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Cyclones Close Nonconference Action With North Alabama
12.27.2019 | Women's Basketball
The Iowa State women's basketball team (7-3, 0-0, Big 12) is set to close out the non-conference slate with Northern Alabama (9-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun) on Monday, Dec. 30 at 6:30 p.m. on Cyclones.tv. This is the first meeting between Iowa State and North Alabama.
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Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
When: Monday, Dec. 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup:Â Rae Johnson, Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw, Ashley Joens, Inés Nezerwa, Kristin Scott
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent:BJ Schaben, Jamie Steyer
TV:Â Cyclones.tv
Cyclone Quick Hits
- The Iowa State women's basketball team (7-3, 0-0, Big 12) is set to close out the non-conference slate with Northern Alabama (9-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun) on Monday, Dec. 30 at 6:30 p.m. on Cyclones.tv. This is the first meeting between Iowa State and North Alabama.
- Sophomore Ashley Joens, is off to a historic start to her sophomore season, and is currently averaging a double-double with 24.2 points and 10.9 rebounds. Joens' season average is trending close to Iowa State's single-season scoring record was set last season by senior Bridget Carleton at 21.7 points per game.Â
- Joens is currently first in the Big 12 in scoring and second in the nation, averaging 24.2 points per game, while her 10.9 rebounds ranks sixth in the Big 12 and 21st nationally. Joens remains the only player in the NCAA averaging over 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and shooting over 40 percent from the floor.
- Joens also has a knack for getting to the free-throw line. She ranks first nationally in free throws made (84), and first in free throws attempted (94). Her 86.6 percent at the charity stripe also ranks 39th nationally and first in the Big 12.
- Junior Kristin Scott picked up right where she left off last season, earning a spot on the Preseason All-Big 12 team. Scott is currently second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.1 points, despite playing limited minutes earlier this season. Scott is also second in rebounding, averaging 6.3 boards per game.
- Joens and Scott each found themselves on a pair of preseason watch lists, with Joens being named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List, which honors the nation's top small forward. Scott on the other hand, was named to the Lisa Leslie Watch List, which honors the country's best center. Scott is the first Cyclone to be named to the Lisa Leslie Watch List. Scott is also on the Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List, which honors the nation's top player.
- Junior Rae Johnson is tied for third in the Big 12 in assists per game, averaging 4.8. Johnson has dished five or more assists in five games this season.
- Iowa State currently ranks 23rd nationally in blocked shots per game (5.2 BPG). Scott leads ISU, averaging 2.0 blocks per game on the year, while Ines Nezerwa is averaging 1.1 per game.
- The 2019-20 season marks the 25th in the tenure of Bill Fennelly. Fennelly has led Iowa State to 18 NCAA Tournament appearances. Fennelly boasts a 512-265 record at Iowa State and a 678-318 record in his 32-year career as a head coach. His 678 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 16-straight years (2003-04-present). ISU already has 64 so far this season.
- Ashley Joens has reached double figures in all eight of ISU's games this season.
- Joens has also scored 20 or more points in seven of ISU's last eight games.
- Joens has recorded a double-double in three-straight games for Iowa State.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 231 of the last 262games, and every game this season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 780-consecutive games, which is an NCAA record. In that time (since Feb. 19, 1995), ISU has hit 6,125 threes. That is equal to 7.86 three-pointers per game for the last 25 years.
- The Cyclones finished in the upper half of the Big 12 nine times in the last 11 seasons.
- The Cyclones have made 11 of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments, one of just 15 teams nationally to do so.
Last Time Out
- The Iowa State women's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker on Sunday against Northern Iowa, 71-63. UNI used a fourth-quarter rally to pull ahead of ISU. The Panthers outscored ISU, 24-14 in the final 10 minutes.
- Ashley Joens once again led Iowa State with her third-straight double-double with 22 points and 13 boards. Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw tallied 12 points and Adriana Camber totaled 10 points for her first double-figure outing of the season.
- The Cyclones were also outrebounded by the Panthers 42-36.
Quick Facts
- Iowa State has 14 players on its roster from eight different states (Iowa, Ohio, Minnesota, Utah, Indiana, Illinois, Texas and Virginia) and three different countries (Australia, Burundi and Sweden).
- Iowa State returned three starters from last season in Wise, Scott and Joens. In all, Iowa State returned 53.7 percent of its scoring, 56.3 percent of its rebounding and 39.1 percent of its assists from last season.
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