attempts.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 571 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 4,404 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. WVU available on pg. 15 of notes)
- The all-time series is tied at 1-1 following the Cyclones come-from-behind 53-49 win at West Virginia ealier this season.
- In the first meeting this season, ISU trailed by as much as 14 points but came back to defeat the Mountaineers behind 23 points from Christofferson, who attempted just seven field goals in the game. WVU hit 11 of its first 14 shots. Chelsea Poppens and Nikki Moody were also in double figures with 10 points each.
For more notes and information, follow us on twitter: @CycloneWBB, @ISUCoachFen, @Popp4AllAmerica
For complete information on the game, click the Notes link in the box at the top of the story.
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