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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Take On No. 6 Texas In Austin
01.26.2018 | Women's Basketball
AUSTIN, Texas - The Iowa State women's basketball team (9-11, 3-6Â Big 12) is set to hit the road to take on No. 6 Texas (15-4, 6-2 Big 12) on Saturday, Jan. 27Â at 7Â p.m. on the Longhorn Network. Iowa State leads the all-time series over the Longhorns, 18-14. ISU trails in Austin, 5-9, but has claimed two of the last three meetings over UT.
The Cyclones are looking for their second-straight road win over a ranked opponent, after topping No. 19 Oklahoma State, 78-69, on Wednesday.Â
Where: Frank Erwin Center - Austin, Texas
When: Saturday Jan. 27 at 7 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); Lyndsey Fennelly (color)
TV:Â Longhorn Network
Talent: Alex Loeb (pxp); Nell Fortner (color)
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The Iowa State women's basketball team (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) is set to take on No. 6 Texas (15-4, 6-2 Big 12) on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in Austin, Texas. The game will air on the Longhorn Network. Iowa State leads the all-time series against Texas 18-14 and trail the series with the Longhorns only on the road where UT leads 9-5. However, Iowa State has claimed two of the last three meetings in Austin, Texas, including last year's 70-66 win over the sixth-ranked Longhorns.
- Iowa State is looking for back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the first time since topping No. 20 Texas 73-71 in OT (Jan. 23, 2010) and defeating No. 11 Oklahoma 63-56 (Jan. 27, 2010) in the following game. Iowa State took down No. 19 Oklahoma State on Wednesday, 78-69. The Cyclones have only topped back-to-back ranked opponents on the road once in school history when ISU grabbed a win over No. 19 Oklahoma 81-79 (Jan. 6, 2001) and defeated No. 22 NC State in ISU's next road game, 81-64 (Jan. 21, 2001).
- Junior Bridget Carleton is the only power-5 player in the nation leading her team in points, rebounds and assists. The Chatham, Ontario, Canada native is averaging 19.0 points, 7.1 boards and 3.6 assists. She is also averaging 2.6 steals per game and 0.9 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 1,168 career points, and ranks 23rd all-time in ISU history, and is 18 away from tying Anne O'Neil and Anna Prins in 21st (1,186). She currently ranks seventh in school history in career scoring average, with 15.0 points per game. She trails Lindsey Wilson, who is in sixth with 15.1 points per contest.
- Iowa State ranks first in the Big 12 and is in the top-50 in the nation in 3-pointers per game (8.3). The Cyclones have four players who have netted over 25 triples on the years so far, leading the Big 12. Carleton leads the way with 41, followed by Emily Durr and Adriana Camber with 32 and Madison Wise with 26 on the season.
- 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 474-247 record at Iowa State and a 640-300 record in his 28-year career as a head coach. His 640 career wins lists him in the top-30 in the NCAA among active coaches.
Scouting The Longhorns
- The Longhorns enter Saturday's contest ranked No. 6 in the nation with a 15-4 record overall and 6-2 in Big 12 action.
- The Cowgirls are led by LaShann Higgs, who is averaging 15.1 points per game. Ariel Atkins (14.8), Brooke McCarty (13.5) and Jatarie White (10.6), round out the Longhorns in double figures.
- The Longhorns are 9-1 at home with their only loss coming against No. 1 UConn. UT is also averaging 83.2 points per game and allowing just 64.1 per game.
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 166 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.
- Bridget Carleton has scored in double figures in all 20 of Iowa State's games this season.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 182 of the last 208 games, and have knocked down 10 or more triples in six games this season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 724-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,645 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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