




FORT WORTH, Texas - The 18th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (18-5, 8-3 Big 12) hits the road to Fort Worth, Texas to face TCU (17-6, 7-5 Big 12) on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. The Cyclones are looking for their fourth-straight Big 12 win this season. Iowa State leads the all-time series 8-7 against the Horned Frogs and is 2-4 in Fort Worth. Iowa State is looking for its second sweep in Big 12 action after topping TCU 92-54 in Ames.
Where:Â Schollmaier - Fort Worth, Texas
When: Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Kristin Scott, Alexa Middleton, Madison Wise, Ashley Joens
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent:Â Brent Blum, Lyndsey Fennelly
TV:Â TCU Livestream
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The 18th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (18-5, 8-3 Big 12) hits the road to Fort Worth, Texas to face TCU (17-6, 7-5 Big 12) on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. The Cyclones are looking for their fourth-straight Big 12 win this season. Iowa State leads the all-time series 8-7 against the Horned Frogs and is 2-4 in Fort Worth. Iowa State is looking for its second sweep in Big 12 action after topping TCU 92-54 in Ames.
- ISU checks in at No. 18-tying its season high- in the AP Top 25 poll, after going 1-0 last week. Iowa State ranks No. 11 in the latest RPI projections and is ranked No. 4 in strength of schedule. ISU is also ranked No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
- In the first NCAA Top-16 reveal the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee put Iowa State at 15th overall, making them a No. 4 seed in the Chicago regional.
- Kristin Scott has been making waves in her sophomore campaign. She ranks fourth in the Big 12 in scoring (17.3 PPG) and sixth in rebounding (7.5 RPG) in conference games. She is currently No. 1 in the nation in 2-point field-goal percentage, knocking down 72.1 percent. Her 63.8 percent from the floor on the year ranks first in the Big 12 and 15th nationally.
- According to HerHoopStats, Scott also check it at No. 1 nationally in points per play (1.36), No. 1 in effective field-goal percentage (72.3%) and No. 1 in points per scoring attempt (1.47).
- Bridget Carleton (1,856) is currently in fourth in school history in scoring, she is 10 points behind Megan Taylor in third (1,866). She also passed all-time great Angie Welle (16.3) in career scoring average, averaging 16.6 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 474 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 118 on the year. Her 20.6 points and 23.5 points per game in Big 12 action ranks first in the league.
- Iowa State is on pace to set a school record in points per game in a single season, averaging 81.8 PPG. The current record of 79.9 PPG was set in the 1999-00 season. Iowa State has already tied the 1999-00 team as the only two Big 12 teams to score 100 or more points on two conference opponents in a single season.
- 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 497-258 record at Iowa State and a 663-311 record in his 30-year career as a head coach. His 663 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). Iowa State netted nine triples in 12 games this season and have already netted 209 on the year.
- Bridget Carleton has scored 20 or more points in ISU's last eight of 11 games.
- Kristin Scott has scored in double figures in 10 of ISU's 11 Big 12 games.
- Alexa Middleton has dished five or more assists in four of ISU's last five games.
- Middleton has scored in double figures in five of ISU's last seven games.
- Iowa State is 14-1 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 18-2 when three or more student athletes reach double figures.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 213 of the last 240 games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 757-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,959 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 picked up its eighth win in Big 12 play with a commanding 16-point win in Hilton Coliseum against the Mountaineers, 77-61.
- Kristin Scott put on a shot once again, going 12-of-17 from the floor for 29 points, while hauling in eight rebounds. Bridget Carleton nabbed a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while dishing seven assists.
- Ashley Joens had another solid night with 11 points off 5-of-9 shooting.