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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Takes On Oklahoma Sunday
12.29.2017 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (7-5, 1-0 Big 12) closes out its six-game home stand when it takes on Oklahoma (5-7, 0-1 Big 12) on Sunday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. Iowa State is riding a four-game win streak and has won its last five home games against Big 12 opponents. The Cyclones trail the all-time series 38-24, but lead 14-12 in Hilton Coliseum.
Who:Â Iowa State vs. Oklahoma
Where: Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
When: Sunday, Dec. 31Â at 2Â p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup:Â Bridget Carleton, Madison Wise, Adriana Camber, Bride Kennedy-Hopoate, Emily Durr
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 (7-5 1-0 Big 12) is set to take on Oklahoma (5-7, 0-1 Big 12) on Sunday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is on a four-game win streak and has won its last five home games against Big 12 opponents. The Cyclones are trail the all-time series against the Sooners, 38-24, but have a 14-12 advantage inside Hilton Coliseum.
- Junior Bridget Carleton is the only power-5 player in the nation averaging 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. The Chatham, Ontario, Canada native is averaging 19.0 points, 7.0 boards and 4.2 assists. She is also averaging 2.3 steals per game and 1.1 blocks per contest.
- Carleton is one of 20 players in the nation named to the Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watch List, which honors the nation's top small forward. Carleton also earned honorable mention honors on the Big 12 preseason team for the 2017-18 season in addition to being a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 postseason team in 2016-17.
- Carleton has 1,016 career points, ranking 29th all-time in ISU history and 48 away from passing Vanessa Ward (1,063). Carleton eclipsed 1,000 career points in ISU's last game vs. Kansas. She currently ranks seventh in school history in career scoring average, with 14.3 points per game, passing all-time great Megan Taylor (14.1), who sits in eighth.
- Emily Durr ranks 46th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage. She's connected on 44.0 percent of her shots from downtown and netted 22 triples on the year, which is third on the team behind Carleton (27) and Adriana Camber (23). As a team, the Cyclones have made 104 3-pointers and rank first in the Big 12 and 17th nationally with 9.5 per game.
- Iowa State ranks 45th nationally in free-throw percentage, netting 74.6 percent at the charity stripe. Carleton (84.5) and Bride Kennedy-Hopoate (80.5) are each averaging over 80 percent at the line. Kennedy-Hopoate has connected on her last 14-straight free throws.
- 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 472-241 record at Iowa State and a 638-294 record in his 28-year career as a head coach. His 638 career wins lists him in the top-30 in the NCAA among active coaches.
Scouting The Sooners
- Oklahoma is 5-7 to start the season after finishing 5-6 in non-conference play and 0-1 after falling to Texas. To date, Oklahoma has played the nation's fourth-toughest schedule.
- OU's Gabbi Ortiz ranks 19th nationally in 3-pointers on the year, knocking down 41 so far. She ranks seventh nationally in 3-pointers per game, with 3.4, and ranks first in the Big 12.
- Ortiz also ranks 55th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage, making 43.2 percent from beyond the arc.
- Oklahoma ranks 37th in the nation in scoring offense, netting 78.9 points per game.
- Oklahoma leads the all-time series 38-24, but Iowa State has a 14-12 advantage in Hilton Coliseum.
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 has netted 111 so far this season.
- Senior Emily Durr has been fouled on 3-point attempts in her career more than any other Cyclone. She has netted 41 points at the charity stripe off 3-point fouls in her career. She has been fouled once this season beyond the arc and 16 in her career.
- Madison Wise has scored in double figures in three of Iowa State's last four games.
- Bridget Carleton has scored in double figures in all 12 of Iowa State's games this season.
- Bride Kennedy Hopoate has made her last 14-straight free throws dating back to ISU's game against UC Riverside.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 176 of the last 200 games, and have knocked down 10 or more triples in five games this season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 716-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,584 threes. That is equal to 7.78 three-pointers per game for the last 22 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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