Iowa State Faces TCU Saturday

AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (11-9, 2-7 Big 12) returns to Hilton Coliseum for a two-game home stand when it takes on TCU (10-10, 2-7 Big 12) on Saturday, Jan. 28 at noon. Iowa State is looking to even the series with TCU as the Horned Frogs hold a 6-5 all-time edge after an 80-75 win on Jan. 15 in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cyclones' game will air on Cyclones.tv.

On Saturday, the Cyclones will hold a "We Are Cyclone Nation" diversity and inclusion event, which is the first of its kind to be hosted in Hilton Coliseum. Athletics and the university strive to further the University's mission of making Iowa and the world a better place, by cultivating an experience where faculty, staff, students, alumni, fans, and visitors feel welcomed, supported, included and valued by the university and each other. Prior to the start of the game diversity affirming statement "I Am" cards will be available for fans to participate in the celebration. Fans will be able to pick up the cards upon entry and fill in the blank space with a statement about what makes them a diverse individual. We encourage fans to participate by holding these cards up during our pre-game presentation.

Who: Iowa State vs. TCU
Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Jan. 28 at Noon
Projected Starting Lineup: Seanna Johnson, Jadda Buckley, Meredith Burkhall, Bridget Carleton and TeeTee Starks
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP); Molly Parrott (color)
TV: Cyclones.tv

Cyclone Quick Hits

The Iowa State women's basketball team (11-9, 2-7 Big 12) returns to Hilton Coliseum to take on TCU (10-10, 2-7 Big 12) on Saturday, Jan. 28 at noon. Iowa State looks to avoid the season sweep after a tough 80-75 loss in Fort Worth on Jan. 15. Iowa State trails the all-time series 6-5, but holds a 3-2 edge in Hilton Coliseum.
Seanna Johnson currently ranks 10th in school history in points (1,483), fourth in rebounds (955) and is third in double-doubles (31). She needs just 12 points to pass Stacy Frese for ninth in school history. Her 955 rebounds ranks eighth in the nation among active career leaders.
Johnson was also named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award and is the third Cyclone in the last five years to make the initial list.
Jadda Buckley currently ranks 10th all-time in Iowa State history with 405 career assists. Her 405 career assists rank 34th nationally and third among juniors. Buckley's 5.3 assists per game, also ranks second in the Big 12 and 40th in the nation. Her 105 assists on the season rank 35th nationally as well.
The Cyclones rank second in the nation in free throw percentage (81.0%). ISU led the nation in 2012-13 and 2013-14 at the charity stripe.
Bridget Carleton ranks fourth in the nation in free throw percentage (92.6), while Buckley is 15th netting 90.1 percent from the charity stripe. Buckley's 87.1 career free-throw percentage is second in the ISU record and ranks second in the nation among active career leaders, just under Washington's Kelsey Plum's 88.1 percent.
Iowa State has three of the Big 12's top seven scorers with Johnson fourth (16.4), Carleton in sixth (15.4) and Buckley in seventh (14.8). No other Big 12 school has more than one in the top seven.
Johnson currently ranks sixth in school history in free throws made (363) and is sixth in free throws attempted (474). She needs 21 attempts to pass Chelsea Poppens for fifth all-time and 51 makes to pass Hallie Christofferson for fifth all-time.
The 2016-17 season marks the 22nd in the tenure of Bill Fennelly. Fennelly has led Iowa State to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, which is tied with Oklahoma as the most of any Big 12 team since 1997. Fennelly boasts a 458-232 record at Iowa State and a 624-285 record in his 28-year career as a head coach. His 624 career wins lists him in the top-20 in the NCAA among active coaches.

Iowa State Team Quick Facts

Iowa State has 14 players on its roster from seven different states (Iowa, Texas, Minnesota, New York, Arizona, Wisconsin and Virginia) and four different countries (USA, Canada, Sweden and Montenegro).
Iowa State returns four starters from last season in Johnson, Carleton, Buckley and Burkhall. In all, Iowa State returns 83 percent of its scoring, 70 percent of its rebounding and 92.7 percent of its assists for the 2015-16 campaign.
Iowa State began the 2016-17 season with the Big 12's top returners in points, rebounds and assists as Johnson ranked second last season in both points (17.0) and rebounds (9.4), while Buckley averaged 6.0 assists. The Cyclones are the only Big 12 school returning three student-athletes who averaged over 10.0 points per game last season (Johnson-17.0, Carleton- 12.0, Buckley-11.4).
Iowa State is the only Big 12 school to have three student athletes returning who were named to the first-team, second-team, honorable mention or defensive team in 2015-16. (Johnson (first-team), Buckley and Carleton (honorable mention).

Streaks and Trends

Iowa State hit 200 3-pointers in a season for an NCAA record 13-straight years (2003-04-present). Iowa State has netted 165 3-pointers so far this season.
Johnson pulled in double-figure rebounds in 44 games in her career. Johnson has also scored in double figures in 81 games in her career and 18 of 20 games this season.
Johnson has started every game of her career, which puts her at 110-straight starts.
Johnson has had a double-doubles in 31 games in her career.
Buckley has dished five or more assists in 47 career games, including 14 of the last 19.
Buckley has netted double figures in 58 career games, and 87 of the last 21 games of her career.
ISU has shot 80 percent or better at the free-throw line in 11 of its 20 games.
Junior Emily Durr has been fouled on 3-point attempts in her career more than any other Cyclone. She has netted 31 points at the charity strip off 3-point fouls in her career. She has been fouled six times this season beyond the arc.
The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 154 of the last 175 games, and have knocked down 10 or more triples in 10 of the last 17 games.
Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 693-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,396 threes. That is equal to 7.78 three-pointers per game for the last 21 years.
The Cyclones have finished in the upper half of the Big 12 in seven of the last eight seasons.
The Cyclones have made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of just 15 teams nationally to do so.

Scouting The Horned Frogs

TCU leads the all-time series 6-5 after gaining the one-game edge with an 80-75 win in Fort Worth on Jan. 15
TCU ranks 13th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage, netting 38.9 percent from beyond the arc.
TCU also ranks 34th nationally, knocking down 8.0 3-pointers per game.
AJ Alix sits in ninth place in TCU history with 132 career made 3-pointers. The junior is just four triples away from tying for eighth place.
The Horned Frogs have blocked 108 shots so far this season and rank 18th nationally.
Jordan Moore leads TCU with 29 blocks on the season.

Last Time Out

The Iowa State women's basketball team fell to No. 20 Oklahoma on the road, 78-63. The Cyclones came back from a 17-point deficit to narrow the OU lead to just three on multiple occasions, but ISU was never able to grab a lead down the stretch as OU swept the Cyclones on the season.
Iowa State was led Johnson, who went 8-of-14 from the floor and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and three assists in 38 minutes of action. Buckley chipped in 15 points, while Heather Bowe and Carleton rounded out the Cyclones in double figures with 11 and 10 respectively.

Players Mentioned

Heather Bowe

Jadda Buckley

Meredith Burkhall

Bridget Carleton

Emily Durr

Seanna Johnson

TeeTee Starks

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