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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones To Face Eagles In Exhibition Action
11.03.2017 | Women's Basketball
Ames, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) is set to take on Wisconsin-La Crosse on Sunday, Nov. 5 at noon in exhibition play. Sunday's game is part of a double-header, as the men's basketball team squares off at 5 p.m. in an exhibition game of their own. Iowa State looks to win its 36th-straight exhibition game against the Eagles.Â
Who:Â Iowa State vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse (Exhibition)
Where:Â Hilton Coliseum- Ames, Iowa
When:Â Sunday, Nov. 5Â at noon
Projected Starting Lineup:Â Bridget Carleton, Meredith Burkhall, Nia Washington, Madison Wise, Bride Kennedy-Hopoate
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP); Molly Parrott (color)
TV:Â Cyclones.tv
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The Iowa State women's basketball team returns to the court for the first time in the 2017-18 season to take on Wisconsin-La Crosse in an exhibition game on Sunday, Nov. 5 at noon. Iowa State has won 35-straight exhibition contests. ISU will officially begin the 45th season in program history on Friday, Nov. 10 when it takes on South Dakota at noon.
- Iowa State returns three starters, with senior Emily Durr, junior Bridget Carleton and junior Meredith Burkhall.
- Carleton earned honorable mention honors on the Big 12 preseason team for the 2017-18 season. Carleton was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 postseason team in 2016-17.
- Carleton ranks first in school history in career free-throw percentage. Carleton has knocked down 88 percent of her free throws at ISU. Last season, she set the ISU single-season record making 93.9 percent, which was also good for second in the nation.
- Durr also ranks in the top-5 in school history in free-throw shooting. Durr has knocked down 85 percent of her freebies, which currently ranks fourth in school history.
- The Cyclones welcome five newcomers to the roster with freshmen, Rae Johnson (Albertville, Minn.), Kristin Scott (Kasson, Minn.) and Madison Wise (Greenfield, Ind.), junior JUCO transfer, Bride Kennedy-Hopoate (Brisbane, Australia) and senior transfer, Alexa Middleton (Murfreesboro, Tenn.). Middleton will redshirt this season after transferring from Tennessee.
- Iowa State was one of 13 teams to earn an NCAA berth in 10 of the last 11 seasons, joining UConn, Duke, Baylor, DePaul, Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Maryland, Oklahoma, Stanford, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
- The 2016-17 season marks the 23rd in the tenure of Bill Fennelly. Fennelly has led Iowa State to 17 NCAA Tournament appearances, which is tied with Oklahoma as the most of any Big 12 team since 1997. Fennelly boasts a 465-236 record at Iowa State and a 631-289 record in his 28-year career as a head coach. His 631 career wins lists him in the top-30 in the NCAA among active coaches.
Iowa State Team Quick Facts
- Iowa State had 11 players on its roster from seven different states (Iowa, Texas, Minnesota, New York, Indiana, Tennessee and Virginia) and three different countries (Canada, Australia and Sweden).
- The 2017-18 team has a multitude of new talent with three incoming freshmen, Madison Wise, Rae Johnson and Kristin Scott. Iowa State also added Bride Kennedy-Hopoate, a junior JUCO transfer, and Alexa Middleton, who transferred from Tennessee and will redshirt the 2017-18 season.
- Iowa State returns three starters from last season in Carleton, Durr and Burkhall. In all, Iowa State returns 48.9 percent of its scoring, 41.6 percent of its rebounding and 32.3 percent of its assists for the 2016-17 campaign.
- Carleton was named preseason honorable mention All-Big 12 for the 2017-18 season. She was one of just four unanimous All-Big 12 selections returning from the 2016-17 season.
Streaks and Trends
- Iowa State has hit 200 3-pointers in a season for an NCAA record 14-straight years (2003-04-present). Iowa State netted 248 3-pointers last season.
- Iowa State has won 35-straight exhibition games.
- Durr has been fouled on 3-point attempts in her career more than any other Cyclone. She has netted 39 points at the charity stripe off 3-point fouls in her career. She was fouled 10 times last season beyond the arc and 15 in her career.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 163 of the last 186 games, and have knocked down 10 or more triples in 13 of the last 27 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 704-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,479 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 eight of the last nine seasons, including the 2016-17 season after securing the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament.
- The Cyclones have made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments, one of just 13 teams nationally to do so.
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