Cyclones Host Sooners In Saturday Showdown

Oklahoma

AMES, Iowa - The 18th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (13-4, 3-2 Big 12) returns to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 12 p.m. to take on Oklahoma (5-10, 1-3 Big 12). Iowa State trails the all-time series 24-40 and is looking to break a six-game skid against the Sooners. Iowa State is 11-1 in Hilton Coliseum this season.

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Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday Jan. 19 at 12 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 18th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (13-4, 3-2 Big 12) returns to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 12 p.m. to take on Oklahoma (5-10, 1-3 Big 12). Iowa State trails the all-time series 24-40 and is looking to break a six-game skid against the Sooners. Iowa State is 11-1 in Hilton Coliseum this season.
ISU rose to a season-high No. 18 in the AP Top 25 poll, after going 1-1 last week. Iowa State ranks No. 10 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 (1,727) is currently in sixth in school history in scoring, she is 62 points behind Tonya Burns in fifth (1,789). She is also just one rebound away from ranking in the top-10 in school history. She also ranks second all-time in career scoring average, at 16.3 points per game, tying Angie Welle (16.3).
Carleton's 345 points on the season ranks eighth in the nation and her 20.3 points per game checks in at 20th. She also ranks 15th in free throws made, with 82 on the year.
Carleton sits firm atop the Big 12 standings in points per game on the year (20.3) 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 13th nationally in scoring margin, topping opponents by 19.2 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 20th in scoring offense, averaging 80.1 points on the year, and is also shooting an impressive 45.0 percent from the floor on the year, ranking 30th nationally.
The Cyclones have started the season strong on the defensive end, ranking 35th nationally in field-goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 35.9 percent from the floor. ISU also ranks 14th nationally in defensive rebounds per game, with 30.0. ISU outrebounded TCU by 33. In addition, ISU is averaging 4.9 blocked shots per game, which ranks 32nd.
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 (11.4).
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 492-257 record at Iowa State and a 658-310 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 145 on the year.
Bridget Carleton has connected on a 3-pointer in each of her last 34 games.
Carleton has scored 20 or more points in ISU's last five 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 13-1 when three or more student athletes reach double figures.
The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 207 of the last 234 games.
Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 752-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,895 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 18th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team dropped its second-straight game for the first time this season. ISU fell at West Virginia, 73-64. The Cyclones struggled offensively, shooting just 33.3 percent from the floor.
Bridget Carleton led the way for ISU yet again with her fifth-consecutive 20-point performance. She totaled 26 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and five steals. Madison Wise stepped up for ISU with 13 points and six rebounds, while Alexa Middleton (10) and Kristin Scott (10) also joined in double figures.

Players Mentioned

Meredith Burkhall

Bridget Carleton

Ashley Joens

Alexa Middleton

Kristin Scott

Madison Wise

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