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Iowa State Hits The Road To Take On South Dakota
11.27.2018 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The 23rd-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (5-0, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face South Dakota (5-1, 0-0 Summit League) on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. in Vermillion, South Dakota. Iowa State is 6-4 all-time against South Dakota, but is 0-2 on the road against the Coyotes.
Where: Sanford Coyotes Sports Center - Vermillion, South Dakota
When: Wednesday Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Meredith Burkhall, Alexa Middleton, Madison Wise, Ashley Joens
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent:Â Chris Williams & Lyndsey Fennelly
TV: ESPN+ (Mediacom 22, 822 HD/22SD)
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The 23rd-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (5-0, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face South Dakota (5-1, 0-0 Summit League) on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. in Vermillion, South Dakota. Iowa State is 6-4 all-time against South Dakota, but is 0-2 on the road against the Coyotes. ISU fell once in 1981 (66-73) and also in 1984 (69-79).
- The Cyclone women's basketball team entered the AP Poll at No. 23 for the first time since 2014. The Cyclones are one of just 37 unbeaten teams in women's college basketball.
- Iowa State is off to a 5-0 start, which marks the eighth time a Big Fennelly coached team has begun the season 5-0. A win over South Dakota would give ISU the fifth-best start in school history at 6-0.Â
- Bridget Carleton (1,464) is just three points shy of passing Stacy Frese (1,494) for 11th in school history in scoring. She also needs just three blocked shots to pass Hallie Christofferson and Jocelyn Anderson (97) for fifth 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.
- The Cyclones have started the season strong on the defensive end, ranking 16th nationally in field-goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 31.2 percent from the floor. ISU also ranks fifth nationally in defensive rebounds per game, with 34.0. Carleton leads ISU and ranks eighth nationally with 9.0 defensive rebounds per game. In addition, ISU is averaging 5.6 blocked shots per game, which ranks 15th nationally. Carleton ranks 12th in the country with 2.8 blocks per game.
- After four games this season, Iowa State is averaging 46.0 percent from the floor as a team, which ranks 41st in the country. Kristin Scott leads the Cyclones, netting 59.4 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 484-253 record at Iowa State and a 650-306 record in his 29-year career as a head coach. His 650 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 three of its last five games.
- Bridget Carleton scored in double figures in 35-straight games.
- Iowa State is off to a 5-0 start for the eighth time under head coach Bill Fennelly.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 195 of the last 222 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 740-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,785 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 extended its win streak to 5-0 when it topped Eastern Michigan, 85-59, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada
- The performance was a total team effort with five Cyclones reaching double figures for the first time this season.
- Iowa State was led by Bridget Carleton, who finished with 17 points, nine rebounds three assists and four blocks. Adriana Camber (15) grabbed a career-high five triples to lead ISU to 11 from beyond-the-arc in the game. Alexa Middleton (14), Kristin Scott (11) and Ashley Joens (11) rounded out the Cyclones in double digits. Scott also notched a double-double with 11 rebounds.
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