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Iowa State University Athletics
Sunday, March 10
Oklahoma City, Okla.
4:30 PM
Iowa State
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Texas
Photo by: Big 12 Conference
No. 2 Seed Iowa State Takes on No. 3 Texas Today
03.10.2019 | Women's Basketball
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The 19th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (24-7, 13-5 Big 12) will battle for a spot in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship final today when the Cyclones take on No. 21 Texas. Tip between the Cyclones and Longhorns will be at 4:30 p.m. with FS1 televising the contest. ISU will be looking for its first trip to the Big 12 Championship game since making it to the title game in 2013.Â
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena - Oklahoma City, Okla.
When: Sunday, March 10, 4:30 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Bridget Carleton, Kristin Scott, Alexa Middleton, Madison Wise, Ashley Joens
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Brent Blum, Lyndsey Fennelly
TV:Â FS1
Talent:Â Ron Thulin, Brenda VanLengen
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Cyclone Quick Hits
- The 19th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball team (24-7, 13-5 Big 12) advances to the Big 12 women's basketball tournament semifinals for the first time since 2013 and is set to take on Texas (23-8, 12-6 Big 12) on Sunday, March 10 at 4:30 p.m. on FS1. Iowa State earned its 24th win of the season against Kansas in the quarterfinals, marking the first time the Cyclones have reached 24 wins in a season since 2012-13.Â
- Senior Bridget Carleton was named the Big 12 Player of the Year on Wednesday by the league's coaches. Carleton is averaging a league-leading 21.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks. She is the first Cyclone in school history to earn Big 12 Player of the Year honors.Â
- ISU checks in at No. 19 in this week's AP Top 25 poll after going 2-0 last week and moving into second in the Big 12 standings. Iowa State ranks No. 12 in the latest RPI projections and is ranked No. 3 in strength of schedule. ISU is also ranked No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. In the second NCAA Top-16 reveal the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee put Iowa State at 14th overall, making them a No. 4 seed in the Chicago Regional.
- Carleton (2,058) is currently second in school history in scoring, she is 91 points behind all-time scoring leader Angie Welle (2,149). She also holds the school record in scoring average, netting 17.2 points per game in her career and counting.Â
- Carleton's 676 points this season ties Welle's single-season school record of 676 in 2002. She is also on pace to break the ISU single-season scoring average record set by Angie Welle in 2002 (20.5 PPG), as she is averaging 21.8 PPG. Carleton is also looking to be just the third Cyclone to lead the Big 12 in scoring, as Angie Welle (20.5, 2002) and Lindsey Wilson (19.2, 2003) completed the feat.
- Kristin Scott has been making waves in her sophomore campaign. She ranks 10th in the Big 12 in scoring (15.2 PPG) and seventh in rebounding (7.9 RPG) in conference games. She was named second-team All-Big 12 for her efforts. She is currently No. 2 in the nation in 2-point field-goal percentage, knocking down 70.1 percent. Her 58.1 percent from the floor on the year ranks second in the Big 12.
- Ashley Joens, who was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team, has connected on 68 3-pointers this season, which ranks second all-time among ISU freshmen. Joens needs just two more to pass Heather Ezell (2006) who netted 69 in her freshman campaign.
- Iowa State is on pace to set a school record in points per game in a single season, averaging 80.0 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 503-260 record at Iowa State and a 669-313 record in his 30-year career as a head coach. His 669 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 17 games this season and have already netted 278 on the year.Â
- Bridget Carleton has scored 20 or more points in 15 of ISU's last 19 games, and averaged at least 20.0 points per game against every league opponent.Â
- Kristin Scott has scored in double figures in 17Â of ISU's last 19Â games.
- Alexa Middleton has dished five or more assists in nine of ISU's last 14Â games.
- Iowa State is 16-2Â 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 23-3 when three or more student athletes reach double figures.
- The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 220Â of the last 248Â games.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 766-consecutive games, which is an NCAA record. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 6,020 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 nine of the last 11 seasons.
- The Cyclones have made 10 of the last 12 NCAA Tournaments, one of just 19 teams nationally to do so.
Last Time Out
- The 19th-ranked Iowa State women's basketball advanced to the Big 12 semifinal game for the first time since 2013 with a 75-58 win over No. 10 seed Kansas. The Cyclones knocked down 10 triples and shot 45.6 percent from the floor in the win.
- ISU was led by Bridget Carleton. who finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Madison Wise was big for the Cyclones, grabbing her first double-double of the season and third of her career with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Kristin Scott was 6-of-12 from the floor for 15 points.
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