Iowa State Travels To Waco To Face No. 4 Baylor

WACO, Texas - The Iowa State women's basketball team (13-12, 5-9 Big 12) hits the road to take on No. 4 Baylor (26-1, 13-1 Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. in Waco, Texas.

Who: Iowa State vs. Baylor
Where: Ferrell Center - Waco, Texas
When: Saturday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Jadda Buckley, Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky, Seanna Johnson, Meredith Burkhall and Bridget Carleton
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Brent Blum (PxP), Lyndsey Fennelly (Color)
TV: FSSW Plus

Cyclone Headlines
-Iowa State (13-12, 5-9 Big 12) hits the road to face No. 4 Baylor (26-1, 13-1 Big 12) on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Waco, Texas. Iowa State is 7-21 all-time against the Lady Bears and 1-11 all-time in Waco. The Cyclones look to avoid the season sweep as Baylor defeated Iowa State, 77-61, in Ames on Jan. 23.
- Seanna Johnson is tied for 16th in the nation in double-doubles this season with 13 and second 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 (769) is also just 27 away from tying Hallie Christofferson (796) for eighth all-time in school history.
- Johnson reached 1,000 career points against Oklahoma. She currently ranks 24th in school history with 1,095 and is just one point away from tying Brynn Williamson (1,096) for 23rd in school history and two points away from tying Carmen Jaspers for 22nd all-time in school history. She needs 63 points for 21st.
- Jadda Buckley is averaging 6.0 assists per game, which ranks third in the Big 12 and 17th in the nation. Her 149 assists on the season ranks 17th in the nation.
- Johnson currently ranks second in the Big 12 with 16.6 points per game. She is third in rebounding (9.4) and is 10th in assists, averaging 3.4 per game. She also ranks second in Big 12 conference games averaging 16.5 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.
- Senior Kidd Blaskowsky (210) ranks ninth all-time in school history with 210 career 3-pointers. She needs four more triples to tie Lindsey Wilson for eighth all-time (214).
- Freshman Bridget Carleton ranks 12th in the Big 12 and first among freshmen in points per game (12.3). Carleton also ranks ninth in the Big 12 and is second among freshmen with 7.2 boards per game. Carleton's 23 points vs. TCU is the highest in Big 12 play by a freshman. Her 19 rebounds vs. TCU is also tied for the most rebounds by any Big 12 player this season, along with being fourth in school history.
- Carleton has been named Big 12 Freshman of the Week five times, which ties Johnson and Megan Taylor for the most in school history.
- 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 447-218 record at Iowa State and a 613-271 record in his 27-year career as a head coach. His 613 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 168 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 60 games in her career and 23 games this season.
- Johnson has started every game of her career, which puts her at 87-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 28 career games and 20 games this season.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 130 of the last 150 games, including every game last season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 668 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,192 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 Lady Bears
-The Lady Bears sit at first place in the Big 12 conference with a 13-1 league record and 26-1 overall.
- Baylor ranks third in the nation in scoring margin, outscoring its opponents by an average of 33.1 points. Baylor ranks first nationally in rebound margin, outrebounding opponents by 15.9 per game.
- BU also ranks in the top-5 in field-goal percentage (5th, 48.5), assists per game (2nd, 21.6), assist-turnover ratio (5th, 1.41), free throw attempts (3rd, 590), assists (2nd, 583), rebounds (2nd, 1,453) and rebounds per game (4th, 46.41).
- Nina Davis leads Baylor with 16.2 points per game, while Niya Johnson averages 9.3 assists per game, leading the nation.

Last Time Out
- Iowa State snapped its three-game skid and used a 29-0 first-half run to run past Texas Tech, 77-48. All five starters scored in double figures as Iowa State toppled the Lady Raiders at home.
- Meredith Burklhall led the Cyclones with a game-high 19 points off 7-of-12 shooting. Burkhall also chipped in seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Bridget Carleton grabbed her sixth-career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Kidd Blaskowsky (13), Jadda Buckley (11) and Seanna Johnson (10) rounded out the Cyclones in double figures.
- Iowa state shot 43.3 percent from the field and netted nine triples en route to the win.

Players Mentioned

Nicole "Kidd" Blaskowsky

Jadda Buckley

Jadda Buckley

Bridget Carleton

Seanna Johnson

Brynn Williamson

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