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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Hosts No. 3 Baylor On Senior Day
02.27.2015 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa- The Iowa State women's basketball team (17-10, 8-8 Big 12) squares off with the Baylor Lady Bears (26-2, 15-1 Big 12) on Saturday at 3 p.m. on Senior Day. The Cyclones will honor Fallon Ellis, Nikki Moody and Brynn Williamson for their four years at Iowa State.
Iowa State looks for its first win over the Lady Bears since 2010, while head coach Bill Fennelly looks to grab his 600th career win. Senior point guard Nikki Moody is also poised to take sole ownership of Iowa State's career assists record, as the senior is tied with Lyndsey Medders with 719 career assists.
Who: Iowa State vs. No. 3 BaylorWhere: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Brynn Williamson, Kidd Blaskowsky, Seanna Johnson, Nikki Moody and Fallon Ellis
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
TV: FSN
Talent: Bob Licht (PxP), Brenda VanLengen (Color)
Live Blog: Harrison March, a student 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 is fresh off a 59-47 win over Texas Tech in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State continues its two-game home stand when it duels with the No. 3 Baylor Lady Bears on Saturday at 3 p.m. on FSN. Head coach Bill Fennelly is in search of his 600th career win against the Lady Bears, while Nikki Moody looks to take full ownership of the Iowa State career assist record. She has 719 total and is tied with Lyndsey Medders.
- Senior point guard Nikki Moody is averaging 17.3 points and 7.3 assists over the last 12 games, scoring in double figures in all 12. Moody also ranks No. 1 in the country in assist rate (47.95).
- Iowa State is the only school among power five teams to have two players reach 700 career assits in the last 10 years.
- In conference play, Iowa State is tied for seventh in the nation, and is first among power five schools, in assisted basket percentage with assists on 68.8 percent of its baskets.
Iowa State ranks 11th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.29), while Moody, the top returning point guard in the Big 12, is ninth nationally in assists per game with 6.9 and second in the Big 12.
- Moody became the 26th player in Iowa State history to reach 1,000 career points. Against Texas Tech, Moody moved into 14th all-time passing Heather Ezell (1,339). Moody sits at 1,345 points for her career, which puts her 55 points shy of 13th all-time, which is owned by Chelsea Poppens (1,400).
- Moody is second in the nation in career assists (719) and third nationally in career assists per game (5.92). Moody is now tied for first in Iowa State history in assists with 719, she needs just one assist to break the Cyclone record which was held by Lyndsey Medders. Moody also led the Cyclones in assists with 163 last season, becoming the fifth Cyclone under Fennelly to lead ISU in assists in three-consecutive seasons. Moody is the first Cyclone under Fennelly to lead ISU in assists four-straight seasons as she has 185 assists this season.
- Moody's 719 career assists ranks tied for eighth all-time in Big 12 history. She is just five assists away from Texas A&M's Toccara Williams (724) in seventh and seven assists from tying Danielle Robinson (726) in sixth.
- Senior Brynn Williamson became the 27th player in Iowa State history to reach 1,000 career points against Oklahoma State. She currently ranks 26th in school history with 1,045 points.
Iowa State is first in the Big 12 and sixth in the nation in 3-pointers per game, averaging 8.9 per contest. Williamson leads the Big 12 and is 57th nationally with 2.48 made per game. Junior Kidd Blaskowsky ranks 62nd nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (38.6%).
- Williamson ranks 13th in the nation in active career 3-point field goals made, with 245. Her 245 makes ranks fifth in ISU history. She also ranks 14th in active career 3-pointers attempted with 720 total. She is four attempts behind Megan Ronhovde, who ranks third in ISU history.
Sophomore guard Seanna Johnson is second in the Big 12 Conference with 9.2 rebounds per game and first among active players. Johnson has recorded 13 double-figure rebounding games so far this season.
- The 2014-15 season marks the 20th in the tenure of Fennelly. Fennelly has led Iowa State to 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, which is the most of any Big 12 team since 1997. Fennelly boasts a 432-203 record at Iowa State and a 599-256 record in his 27-year career as a head coach. His 599 career wins lists him as 17th in the NCAA among active coaches.
Last Time Out
- Iowa State returned to its winning ways against the Lady Raiders. The Cyclones grabbed as much as a 21-point lead and finished the game up 59-47. The Cyclones improved to 8-8 in Big 12 action.
- Senior Nikki Moody scored a game-high 16 points and dished nine assists, tying Lyndsey Medders' career assists record with 719. Moody was impressive and had her hand in 14 of ISU's 19 baskets.
- Sophomore Seanna Johnson netted 13 points off 4-of-6 shooting while grabbing eight rebounds. Senior Brynn Williamson went 4-of-9 from deep with 12 points on the night.
Scouting Baylor
- The Lady Bears are 26-2 on the season and just saw their 25-game win streak snapped at Oklahoma after a 64-68 loss. Baylor is ranked No. 3 in the AP and USA Today Poll. The Lady Bears are averaging 81.1 points per contest and are outrebounding opponents by 13.3 boards.
- Baylor is led by sophomore Nina Davis, who is averaging 20.8 points and 8.8 rebounds. Niya Johnson is leading the NCAA in assists with 8.5 per game. Johnson was also named as one of the 15 finalists for the Nancy Lieberman award.
- The Lady Bears have already clinched the Big 12 regular season title outright with a 15-1 mark so far.
Series vs. Baylor
- Iowa State is looking for its first win over the Lady Bears since Feb. 14, 2010 when Iowa State handed the Lady Bears a 69-45 defeat. Iowa State is 6-20 against Baylor and is 4-6 in Hilton Coliseum against the Lady Bears.
- Iowa State is 3-7 all-time against teams ranked third in the AP poll. The Cyclones are also 1-1 this season with a 59-57 win over Texas when it was ranked third and a 47-79 loss at Baylor when the Lady Bears were third.
- Iowa State is 3-1 all-time against teams ranked No. 3 in Hilton Coliseum. ISU has wins over Oklahoma (82-66) on Jan. 15, 2002 and a win over Kansas State (74-69) on Jan. 29, 2003 in addition to the win over UT on Jan. 10.
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