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No. 20 ISU Set For Top-20 Showdown With No. 11 Texas
01.11.2019 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The 20th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (13-2, 3-0 Big 12) is set to take on No. 11 Texas (13-2, 3-0 Big 12) on Saturday Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is looking for its eighth-straight win and 12th win in Hilton Coliseum this season. Iowa State leads the all-time series 18-17 and holds a 10-5 advantage in Hilton Coliseum.
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Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday Jan. 12 at 4 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Meredith Burkhall, Alexa Middleton, Madison Wise, Ashley Joens
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Chris Williams & Molly Parrott
TV: Cyclones.tv
Cyclone Quick Hits
- The 20th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (13-2, 3-0 Big 12) is set to take on No. 11 Texas (13-2, 3-0 Big 12) on Saturday Jan. 12 at 4 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State is looking for its eighth-straight win and 12th win in Hilton Coliseum this season. Iowa State leads the all-time series 18-17 and holds a 10-5 advantage in Hilton Coliseum.
- Iowa State is looking for its first 4-0 start to Big 12 action since the 2004-05 season, when the Cyclones grabbed five-straight league wins.
- ISU rose to No. 20 in the AP Top 25 poll, after re-entering at No. 25 last week. Iowa State ranks No. 2 in the latest RPI projections and is third in strength of schedule. ISU checks in at No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. 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 RPI.
- Bridget Carleton (1,681) is currently in seventh in school history in scoring, she is 28 points behind Hallie Christofferson for sixth (1,709). She is also just 20 rebounds away from ranking in the top-10 in school history. She also ranks third all-time in career scoring average, at 16.2 points per game, trailing Angie Welle by a tenth (16.3).
- Carleton's 299 points on the season ranks 17th in the nation and her 19.9 points per game checks in at 25th. She also ranks 23rd in free throws made, with 69 on the year.
- Iowa State has kicked things up a notch offensively, ranking 11th nationally in scoring margin, topping opponents by 22.5 points per game. ISU recently opened Big 12 play by dominating both Kansas State and TCU by 38 points each for the largest scoring margin in the history of each series. ISU also ranks 15th in scoring offense, averaging 82.3 points on the year, and is also shooting an impressive 46.5 percent from the floor on the year, ranking 20th nationally.
- The Cyclones have started the season strong on the defensive end, ranking 24th nationally in field-goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 34.6 percent from the floor. ISU also ranks sixth nationally in defensive rebounds per game, with 31.0. ISU outrebounded TCU by 33 in its last game. In addition, ISU is averaging 5.2 blocked shots per game, which ranks 22nd.
- Iowa State has three Cyclones averaging double figures, with Carleton leading the way with 19.6 points, followed by Kristin Scott (11.9) and Ashley Joens (12.1).
- Iowa State has had eight different players reach double figures this season, with six Cyclones notching multiple double figure games.
- 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 492-253 record at Iowa State and a 658-306 record in his 29-year career as a head coach. His 658 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 seven games this season and have already netted 133 on the year.
- Bridget Carleton has connected on a 3-pointer in each of her last 32 games.
- Carleton has scored 20 or more points in ISU's last three games.
- Kristin Scott has made her last 12 shots from the floor.
- Iowa State is 11-0 at home on the season.
- Iowa State has had six different Cyclones lead the team in scoring on the year and six Cyclones have scored in double figures three or more times.
- Iowa State is 13-0 when three or more student athletes reach double figures.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 205 of the last 232 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 750-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,883 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 20th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team extended its win streak to seven when it dominated TCU, 92-54 in Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday. The Cyclones outrebounded the Horned Frogs 57-24 in the rout and put together another impressive shooting performance, netting 47.8 from the floor
- Bridget Carleton led the way for ISU with her 14th-career double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds. She also added three steals and seven assists. Ashley Joens was huge for the Cyclones as she tied her career highs in points (22) and 3-pointers made (five), while setting a new career-high with nine boards.
- Kristin Scott continued her perfect performance from the floor, going 5-of-5 for 12 points, while adding six rebounds. Meredith Burkhall (10) and Alexa Middleton (10) joined the double-figure club against TCU.
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