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Iowa State Returns To Hilton To Take On North Dakota
12.07.2018 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team (6-2, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face North Dakota (2-5, 0-0 Summit League) on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is 3-0 all-time against North Dakota, with all three wins coming in Hilton Coliseum.
Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When:Â Sunday Dec. 9 at 12 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 Iowa State women's basketball team (6-2, 0-0 Big 12) is set to face North Dakota (2-5, 0-0 Summit League) on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is 3-0 all-time against North Dakota, with all three wins coming in Hilton Coliseum.
- Bridget Carleton (1,523) 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 30th nationally in field-goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 34.1 percent from the floor. ISU also ranks 16th nationally in defensive rebounds per game, with 31.0. In addition, ISU is averaging 5.1 blocked shots per game, which ranks 28th nationally. Carleton ranks 32nd in the country with 2.13 blocks per game.
- After four games this season, Iowa State is averaging 44.7 percent from the floor as a team. Kristin Scott leads the Cyclones, netting 59.3 percent from the floor. She also ranks fifth in the Big 12.
- Iowa State has five Cyclones averaging double figures, with Carleton leading the way with 17.6 points, followed by Scott (10.6), Madison Wise (10.4), Ashley Joens (10.0) and Alexa Middleton (10.0).
- 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 games this season.
- Bridget Carleton scored in double figures in 39-straight games.
- Carleton has connected on a 3-pointer in each of her last 26 games.
- Center Kristin Scott has netted a 3-pointer in each of ISU's last five games.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 198 of the last 225 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 743-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,818 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 a heartbreaker against no. 16 Iowa, 73-70. In a game that features 10 lead changes, the Cyclones fell just short as Iowa's Tania Davis hit a triple with 2.6 seconds to go to put Iowa up 73-70. A last second 3-point attempt for ISU did not fall.
- Bridget Carleton and Alexa Middleton led Iowa State, both notching 20-point performances. Middleton paced the Cyclones in the first half, where she did most of her damage, scoring 15 points. Carleton closed the game with 21 points, two rebounds and three assists.
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