AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (13-11, 4-9Â Big 12) returns to Hilton Coliseum to take on Texas Tech (11-13, 3-10Â Big 12)Â on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7Â p.m. Iowa State is 16-14 all-time against Texas Tech and the Cyclones have not lost to Texas Tech in Hilton Coliseum since Jan. 19, 2002.
Who:Â Iowa State vs. Texas Tech
Where:Â Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When:Â Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup:Â Seanna Johnson, Jadda Buckley, Meredith Burkhall, Bridget Carleton and Emily Durr
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Brent Blum (PxP); Brett Cooper (color)
TV:Â Cyclones.tv
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The Iowa State women's basketball team (13-11, 4-9 Big 12) is set to take on Texas Tech (11-13, 3-10 Big 12) on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is 16-14 all-time against the Lady Raiders. The Cyclones have won six of the last 10 against Texas Tech.
- Seanna Johnson currently ranks ninth in school history in points (1,523), third in rebounds (992) and is third in double-doubles (31). She needs just eight rebounds to become the third player in ISU history with 1,000 rebounds and just the second player in ISU history with 1,500 career points and 1,000 rebounds, joining all-time great Angie Welle. Her 992 rebounds ranks eighth in the nation among active career leaders.
- Jadda Buckley currently ranks sixth all-time in Iowa State history with 423 career assists. Her 423 career assists rank 34th nationally and third among juniors.
- The Cyclones rank second in the nation in free throw percentage (80.9%). ISU led the nation in 2012-13 and 2013-14 at the charity stripe.
- Bridget Carleton ranks first in the nation in free throw percentage (94.0), while Buckley is ninth netting 90.8 percent from the charity stripe. Buckley's 87.3 career free-throw percentage is third in the ISU record book and ranks second in the nation among active career leaders, just under Washington's Kelsey Plum's 88.1 percent. Carleton sits in second in school history netting 87.6 percent in her career as well.
- Iowa State has three of the Big 12's top 15 scorers with Carleton fourth (15.8), Johnson in fifth (15.3) and Buckley in 13th (13.7). No other Big 12 school has more than two in the top 15.
- Johnson currently ranks sixth in school history in free throws made (378) and is sixth in free throws attempted (493). She needs six attempts to pass Chelsea Poppens for fifth all-time and 31 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 460-234 record at Iowa State and a 626-287 record in his 28-year career as a head coach. His 626 career wins lists him in the top-20 in the NCAA among active coaches.
Iowa State Team Quick Facts
- Iowa State has 13 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 192 3-pointers so far this season.
- Seanna Johnson pulled in double-figure rebounds in 45 games in her career. Johnson has also scored in double figures in 82 games in her career and 19 of 24 games this season.
- Johnson has started every game of her career, which puts her at 114-straight starts.
- Johnson has had a double-doubles in 31 games in her career.
- Jadda Buckley has dished five or more assists in 49 career games, including 16 of the last 21.
- Buckley has netted double figures in 59 career games, and 19 of the last 24 games of her career.
- ISU has shot 80 percent or better at the free-throw line in 12 of its 23 games.
- Bridget Carleton has netted 42-straight free throws, which is 18th all-time in NCAA history and three shy of setting the Big 12 record.
- Junior Emily Durr has been fouled on 3-point attempts in her career more than any other Cyclone. She has netted 37 points at the charity strip off 3-point fouls in her career. She has been fouled nine times this season beyond the arc and 14 in her career.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 157 of the last 179 games, and have knocked down 10 or more triples in 11 of the last 21 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 697-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,424 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 Lady Raiders
- Head coach Candi Whitaker is in her fourth season with the Lady Raiders and is 35-58 at Texas Tech. She is 112-151 in her eight-year career as a head coach.
- The Lady Raiders rank eighth in the nation in 3-point field goal defense, holding opponents to 26.1 percent from long range.
- Texas Tech also ranks 13th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage, knocking down 38.1 percent of its shots from beyond the arc.
- The Lady Raiders are 1-11 all-time in Ames with their lone win coming on Jan. 19, 2002, 78-66.
- Texas Tech is averaging 68.1 points per game and holding opponents to 66.0.
Last Time Out
- The Iowa State women's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker at No. 25 Kansas State, 80-68. The Cyclones led for 15:18 in the first half, but Kansas State took over with a 6-0 run to close the second quarter and never looked back.
- Emily Durr netted 20 points for her second career 20-point performance. Seanna Johnson (17) and Heather Bowe (10) rounded out the Cyclones in double figures.
- Iowa State struggled from the field shooting 37.9 percent. ISU connected on 10 triples against KSU.