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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Hosts Niagara In First Round of Preseason WNIT
11.08.2018 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) officially begins the season tomorrow at noon when it takes on Niagara (0-1) in the first round of the Preseason WNIT. Iowa State is looking for its 24th-straight season-opening win.Â
Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When:Â Friday Nov. 9 at 12Â 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 & Chris Williams
TV:Â Cyclones.tv
Cyclone Quick Hits
- The Iowa State women's basketball team will officially begin the 46th season in program history on Friday, Nov. 9 when it takes on Niagara at noon. Iowa State's game against Niagara is the opening game for ISU in the Preseason WNIT. This year's appearance is the first time the Cyclones have competed in the preseason WNIT, which will have three guaranteed games.
- The Cyclones grabbed a pair of exhibition wins against Southwest Baptist and Winona State., extending their streak to 38-straight wins in exhibition action.
- Iowa State is looking for its 24th-straight season-opening win under head coach Bill Fennelly.
- Senior Bridget Carleton became just the ninth Cyclone in school history and the first since 2014 to be named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press since 2017-18.
- Carleton enters the 2018-19 season with several preseason honors under her belt. She was most recently named to the 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 2018-19 team welcomes seven new faces to the roster who are all eligible to participate this season. Notably, the Cyclones welcome Alexa Middleton, a transfer from Tennessee, Inés Nezerwa, who is a native of Burundi and played for Jacksonville College. Ashley Joens also joins ISU as a freshman. In the offseason, Joens captured a gold medal for USA Basketball's U18 team and was the team captain.
- Iowa State returns three starters from last season in Carleton, Madison Wise and Meredith 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 from the 2017-18 campaign.
- Both Wise and Kristin Scott led the Cyclones in scoring through exhibition action, averaging 13.0 points per game. They were followed by Carleton (10.5) and Nezerwa (10.0) who also averaged double figures.  Scott also led the Cyclones on the boards, nearly averaging a double-double with 9.0 per contest.
- 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 479-253 record at Iowa State and a 645-306 record in his 29-year career as a head coach. His 645 career wins lists him in the top-15 in the NCAA among active coaches in Division I and in the top-50 of 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 270 in 2017-18.
- Iowa State has won 23-straight season openers under head coach Bill Fennelly.
- Bridget Carleton scored in double figures in all 31 of Iowa State's games last season.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 190 of the last 217 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 735-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,749 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 nabbed their 38th-straight exhibition win with a 73-39 victory over Winona State.
- Iowa State shot 41.8 percent from the floor, but struggled from long range for the second time, netting just five triples. Sophomore Madison Wise paced the Cyclones with 14 points off 6-of-9 shooting. Kristin Scott and Morgan Kane were the only other Cyclones in double figures with 10 points a piece.
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