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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Looks For Sixth-Straight Win Tuesday
12.21.2015 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (7-3, 0-0 Big 12) continues its home stand as it squares off with Northern Arizona (4-6, 0-0 Big Sky) on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones are looking for their sixth-straight win and the 10th-straight in Hilton Coliseum.
Who: Iowa State vs. Northern Arizona
Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Jadda Buckley, Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky, Seanna Johnson, Bryanna Fernstrom and Bridget Carleton
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Brent Blum (Color)
TV: Cyclones.tv
Cyclone Headlines
-Iowa State (7-3) extended its streak to nine-straight wins in Hilton Coliseum with a 90-41 win over Alcorn State. Iowa State continues its five-game home stand when it takes on Northern Arizona on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd at 2 p.m.
- Seanna Johnson is ranked fourth nationally in double-doubles this season with eight and first among Big 12 players. Johnson's 21 career double-doubles ranks seventh in school history. Her career rebounding average of 8.9 boards per game ranks 12th nationally among active career players.
- Iowa State ranks 16th nationally in assist-turnover ratio (1.32). Jadda Buckley leads ISU with 60 assists on the season, while Johnson has 39 assists on the season. Buckley's 6.0 assists per game ranks 20th nationally and third in the Big 12. Iowa State dished 25 assists and committed just five turnovers against Alcorn State. ISU also ranks 17th in the country with just 12.8 turnovers per game.
- Freshman Bridget Carleton ranks 10th in the Big 12 and first among freshmen in points per game (14.3). Carleton also ranks 12th in the Big 12 and first among freshmen with 6.6 boards per game.
- Iowa State ranks 10th nationally in defensive rebounds per game with 32.0. Johnson leads ISU with 7.0 defensive boards per game, which ranks 21st nationally. Iowa State had 44 defensive rebounds against Southern. The Cyclones also rank 18th in rebounds per game hauling in 45.3 boards.
- Freshman Meredith Burkhall earned her first Big 12 Freshman of the Week award on Monday after two double-figure scoring games last week. After Burkhall's Big 12 Freshman of the Week honor, Iowa State has had nine different freshmen earn the honor while no other Big 12 school has had more than five.
- The 2015-16 season marks the 21st in the tenure of Bill Fennelly. Fennelly has led Iowa State to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, which is the most of any Big 12 team since 1997. Fennelly boasts a 441-209 record at Iowa State and a 607-262 record in his 27-year career as a head coach. His 607 career wins lists him in the top-20 in the NCAA among active coaches.
Streaks and Trends
-Iowa State hit 200 3-pointers in a season for an NCAA record 12-straight years (2003-04-present). Iowa State has netted 75 so far this season.
- Johnson pulled in double-figure rebounds in 32 games in her career and eight games this season. Johnson has also scored in double figures in 46 games in her career and eight games this season.
- Johnson has started every game of her career, which puts her at 72-straight starts.
- Buckley has dished five or more assists in 18 career games and nine games this season.
- Meredith Burkhall has scored in double figures in five-straight games for Iowa State.
- The Cyclones have won their last nine games in Hilton Coliseum.
- Johnson has had a double-doubles in eight games this season.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 122 of the last 136 games, including every game last season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 653 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,103 threes. That is equal to 7.82 three-pointers per game for the last 21 years.
- ISU has had 12-consecutive winning seasons.
- The Cyclones have finished in the upper half of the Big 12 the last seven seasons.
- The Cyclones have made the last nine NCAA Tournaments, one of just 10 teams nationally to do so.
- Iowa State has won 90-straight regular season non-conference games at Hilton Coliseum. The streak dates back to the 2003-04 season (Last loss: Washington (12/21/03)).
Last Time Out
- Iowa State extended its winning streak inside Hilton Coliseum to nine straight games with a 91-41 win over Alcorn State. Emily Durr paced the Cyclones with 11 first-half points, igniting the Cyclone offense. She would finish with 14 points and four triples.
- Meredith Burkhall, Bridget Carleton and Seanna Johnson each also tallied 14 points and Johnson added 10 boards for her 21st career double-double and eighth of the season.
- As a team, the Cyclones tallied 12 3-pointers, which was the third time this season they totaled 10 or more from long range.
Scouting The Lumberjacks
- The Lumberjacks are 4-6 on the season with wins over Lamar, New Mexico Highlands, UC Irvine and Dixie State.
- In 2014-15, NAU went 13-17 and finished with a 9-9 conference record, which was good for a tie for fifth in the Big Sky.
- Northern Arizona was selected to finish eighth in the Big Sky Coaches Poll and ninth in the media poll.
- Lumberjack freshman center Alyssa Rader has recorded six double-doubles on the season.
- NAU is 1-2 all-time against ISU with its lone win coming in Flagstaff, Arizona on Nov. 24, 1997. NAU topped ISU 61-50.
- NAU is outrebounding its opponents 41.9-37.9.
- The Lumberjacks are averaging 14.4 assists per game and forcing 16.9 turnovers per game.
Stat Breakdown
- In ISU road games Johnson has averaged 22.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals.
- In the fourth quarter against UNI and Iowa, Johnson scored 24 points and shot 66.7 percent from the field.
- Inside Hilton Coliseum, Carleton has averaged 18.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
- In home games, Burkhall is averaging 12.0 points and shooting 67.5 percent from the field.
- In 13 minutes against UAPB, Buckley dished seven assists with no turnovers. In ISU's last two home games, Buckley dished 15 total assists and committed just two turnovers.
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