Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Takes On Texas Tech Saturday
02.05.2021 | Women's Basketball
Where: Hilton Coliseum- Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Feb 6 at 2 PM
Projected Starting Lineup:Â Kristin Scott, Ashley Joens, Kylie Feuerbach, Emily Ryan, Lexi Donarski
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Noah Wolf, Jamie Steyer
TV:Â Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent: Brent Blum and Molly Parrott
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The Lead
Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum to take on Texas Tech on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. The Cyclones are looking for their second sweep in Big 12 action, having topped Texas Tech 99-72 in Lubbock behind a school-record 19 3-pointers. Iowa State leads the all-time series 24-15 and is 14-2 against TTU in Hilton Coliseum.
Key Storylines
- Junior Ashley Joens is eighth in the nation in scoring, averaging 24.1 points a game. She currently ranks in the Top-15 in school history in scoring (1,435 points). Joens was most recently named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List and the Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 this week.
- Joens is one of two players in the nation averaging over 24+ points and 8.5+ rebounds per game. She has four career 30-point, 15-rebound performances. All other former Cyclones combine for three all-time.
- Iowa State women's basketball is ranked 32nd in the NET rankings. Iowa State has played 18 games this season, which is among the top-20 in nation for games played. With three wins over the NET Top-50, Iowa State ranks tied for 10th in the nation. The Cyclones have also faced the ninth toughest schedule to date in the nation. Of teams ranked in the AP Top 25, the Cyclones rank in the top-5 in strength of schedule.Â
- Kylie Feuerbach claimed her first Big 12 Freshman of the week honor after tallying 15 points, three rebounds and three steals against Baylor. Feuerbach's weekly honor is the fifth Freshman of the Week honor for te Cyclones with Lexi Donarski and Kylie Feuerbach grabbing two apiece.Â
Did Someone Say Freshmen?
- Iowa State's freshmen class of Lexi Donarski, Kylie Feuerbach, Emily Ryan and Aubrey Joens have made an immediate impact on the Cyclones this season.Â
- Iowa State freshmen have claimed five of the Big 12's first 10 Freshman of the week honors, with Donarski and Ryan each grabbing a pair.
- Iowa State leads all power-5 schools with 51 freshman starts.
- Iowa State also ranks first among power 5 schools with 1,723 minutes by true freshmen.
- The Cyclone freshmen have also totaled 39.4 percent of Iowa State's scoring on the year, tallying 530 of Iowa State's 1,343.
- Iowa State is the only power-5 school to start three freshmen in all games this season.
- All four of Iowa State's freshmen ranks in the top-13 in the Big 12 in scoring among freshmen.Â
Joens Among NCAA's top active career leaders
- Junior guard Ashley Joens is flying up the NCAA's active career leader rankings after a monster start to her junior year.Â
- Joens is currently seventh in the NCAA in active career scoring average, netting 17.5 points per contest.
- She ranks second in active career scoring among juniors in the NCAA, with 1,435 career points.
- Joens is also tied at 21st in career double-doubles with 25.
- Joens is swiftly climbing the NCAA's career free-throws made category, with 350 made in her career, which ranks 18th.
- Joens also ranks 10th in career free-throw percentage at 81.2 percent.
