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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Face TCU In Big 12 Road Test
02.28.2013 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The No. 23/21 Iowa State women's basketball team wraps up the road portion of its Big 12 schedule Saturday afternoon when it faces TCU at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Who: No. 23/21 Iowa State (20-6, 11-5 Big 12) at TCU (8-19, 1-15 Big 12)
Where: Fort Worth, Texas - Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,201)
When: Saturday, March 2, 4 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
TV: FS Southwest
Talent: Doug Anderson (PxP), Janice Dziuk (Color)
Webcast: Cyclones.TV
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. 23 in The Associated Press rankings and No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches poll, plays its final Big 12 regular season road game of the season Saturday at TCU. With a win, Iowa State would tie its record for Big 12 road wins in a season with six (1999-00). ISU is also in search of its fourth-straight Big 12 road win, a feat never accomplished by an Iowa State team.
- The Cyclones, who have won 20 games for the 12th time under head coach Bill Fennelly, beat Kansas on Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State shot 48.3 percent from the field and used a 22 point-11 rebound effort from Chelsea Poppens and a 12 point-10 assist double-double from Nikki Moody to earn the win. Hallie Christofferson finished with 20 points and Anna Prins chipped in 19.
- Christofferson continues to be one of the most consistent players in the nation. Christofferson is fifth in the Big 12 averaging 15.9 points per game and 10th in rebounding at 6.8 boards per game. The junior has scored in double digits in 22 of 26 games this season, including five games in a row and nine games with 20+ points. She has shot 50 percent or better from the field in 19 games and is shooting 55.8 percent, good for 16th nationally. In the last 13 games, Christofferson has been even better, averaging 18 points and 6.7 rebounds and shooting 58.6 percent from the field. She is also 45-for-52 from the charity stripe during that stretch.
- Iowa State continues to lead the Big 12 in free-throw shooting and rank fifth nationally at 79 percent as a team, which would tie them for the Big 12 record (Missouri, .790 in 2007). ISU's top six players are shooting at least 73 percent from the line. The Cyclones are 15-2 when making more free throws than their opponent and 9-2 when making at least 15 free throws.
- Poppens is just second player in school history and was the 14th in Big 12 history to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. She is the Big 12's active leader with 432 career offensive rebounds. The senior is a major reason why the Cyclones have had as many or more rebounds than 22 of 26 opponents this season and ranks 20th nationally in rebounding margin (+8.2).
- Nikki Moody leads the Big 12 and is fourth nationally dishing out 7.4 assists per game. She has posted double-digit assists in seven games this season, which is more than any other Big 12 player. The sophomore has recorded at least five assists in 21 of the 25 games she has played this season. Her 186 assists ranks sixth on ISU's single-season list.
- Sophomore Brynn Williamson has taken on the defensive stopper role this season and is averaging 1.3 steals per game. Despite the increased defensive role, Williamson is hitting on 37.1 percent of her threes. She has hit 52 threes this season and is the 18th player in school history to make 100 career threes.
- Three Cyclones have reached the 1,000-point mark this season. Most recently, Christofferson needed 25 points against West Virginia to join the list. She scored 27. Chelsea Poppens and Anna Prins have also scored their 1,000th point this season.
- Iowa State is holding opponents to just 35.3 percent shooting this season, which is second in the Big 12 and 28th nationally. The school record entering this season was 35.7 percent, set during the 2009-10 season. Opponents are averaging 55.7 points per game.
Streaks and Trends
- Iowa State has won six of its last seven games, including three in a row on the road.
- Christofferson has scored 20+ points in four of the last five games. She has scored in double figures in five games in a row.
- Christofferson has scored in double figures in 22 of 26 games this season.
- Poppens has scored in double figures in nine straight games.
- The Cyclones have shot as many or more free throws than eight of their last nine opponents.
- ISU is 16-2 when leading at the half. Since 2010-11, ISU is 47-5 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 18-1 when out rebounding opponents but 1-3 when being out rebounded.
- Iowa State is 17-0 when outshooting its opponent from the field.
- Moody has at least five assists in 21 of the 25 games she has played this season. She has nine games with nine or more assists.
- Moody has connected on a 3-pointer in eight of the last nine games.
- Williamson has hit a three in 21 of 26 games this season.
- The Cyclones have hit at least five threes in 40 of the last 44 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 574 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 4,425 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. TCU available on pg. 15 of notes packet)
- Iowa State is 3-0 all-time against TCU. This is the first meeting between the teams in Fort Worth.
- In the season's first meeting, Iowa State dominated on the glass (44-25) to defeat the Horned Frogs 68-52 at Hilton Coliseum. ISU, which had a 16-2 edge in second chance points, was led by a 24 point- 15 rebound double-double from Poppens. Christofferson was also in double figures with 14 points and Moody dished out nine assists.
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For complete information on the game, click the Notes link in the box at the top of the story.
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