Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Host Mountaineers On Senior Night
02.29.2016 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (13-15, 5-12 Big 12) returns home to face No. 22 West Virginia (22-8, 11-6 Big 12) on Tuesday, March 1 at 7 p.m. The game will air on Cyclones.tv and will serve as Senior Night for Kidd Blaskowsky and Madison Baier.
Who: Iowa State vs. No. 22 West VirginiaWhere: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Tuesday, March 1 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), Brett Cooper (Color)
TV: Cyclones.tv
Cyclone Headlines
-Iowa State (13-15, 5-12 Big 12) returns to Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday to take on No. 22 West Virginia (22-8, 11-6 Big 12) at 7 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. Tuesday's game will also serve as Senior Night to honor the accomplishments of Kidd Blaskowsky and Maddy Baier. Iowa State is 17-3 all-time on Senior Night under head coach Bill Fennelly. Last season, the Cyclones upset No. 3 Baylor on Senior Night, 76-71.
- Iowa State is 2-6 all-time against the Mountaineers and 1-2 all-time in Hilton Coliseum.
- Seanna Johnson is tied for 26th 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 (774) is also just 22 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 1,107 and is just 51 away from tying Colleen Peterson (1,158) for 21st in school history.
- Johnson is the only player in the nation averaging over 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
- Jadda Buckley is averaging 5.9 assists per game, which ranks third in the Big 12 and 18th in the nation. Her 158 assists on the season ranks 16th in the nation.
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 (215) ranks eighth all-time in school history with 211 career 3-pointers. She needs 25 more triples to tie Alison Lacey for seventh all-time (240).
- Freshman Bridget Carleton ranks 16th in the Big 12 and first among freshmen in points per game (11.6). Carleton also ranks ninth in the Big 12 and is first among freshmen with 7.0 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 447-221 record at Iowa State and a 613-274 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 192 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 61 games in her career and 24 games this season.
- Johnson has started every game of her career, which puts her at 88-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 29 career games and 21 games this season.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 133 of the last 153 games, including every game last season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 670-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,214 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 Mountaineers
-West Virginia is currently 22-8 on the season, 11-6 in Big 12 play and sit at third in the Big 12 standings. The Mountaineers enter Tuesday's contest ranks 22nd in the nation.
Senior Bria Holmes is averaging 17.0 points and 4.4 rebounds. Her 17.0 points ranks second in the Big 12.
- Teana Muldrow is the only other Mountaineer averaging double figures with 10.4 points per game.
- WVU ranks fourth in the country in blocked shots per game, averaging 6.4 per game. Lanay Montgomery leads WVU with 2.73 per game, which ranks 22nd nationally.
- The Mountaineers also rank 12th in the country in field-goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 34.5 percent from the field.
Last Time Out
- Iowa State fell to No. 23 Oklahoma 85-54 as the Cyclones struggled, shooting just 32.7 percent from the field.
- Emily Durr put on a show in Norman as she shattered her career-high with a 24-point performance against the Sooners. Durr netted a career-high five triples and led the Cyclones in scoring in her second-career start. Jadda Buckley was the only other Cyclone in double-figures as she netted 16 points and dished three assists.
- Iowa State went 6-of-15 from long range, led by Durr's 5-of-9 effort.
