Cyclones Face No. 4 Lady Bears Saturday

AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (11-6, 3-3 Big 12) returns home for the first of a three-game home stand when it squares off with No. 4 Baylor (18-1, 5-1 Big 12) Saturday, Jan. 23 at 12:30 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is looking to win its 13th-straight game in Hilton Coliseum. The game will be televised on FS1.

Who: Iowa State vs. No. 4 Baylor
Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Jadda Buckley, Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky, Seanna Johnson, Meredith Burkhall and Bridget Carleton
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
TV: FS1
Talent: Ron Thulin (pxp); Brenda VanLengen (Color

Cyclone Headlines
-Iowa State (11-6, 3-3 Big 12) returns to the court to face No. 4 Baylor (18-1, 5-1 Big 12) at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23 on FS1 after dropping back-to-back games in overtime. Iowa State is riding a 12-game win streak in Hilton Coliseum with its last home loss coming on Jan. 31, 2015 against Oklahoma State.
- The Cyclones are 7-20 all-time against the Lady Bears and 5-6 at home. ISU downed Baylor 76-71 in the last meeting in Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 28, 2015. Iowa State is looking for its first win over the No. 4 team since its 64-58 win over No. 4 UConn in the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1999.
- Seanna Johnson is tied for fifth in the nation in double-doubles this season with 12 and first among Big 12 players. Johnson's 25 career double-doubles ranks sixth in school history. She is one double-double away from tying Jayme Olson with 26 in her career. Johnson (708) is also just three rebounds away from passing Megan Ronhovde (710) for ninth all-time in school history.
- Johnson reached 700 rebounds in her career at Oklahoma State. Johnson is the fastest Cyclone to 700 career rebounds as Angie Welle and Chelsea Poppens achieved the feat in 85 career games and Johnson did it in 79 games for the Cyclones.
- Johnson currently ranks third in the Big 12 with 17.4 points per game. She is second in rebounding (10.2) and is seventh in assists, averaging 3.9 per game. She also ranks first in Big 12 conference games averaging 18.3 points per game.
- Iowa State ranks 33rd nationally in assist-turnover ratio (1.12). Jadda Buckley leads ISU with 99 assists on the season and ranks third in the Big 12, while Johnson has 66 assists on the season. Buckley's 5.8 assists per game ranks 21st nationally and third in the Big 12. ISU also ranks 21st in the country with just 225 turnovers.
- Senior Kidd Blaskowsky (199) ranks 10th all-time in school history with 200 career 3-pointers. She needs five more triples to tie Lyndsey Medders for ninth all-time (205).
- Freshman Bridget Carleton is the only Big 12 freshman to score in double figures in every Big 12 game this season. She ranks 12th in the Big 12 and first among freshmen in points per game (13.1).Carleton also ranks tied for 14th in the Big 12 and is first among freshmen with 6.3 boards per game.
- Iowa State ranks 11th nationally in defensive rebounds per game with 30.0. Johnson leads ISU with 7.0 defensive boards per game, which ranks 27th nationally. The Cyclones also rank 32nd in rebounds per game hauling in 43.1 boards.
- 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 445-211 record at Iowa State and a 611-264 record in his 27-year career as a head coach. His 611career 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 124 so far this season.
- Seanna Johnson pulled in double-figure rebounds in 36 games in her career and 12 games this season. Johnson has also scored in double figures in 53 games in her career and 15 games this season, including the last 13 games.
- Johnson has started every game of her career, which puts her at 79-straight starts.
- Johnson has had a double-doubles in 12 games this season and 25 in her career.
- Jadda Buckley has dished five or more assists in 23 career games and 14 games this season.
- Bridget Carleton has scored in double figures in her last six games.
- The Cyclones have won their last 12 games in Hilton Coliseum.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 125 of the last 142 games, including every game last season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 660 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,152 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 91-straight regular season non-conference games at Hilton Coliseum. The streak dates back to the 2003-04 season (Last loss: Washington (12/21/03)).

Scouting The Lady Bears
- Baylor is 18-1 on the season and 5-1 in Big 12 player with its only loss coming at Oklahoma State. Nina Davis is leading the Lady Bears with 16.9 points and 5.7 rebounds. Alexis Jones is the second-leading scorer with 15.3 points, while Niya Johnson is first in the nation with 9.9 assists per game.
- Baylor ranks first in the Big 12 in scoring offense, averaging 79.3 points per game. They also ranks first in scoring defense, holding their opponents to 52.9 points per game. The Lady Bears have outscored their opponents by an average of 26.4 points per game.
- BU is also shooting a conference-leading 49.3 percent from the field.

Last Time Out
- Iowa State dropped a heartbreaker in Stillwater as the Cyclones fell 79-76 in their second overtime game in a row.
-Seanna Johnson led Iowa State with 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Bridget Carleton tallied her third career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Iowa State would place five in double figures as Emily Durr (15), Jadda Buckley (13) and Meredith Burkhall (10) rounded out the Cyclones in double figures.
- Iowa State would mount a furious comeback, trailing by nine with just 2:24 remaining. Iowa State used big shot after big shot to force overtime in Stillwater. Buckley would score all 10 of Iowa State's points in overtime, but the Cyclones were unable to complete the comeback, falling 79-76.

Stat Breakdown
- In ISU road games, Seanna Johnson has averaged 21.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals. She has also shot 48 percent from the floor and 36 percent from downtown.
- In the final five minutes of the game against UNI, Iowa and Kansas State, Johnson scored 21 points and shot 100 percent from the field.
- Inside Hilton Coliseum, Bridget Carleton has averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
- In home games, Meredith Burkhall is averaging 8.8 points and shooting 61.5 percent from the field.
- In 13 minutes against UAPB, Jadda Buckley dished seven assists with no turnovers. In ISU's last five home games, Buckley dished 35 total assists and committed just nine turnovers.

Players Mentioned

Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky

Jadda Buckley

Jadda Buckley

Bridget Carleton

Seanna Johnson

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