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Iowa State University Athletics
ISU Faces Arkansas In SEC/Big 12 Challenge
11.30.2018 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The 23rd-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face Arkansas (5-1, 0-0 SEC) on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Iowa State is 1-1 all-time against Arkansas. The game will air on Cyclones.tv.Â
Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When:Â Sunday Dec. 2 at 2 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Meredith Burkhall, Alexa Middleton, Madison Wise, Ashley Joens
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Brent Blum & Molly Parrott
TV:Â Cyclones.tv
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The 23rd-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face Arkansas (5-2, 0-0 SEC) on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Iowa State is 1-1 all-time against Arkansas
- The Cyclone women's basketball team entered the AP Poll on Monday at No. 23 for the first time since 2014. Iowa State also checked in at No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll on Tuesday for the first time since 2014.
- Bridget Carleton (1,478) is 17 points shy of passing Stacy Frese (1,494) for 10th in school history in scoring. She also needs just two 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 19th nationally in field-goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 32.2 percent from the floor. ISU also ranks 12th nationally in defensive rebounds per game, with 31.0. Carleton leads ISU and ranks eighth nationally with 9.0 defensive rebounds per game. In addition, ISU is averaging 5.3 blocked shots per game, which ranks 20th nationally. Carleton ranks 18th in the country with 2.5 blocks per game.
- After four games this season, Iowa State is averaging 44.8 percent from the floor as a team. Kristin Scott leads the Cyclones, netting 57.5 percent from the floor.
- Iowa State has three averaging double figures, with Carleton leading the way with 16.0 points, followed by Madison Wise (11.0) and Ashley Joens (10.7).
- 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 37-straight games.
- As a team, Iowa State has netted 23-straight free throws dating back to ISU's win over Miami.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 196 of the last 223 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 741-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,803 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 team dropped its first game of the season on the road at South Dakota. The Cyclones got behind early after a barrage of USD 3-pointers rained down on ISU. USD netted nine in the first half and Iowa State trailed by as many as 19 points in the game.
- Iowa State made a fourth-quarter push to come within three of the Coyotes, but they were unable to complete the rally. Madison Wise led the rally with 14 points in the fourth quarter and she finished with a team-high 19. Bridget Carleton was the only other Cyclone to reach double figures, netting 14.
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