No. 18 ISU Set For Road Test At West Virginia

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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - The 18th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (13-3, 3-1 Big 12) is set to hit the road and take on West Virginia (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) on Wednesday Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. at WVU Coliseum. Iowa State is looking for its eighth-straight win and 12th win in Hilton Coliseum this season. Iowa State trails the all-time series 4-9 and is 2-4 in WVU Coliseum. Iowa State is 1-0 on the road so far in Big 12 action, topping KU in the second game in Big 12 play.

Where: WVU Coliseum - Morgantown, W. Va.
When: Wednesday Jan. 16 at 6 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: WVU Livestream

Cyclone Quick Hits

The 18th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (13-2, 3-0 Big 12) is set to hit the road and take on West Virginia (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) on Wednesday Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. at WVU Coliseum. Iowa State is looking for its eighth-straight win and 12th win in Hilton Coliseum this season. Iowa State trails the all-time series 4-9 and is 2-4 in WVU Coliseum.
ISU rose toa season-high No. 18 in the AP Top 25 poll, after going 1-1 on the week. Iowa State ranks No. 9 in the latest RPI projections and is ranked second in strength of schedule. ISU checks in at No. 19 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 (1,701) is currently in seventh in school history in scoring, she is eight points behind Hallie Christofferson for sixth (1,709). She is also just 11 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 319 points on the season ranks 20th in the nation and her 19.9 points per game checks in at 24th. She also ranks 23rd in free throws made, with 75 on the year.
Carleton sits firm atop the Big 12 standings in points per game on the year (19.9) and leads the Big 12 with 25.8 points per game in conference action, averaging 5.8 points more than the next closest scorer.
Iowa State has kicked things up a notch offensively, ranking ninth nationally in scoring margin, topping opponents by 21.0 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 17th in scoring offense, averaging 81.1 points on the year, and is also shooting an impressive 45.7 percent from the floor on the year, ranking 25th nationally.
The Cyclones have started the season strong on the defensive end, ranking 29th nationally in field-goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 35.5 percent from the floor. ISU also ranks 12th nationally in defensive rebounds per game, with 31.0. ISU outrebounded TCU by 33. In addition, ISU is averaging 5.0 blocked shots per game, which ranks 25th.
Iowa State has three Cyclones averaging double figures, with Carleton leading the way with 19.6 points, followed by Kristin Scott (12.1) and Ashley Joens (11.9).
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 492-256 record at Iowa State and a 658-309 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 139 on the year.
Bridget Carleton has connected on a 3-pointer in each of her last 33 games.
Carleton has scored 20 or more points in ISU's last four games.
Iowa State is 11-1 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 206 of the last 233 games.
Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 751-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,889 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 to No. 11 Texas in the final minute of the game, 64-62. The Cyclones struggled from the floor, shooting a season-low 34.3 percent. The loss was the Cyclones' first in Hilton Coliseum on the year.
Bridget Carleton led the way for ISU yet again with 20 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. Her 20-point performance was her fourth-straight.
Kristin Scott continued to shine in Big 12 action. She netted 15 points and hauled in nine boards against Texas.

Players Mentioned

Meredith Burkhall

Bridget Carleton

Ashley Joens

Alexa Middleton

Kristin Scott

Madison Wise

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