Iowa State Faces Drake Sunday

Drake

AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (7-2, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face Drake (8-2, 0-0 MVC) on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is 29-27 all-time against Drake, and 17-9 all-time at home against the Bulldogs. Drake claimed last year's meeting, 83-80 in Des Moines. Drake is currently ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The game will air on Cyclones.tv.

Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Sunday Dec. 16 at 12 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Meredith Burkhall, Alexa Middleton, Madison Wise, Ashley Joens
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Brent Blum & Molly Parrott
TV: Cyclones.tv

Cyclone Quick Hits

The Iowa State women's basketball team (7-2, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face Drake (8-2, 0-0 MVC) on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is 29-27 all-time against Drake, and 17-9 all-time at home against the Bulldogs. Drake claimed last year's meeting, 83-80 in Des Moines. Drake is currently ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Bridget Carleton (1,541) moved into 10th in school history in scoring, passing Stacy Frese (1,494) on Sunday against Arkansas. She also fourth in school history in career blocks with 98. She needs just five to pass Brittany Wilkins for third in school history (102).
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 33.2 percent from the floor. ISU also ranks 13th nationally in defensive rebounds per game, with 31.0. In addition, ISU is averaging 5.1 blocked shots per game, which ranks 27th nationally.
Iowa State has three Cyclones averaging double figures, with Carleton leading the way with 17.6 points, followed by Kristin Scott (10.6) and Ashley Joens (10).
Iowa State has had eight different players reach double figures this season, with six Cyclones notching multiple double figure games.
Iowa State ranks No. 8 in the latest RPI projections and is 12th in strength of schedule. Iowa State has wins over two SEC teams (Auburn & Arkansas) and the ACC's Miami so far this season. The Cyclones rank first in the Big 12 in both RPI and strength of schedule.
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 486-253 record at Iowa State and a 652-306 record in his 29-year career as a head coach. His 652 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 four games this season.
Bridget Carleton scored in double figures in 40-straight games.
Carleton has connected on a 3-pointer in each of her last 27 games.
Center Kristin Scott has netted a 3-pointer in each of ISU's last six games.
The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 199 of the last 226 games.
Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 744-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,827 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 got back on track against North Dakota on Sunday topping the Fighting Hawks 87-35.ISU shot 46.3 percent from the floor and outrebounded UND 50-37.
Bridget Carleton led the Cyclones with 18 points in just 22 minutes of action. The senior guard added seven boards, and a career-high seven dimes to her stat sheet. Freshman Ashley Joens scored 11 points and grabbed six boards in just 12 minutes of action. Inés Nezerwa also finished with 11 points, for her third game in double figures with the Cyclones, while Kristin Scott netted 10 points and grabbed a team-high eight boards.

Players Mentioned

Meredith Burkhall

Bridget Carleton

Ashley Joens

Alexa Middleton

Kristin Scott

Madison Wise

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