No. 23 Iowa State Faces Kansas State Saturday

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MANHATTAN, Kansas - The 23rd-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (16-5, 6-3 Big 12) hits the road again to take on Kansas State (13-8, 4-5 Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. The Cyclones are looking for their first sweep of the season against the Wildcats, having topped KSU 96-58 in Ames. Iowa State trails the all-time series 40-52 against the Wildcats. The Cyclones are 15-26 against KSU in Manhattan and have won the last two meetings.

Where: Bramlage Coliseum - Manhattan, Kansas
When: Saturday Feb. 2 at 1 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Kristin Scott, Alexa Middleton, Madison Wise, Ashley Joens
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Dave Sprau, Lyndsey Fennelly
TV: ESPN3

Cyclone Quick Hits

The 23rd-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (16-5, 6-3 Big 12) hits the road again to take on Kansas State (13-8, 4-5 Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. Iowa State trails the all-time series 40-52 against the Wildcats. The Cyclones are 15-26 against KSU in Manhattan and have won the last two meetings.
ISU checks in at No. 23 in the AP Top 25 poll, after going 1-1 last week. Iowa State ranks No. 12 in the latest RPI projections and is ranked No. 2 in strength of schedule. ISU is also ranked 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 second in the Big 12 in RPI.
Kristin Scott has been making waves in her sophomore campaign. She currently leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage (68.4) and 3-point percentage (57.6) in league games. She is also averaging 16.3 points and 7.0 rebounds in conference play, both ranking in the top-10 in the Big 12.
Bridget Carleton (1,814) is currently in fourth in school history in scoring, she is 52 points behind Megan Taylor in third (1,866). She also passed all-time great Angie Welle (16.3) in career scoring average, averaging 16.5 points and counting in her career. The all-time leader is Stephannie Smith, averaging 16.7 points per game in two years with ISU.
Carleton's 432 points on the season ranks seventh in the nation and her 20.6 points per game checks in at 17th. She also ranks 14th in free throws made, with 102 on the year. Her 20.6 points and 24.0 points per game in Big 12 action ranks first in the league.
Scott and freshman Ashley Joens captured Big 12 weekly honors after spectacular performances in conference action last week. Scott set a school record, going 11-of-11 from the floor, netting career-high 31 points, while Joens netted 17 points at Oklahoma State.
Iowa State has shined offensively this season, ranking 10th nationally in scoring margin, topping opponents by 18.6 points per game. ISU has topped three Big 12 opponents by 30 or more points, dominating both Kansas State and TCU by 38 points and Texas Tech by 39, as all three were the largest scoring margin in the history of each series. ISU also ranks eighth in scoring offense, averaging 82.0 points on the year, and is also shooting an impressive 46.1 percent from the floor on the year, ranking 20th nationally.
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 495-258 record at Iowa State and a 661-311 record in his 29-year career as a head coach. His 661 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 10 games this season and have already netted 192 on the year.
Bridget Carleton has connected on a 3-pointer in each of her last 38 games.
Carleton has scored 20 or more points in ISU's last seven of nine games.
Kristin Scott has scored in double figures in eight of ISU's nine Big 12 games.
Alexa Middleton has dished five or more assists in ISU's last four games.
Middleton has scored in double figures in ISU's last five games.
Iowa State is 13-1 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 16-2 when three or more student athletes reach double figures.
The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 211 of the last 238 games.
Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 756-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,942 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 23rd-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team picked up its sixth win in Big 12 play with a commanding 39-point win over Texas Tech. The Cyclones shot a season-high 62.7 percent from the floor and a blistering 54.5 percent from downtown.
Bridget Carleton led the Cyclones, going 10-of-18 from the floor for 27 points, while Kristin Scott kept shining, netting 22 points for ISU in just 24 minutes.
Alexa Middleton scored in double figures for her fifth-straight game, netting 10 points and dishing a game-high nine dimes.

Players Mentioned

Bridget Carleton

Ashley Joens

Alexa Middleton

Kristin Scott

Madison Wise

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