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Iowa State Travels To Canada To Take On Eastern Michigan
11.20.2018 | Women's Basketball
CHATHAM, Ontario, Canada - The Iowa State women's basketball team (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face Eastern Michigan (2-0, 0-0 MAAC) on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. in the hometown of senior guard Bridget Carleton. Wednesday marks the first meeting between ISU and Eastern Michigan and the first time the Cyclones have competed in Canada.Â
Where:Â St. Clair College Health Plex - Chatham, Ontario, Canada
When: Wednesday Nov. 21 at 5 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Meredith Burkhall, Alexa Middleton, Madison Wise, Ashley Joens
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent:Â Brent Blum
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The Iowa State women's basketball team (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face Eastern Michigan (2-0, 0-0 MAAC) on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Sunday's game is the first meeting between Iowa State and Eastern Michigan.
- ISU's Preseason WNIT Championship is the program's first. Iowa State is the fourth different Big 12 school to claim the Preseason WNIT crown. The Big 12 has won the Preseason WNIT four times with Kansas State winning in 2002, followed by Texas Tech in 2003 and Baylor has won the tournament twice, both in 2011 and 2015.
- Following the Cyclones Preseason WNIT Championship, ISU began receiving votes in the AP Poll, putting the Cyclones as the "next team in." Iowa State is looking for its first AP ranking since the 2013-14 season.
- Senior Bridget Carleton was named the Preseason WNIT MVP and Madison Wise was named to the All-Tournament Team. Carleton averaged 16.3 points, 12.0 and 6.0 assists. Wise, averaged 10.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals.
- Carleton (1,447) is just three points shy of passing Janel Grimm and Lyndsey Medders (1,449) for 11th in school history in scoring. She also needs just two blocked shots to pass Stephannie Smith (92) for seventh in school history.
- Carleton enters the 2018-19 season with several preseason honors under her belt. She was most recently named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List and Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 list. She also earned a place on the Preseason All-Big 12 team and was recently named to the Cheryl Miller Award watch list. Last season, Carleton was a top-10 finalist for the award.
- Through three games this season, the Cyclones have three averaging double figures. Carleton (16.3) leads the way, followed by Ashley Joens (12.0) and Madison Wise (10.5).
- After four games this season, Iowa State is averaging 45.0 percent from the floor as a team. Kristin Scott leads the Cyclones, netting 58.3 percent from the floor.
- The 2018-19 season marks the 24th in the tenure of Bill Fennelly. Fennelly has led Iowa State to 17 NCAA Tournament appearances. Fennelly boasts a 483-253 record at Iowa State and a 649-306 record in his 29-year career as a head coach. His 649 career wins lists him in the top-15 in the NCAA among active coaches in Division I and in the top-50 winningest coaches all-time.
Streaks and Trends
- Iowa State has hit 200 3-pointers in a season for an NCAA record 15-straight years (2003-04-present). Iowa State netted nine triples in two of its last four games.
- Iowa State has won 24-straight season openers under head coach Bill Fennelly.
- Bridget Carleton scored in double figures in 35-straight games.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 194 of the last 221 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 738-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,774 threes. That is equal to 7.82 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 10 seasons.
- The Cyclones have made 10 of the last 12 NCAA Tournaments, one of just 19 teams nationally to do so.
Quick Facts
- Iowa State has 14 players on its roster from eight different states (Iowa, Ohio, Minnesota, Utah, Indiana, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) and four different countries (Canada, Australia, Burundi and Sweden).
- Iowa State returned three starters from last season in Carleton, Wise and Burkhall. In all, Iowa State returns 73.8 percent of its scoring, 70.6 percent of its rebounding and 64.8 percent of its assists for the 2017-18 campaign.
- Carleton was named preseason All-Big 12 for the 2018-19 season and she was also named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List for the second-straight season.
Last Time Out
- The Iowa State women's basketball claimed the Preseason WNIT Championship with a 75-52 win over No. 24 Miami.
- The performance was a total team effort with eight Cyclones getting on the board and three reaching double figures. ISU shot 43.1 percent from the floor as well.
- Iowa State was led by Bridget Carleton, who finished with 15 points, seven rebounds three assists, three blocks and three steals. Her performance in the tournament earned her WNIT MVP honors. Madison Wise also made the All-Tournament team. She finished with nine points and six boards against Miami.
- Inés Nezerwa netted 15 points and hauled in six boards, while Kristin Scott added 11 points and led ISU on the boards with eight.
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