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ISU Looks For Fourth-Straight Win At No. 6 Texas
02.23.2017 | Women's Basketball
AUSTIN, Texas - The Iowa State women's basketball team (16-11, 7-9 Big 12) travels to Austin, Texas to square off with No. 6 Texas (21-6, 14-2 Big 12) on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Iowa State is looking for its fourth-straight Big 12 win, after grabbing three-straight for the first time since 2014-15. Iowa State also looks for a victory over a top-10 team on the road for the first time since toppling No. 8 Texas, 58-57, during the 2014-15 season.Â
Who:Â Iowa State at No. 6 Texas
Where: Frank Erwin Center - Austin, Texas
When:Â Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup:Â Seanna Johnson, Jadda Buckley, Meredith Burkhall, Bridget Carleton and Emily Durr
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP); Lyndsey Fennelly (color)
TV:Â LHN
Talent: Alex Loeb (PxP); Fran Harris (color)
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The Iowa State women's basketball team (16-11, 6-9 Big 12) is set to take on sixth-ranked Texas (21-6, 14-2 Big 12) on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Austin, Texas. The game will air on LHN. Iowa State is looking for its first win over a top-10 team on the road since topping No. 8 Texas, 58-57, in Austin on Jan. 25, 2015. Iowa State leads the all-time series 17-14, but is 4-9 all-time in Austin, Texas.
- ISU is also looking to win four-straight Big 12 games for the first time since 2012-13, when it accomplished the feat against Texas Tech, at Texas, Kansas State and at Oklahoma.
- Seanna Johnson currently ranks ninth in school history in points (1,572), third in rebounds (1,017) and is third in double-doubles (31). She became 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 against Texas Tech, joining all-time great Angie Welle. Her 1,017 rebounds ranks eighth in the nation among active career leaders.
- Jadda Buckley currently ranks sixth all-time in Iowa State history with 438 career assists. Her 438 career assists rank 34th nationally and third among juniors.
- The Cyclones rank second in the nation in free throw percentage (80.1%). 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 (93.6), while Buckley is 14th netting 88.4 percent from the charity stripe. Buckley's 86.9 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 87.7 percent in her career as well.
- Iowa State has three of the Big 12's top 15 scorers with Carleton fourth (15.7), Johnson in fifth (15.4) and Buckley in 12th (14.1). No other Big 12 school has more than two in the top 15.
- Johnson currently ranks tied for fifth in school history in free throws made (384) and is sixth in free throws attempted (505). She needs one make to pass Chelsea Poppens for fifth all-time and 30 attempts 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 462-234 record at Iowa State and a 629-287 record in his 28-year career as a head coach. His 629 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 14-straight years (2003-04-present). Iowa State has netted 219 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 85 games in her career and 21 of 26 games this season.
- Johnson has started every game of her career, which puts her at 117-straight starts.
- Johnson has had a double-doubles in 31 games in her career.
- Jadda Buckley has dished five or more assists in 51 career games, including 18 of the last 24.
- Buckley has netted double figures in 63 career games, and 22 of the last 27 games of her career.
- ISU has shot 80 percent or better at the free-throw line in 13 of its 25 games.
- 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 160 of the last 182 games, and have knocked down 10 or more triples in 13 of the last 24 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 700-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,451 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 Longhorns
- Head coach Karen Aston is 110-52 all-time with the Longhorns. She's led UT to three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
- Texas owns a 30-3 record in the Frank Erwin Center over the last two seasons. Its most recent loss came at the hands of No. 4 Baylor on Monday.
- Brooke McCarty leads the Longhorns averaging 14.6 points per game, which ranks seventh in the Big 12. She has netted double figures in 23 of UT's 27 games this season.
- Iowa State leads the all-time series against UT, 17-14. The Cyclones are also 4-9 in Austin, with its most recent win coming on Jan. 25, 2015 when ISU topped the Longhorns 58-57 with UT ranked No. 8 in the AP poll.
Last Time Out
- The Iowa State women's basketball team grabbed its third-straight win at Kansas on Tuesday, when it handled KU, 90-75. The Cyclones shot 56.6 percent from the floor and 66.7 percent from long range in the win.
- Iowa State saw all five of its starters score in double figures, with Meredith Burkhall leading the way with a career-high 20 points. Seanna Johnson netted 18 points off an efficient 6-of-7 shooting, while Emily Durr netted 17 and went 5-of-7 from long range. Jadda Buckley netted 14 and dished six dimes, while Bridget Carleton netted 10 points.
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