Cyclones Set To Take On Hawkeyes

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IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face No. 16 Iowa (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at Carver Hawkeye Arena for the Iowa Corn CyHawk Series showdown. Iowa State is looking for its first win in Iowa City since 2006, when Iowa State topped Iowa 80-74 on Nov. 30. The game will air on BTN Plus and is also available to Mediacom Family Cable subscribers on channel 160.

Where: Carver Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, Iowa
When: Wedenesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Meredith Burkhall, Alexa Middleton, Madison Wise, Ashley Joens
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Chris Williams, Lyndsey Fennelly
TV: BTN Plus; Mediacom Family Cable (Channel 160)

Cyclone Quick Hits

The Iowa State women's basketball team (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face No. 16 Iowa (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at Carver Hawkeye Arena for the Iowa Corn CyHawk Series showdown. Iowa State is looking for its first win in Iowa City since 2006, when Iowa State topped Iowa 80-74 on Nov. 30.
Iowa State trails the all-time series 26-22 and is 6-17 all-time in Iowa City. The Cyclones are 13-9 against the Hawkeyes under head coach Bill Fennelly and 3-8 all-time in Iowa City.
Bridget Carleton (1,502) moved into 10th in school history in scoring, passing Stacy Frese (1,494) on Sunday against Arkansas. She also needs just one blocked shot to pass Hallie Christofferson and Jocelyn Anderson (97) for fourth 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 33.1 percent from the floor. ISU also ranks 10th nationally in defensive rebounds per game, with 32.0. Carleton leads ISU and ranks 26th nationally with 8.0 defensive rebounds per game. In addition, ISU is averaging 5.6 blocked shots per game, which ranks 16th nationally. Carleton ranks 22nd in the country with 2.3 blocks per game.
After four games this season, Iowa State is averaging 45.5 percent from the floor as a team. Kristin Scott leads the Cyclones, netting 58.0 percent from the floor.
Iowa State has four Cyclones averaging double figures, with Carleton leading the way with 17.1 points, followed by Ashley Joens (11.1), Kristin Scott (10.9) and Madison Wise (10.7).
Iowa State ranks No. 5 in the latest RPI projections and is 10th in strength of schedule. Iowa State has wins over two SEC teams (Auburn & Arkansas) and the ACC's Miami so far this season.
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 485-253 record at Iowa State and a 651-306 record in his 29-year career as a head coach. His 651 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 six games.
Bridget Carleton scored in double figures in 38-straight games.
The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 197 of the last 224 games.
Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 742-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,811 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 with a win over Arkansas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Cyclones prevailed, 91-82 in a high-scoring affair. The Cyclones shot a blistering 49.3 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Razorbacks 47-37.
In the win, Iowa State saw many standout performances, with Kristin Scott notching a career-high 21 points that included a crucial 3-pointer in the fourth quarter to help hold off a late Arkansas push. Alexa Middleton also had her best game of her Cyclone career with 15 points, eight assists and four rebounds.
Bridget Carleton recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 24 points and 11 boards, while Ashley Joens added 14 points.

Players Mentioned

Meredith Burkhall

Bridget Carleton

Ashley Joens

Alexa Middleton

Kristin Scott

Madison Wise

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