Cyclones Continue Road Swing At No. 12 West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - The Iowa State women's basketball team (7-7 1-12 Big 12) continues its Big 12 road swing, when it takes on No. 12 West Virginia (13-2, 1-2 Big 12) on Sunday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. in Morgantown, West Virginia. Iowa State is 4-7 all-time against the Mountaineers, but swept WVU last season in Big 12 action. The Mountaineers went on to win the Big 12 Tournament title, but ISU topped WVU 80-55 in Morgantown and 68-53 in Ames. Iowa State is 2-3 all-time at WVU.

Where: WVU Coliseum - Morgantown, West Virginia
When: Sunday Jan. 7 at 1 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Madison Wise, Adriana Camber, Bride Kennedy-Hopoate, Emily Durr
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP); Brent Blum (color)

Cyclone Quick Hits

The Iowa State women's basketball team (7-7 1-12 Big 12) is set to take on No. 12 West Virginia (13-2, 1-2 Big 12) on Sunday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. in Morgantown, West Virginia. Iowa State is 4-7 all-time against the Mountaineers, but swept WVU last season in Big 12 action. WVU went on to win the Big 12 Tournament title, but ISU topped WVU 80-55 in Morgantown and 68-53 in Ames. Iowa State is 2-3 all-time at WVU.
Junior Bridget Carleton is the only power-5 player in the nation averaging 18.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists. The Chatham, Ontario, Canada native is averaging 18.9 points, 7.0 boards and 3.8 assists. She is also averaging 2.5 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 1,052 career points, ranking 29th all-time in ISU history and 12 away from passing Vanessa Ward (1,063). Carleton eclipsed 1,000 career points in ISU's game vs. Kansas. She currently ranks seventh in school history in career scoring average, with 14.6 points per game, passing all-time great Megan Taylor (14.1), who sits in eighth.
Iowa State ranks first in the Big 12 and is in the top seven percent in the nation in 3-pointers per game (9.1). The Cyclones have three players who have netted over 20 triples on the years so far, with Carleton and Adriana Camber leading the way with 28, followed by Emily Durr with 22 on the year. Madison Wise is also close to her 20th triple, with 19 on the season.
Iowa State ranks in the top-50 nationally in free-throw percentage, netting 74.5 percent at the charity stripe. Carleton (82.1) and Bride Kennedy-Hopoate (81.4) are each averaging over 80 percent at the line. Kennedy-Hopoate has connected on her last 16-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 472-243 record at Iowa State and a 638-296 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 Mountaineers

West Virginia started off the season with 13-straight wins, earning them a No. 12 national ranking. WVU has lost its last two Big 12 games, falling to Texas (79-58) and Kansas State (60-52) at home.
The Mountaineers are led by Teana Muldrow, who is averaging 21.5 points per game and ranks second in the Big 12. Muldrow is shooting 56.8 percent from the floor and is averaging a team-high 9.2 boards per game, which also ranks second in the Big 12.
WVU has five players averaging double figures with Naomi Davenport (15.6), Katrina Pardee (13.1), Kristina King (11.9) and Chania Ray (10.3) joining Muldrow.

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 121 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 five games.
Bridget Carleton has scored in double figures in all 14 of Iowa State's games this season.
Bride Kennedy Hopoate has made her last 16-straight free throws dating back to ISU's game against UC Riverside. She is also 6-of-6 in Big 12 action.
The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 177 of the last 202 games, and have knocked down 10 or more triples in five games this season.
Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 718-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,594 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.

Cyclones Continue Road Swing At No. 12 West Virginia

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Adriana Camber

Bridget Carleton

Emily Durr

Bride Kennedy-Hopoate

Madison Wise

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Cyclones Continue Road Swing At No. 12 West Virginia

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Bride Kennedy-Hopoate

Madison Wise

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