Iowa State Faces TCU In Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas - The Iowa State women's basketball team (12-11, 4-8 Big 12) continues its two-game road swing when it takes on TCU (12-11, 4-8 Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. The game will air on FSSW.

Who: Iowa State vs. TCU
Where: Schollmaier Arena - Fort Worth, Texas
When: Sunday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Jadda Buckley, Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky, Seanna Johnson, Meredith Burkhall and Bridget Carleton
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Dave Sprau (PxP), Lyndsey Fennelly (Color)
TV: FSSW

Cyclone Headlines
-Iowa State (12-11, 4-8 Big 12) continues its two-game road swing at TCU (12-11, 4-8 Big 12) on Saturday at 1 p.m. Iowa State is 5-4 all-time against the Horned Frogs and 1-2 all-time at TCU. The Cyclones look to avoid the season sweep as TCU downed ISU 72-62 in Ames on Jan. 27.
- Seanna Johnson is tied for 12th in the nation in double-doubles this season with 13 and tied for first among Big 12 players. Johnson's 26 career double-doubles ranks fifth in school history. She is three double-doubles away from tying Stephannie Smith with 29 in her career. Johnson (756) is also just 40 away from tying Hallie Christofferson (796) for eighth all-time in school history.
- Johnson reached 1,000 career points against Oklahoma. She currently ranks 26th in school history with 1,072 and is just two points away from tying Etta Burns (1,074) for 25th in school history.
- Johnson became the fourth Cyclone to reach 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 200 career assists against West Virginia. She joins Cyclone greats Megan Taylor, Jayme Olson and Tracy Gahan. Johnson has 1,072 points, 756 rebounds and 200 career assists.
- Johnson currently ranks second in the Big 12 with 17.1 points per game. She is third in rebounding (9.6) and is 10th in assists, averaging 3.4 per game. She also ranks second in Big 12 conference games averaging 17.3 points per game.
- Iowa State's starting lineup is tied for the fifth-youngest starting lineup among power five teams. Iowa State is tied with Kansas for the youngest starting lineup in the Big 12. The Cyclones are the only Big 12 team to start two freshmen.
- Iowa State ranks 41st nationally in assist-turnover ratio (1.09). Jadda Buckley leads ISU with 134 assists on the season and ranks third in the Big 12 and 20th nationally, while Johnson has 79 assists on the season. Buckley's 5.8 assists per game ranks 21st nationally and third in the Big 12.
- Senior Kidd Blaskowsky (205) ranks ninth all-time in school history with 205 career 3-pointers. She needs nine more triples to tie Lindsey Wilson for eighth all-time (214).
- Freshman Bridget Carleton ranks 14th in the Big 12 and second among freshmen in points per game (12.2). Carleton also ranks 12th in the Big 12 and is second among freshmen with 6.4 boards per game. Carleton's 23 points vs. TCU is the highest in Big 12 play by a freshman.
- 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 446-217 record at Iowa State and a 612-270 record in his 27-year career as a head coach. His 612 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 151 so far this season.
- Seanna Johnson pulled in double-figure rebounds in 38 games in her career and 14 games this season. Johnson has also scored in double figures in 58 games in her career and 20 games this season.
- Johnson has started every game of her career, which puts her at 85-straight starts.
- Johnson has had a double-doubles in 13 games this season and 26 in her career.
- Jadda Buckley has dished five or more assists in 26 career games and 18 games this season.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 128 of the last 148 games, including every game last season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 665 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,175 threes. That is equal to 7.81 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 Horned Frogs
- TCU enters Saturday's contest in much the same situation as the Cyclones. The Horned Frogs have a 12-11 overall record and are 4-8 in Big 12 action.
- Head coach Raegan Peebley is in her second season with TCU.
- Senior Zahna Medley leads TCU with 15.8 points and 3.1 boards per game. AJ Alix is the only other Horned Frog averaging double figures with 11.4 points per contest.
- TCU is averaging 71.9 points per game and holding its opponents to 67.0 points.

Last Time Out
- Iowa State dropped its second-straight game with a loss at No. 24 West Virginia. The Cyclones held a 41-39 lead over WVU with 6:45 to go and were also tied with 3:46 on the clock, but were unable to come away with the upset, falling to WVU, 57-47.
- Seanna Johnson and Jadda Buckley combined for 36 of Iowa State's 47 points. Johnson tallied a team-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Buckley chipped in 17 points and dished three assists.
- The Cyclones rebounding struggles continued as WVU outrebounded the Cyclones 51-33.

Players Mentioned

Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky

Jadda Buckley

Jadda Buckley

Bridget Carleton

Seanna Johnson

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