Cyclones Open Big 12 Action At Texas Tech

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LUBBOCK, Texas - The Iowa State women's basketball team (8-3, 0-0, Big 12) opens Big 12 conference action on the road against Texas Tech (11-0, 0-0 Big 12) on Friday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. on FSSW. Iowa State leads the all-time series 22-14 against the Lady Raiders. ISU has also won the last six-straight meetings between the two teams. ISU is 15-8 all-time in Big 12 openers.

Where: United Supermarkets Arena - Lubbock, Texas
When: Friday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: Rae Johnson, Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw, Ashley Joens, Adriana Camber, Kristin Scott
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent:Dave Sprau, Jamie Steyer
TV: FSSW

Cyclone Quick Hits

The Iowa State women's basketball team (8-3, 0-0, Big 12) opens Big 12 conference action on the road against Texas Tech (11-0, 0-0 Big 12) on Friday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. on FSSW. Iowa State leads the all-time series 22-14 against the Lady Raiders. ISU has also won the last six-straight meetings between the two teams. ISU is 15-8 all-time in Big 12 openers.
Sophomore Ashley Joens, is off to a historic start to her sophomore season, and is currently averaging a double-double with 24.0 points and 11.3 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.
Joens is currently first in the Big 12 in scoring and second in the nation, averaging 24.0 points per game, while her 11.3 rebounds ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 12th 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 (98), and first in free throws attempted (115). Her 85.2 percent at the charity stripe also ranks 46th nationally and first in the Big 12. As a team, Iowa State ranks fifth nationally with 216 free throws made.
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 12.7 points, despite playing limited minutes earlier this season. Scott is also second in rebounding, averaging 7.0 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 4.7. 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 679-318 record in his 32-year career as a head coach. His 679 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 78 so far this season.
Ashley Joens has reached double figures in all 11 of ISU's games this season.
Joens has also scored 20 or more points in eight of ISU's last nine games.
Joens has recorded a double-double in four-straight games for Iowa State.
The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 232 of the last 263 games, and every game this season.
Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 781-consecutive games, which is an NCAA record. In that time (since Feb. 19, 1995), ISU has hit 6,132 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 closed the nonconference season with a hard-fought win over North Alabama, 80-72. The Cyclones outrebounded the Lions 43-23 and tied the school record with 37 free-throw makes en route to the win.
Iowa State placed four in double figures for the fourth time this season. Ashley Joens led the way with a game-high 22 points and 15 rebounds, marking her sixth double-double of the season.
Kristin Scott tallied 19 points and grabbed nine boards while Rae Johnson (16) and Ines Nezerwa (10) rounded out the Cyclones in double figures.

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.

Players Mentioned

Adriana Camber

Bridget Carleton

Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw

Ashley Joens

Rae Johnson

Kristin Scott

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