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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Set To Face Sooners In Norman
02.08.2021 | Women's Basketball
Where: Lloyd Noble Center- Norman, Oklahoma
When: Tuesday, Feb 9 at 7 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 FSOK
Talent: Chad McKee, Brenda VanLengen
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The Lead
Iowa State is looking for its third sweep in league action against the Oklahoma Sooners on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. on FSOK. Iowa State narrowly defeated Oklahoma in Ames behind late heroics by Ashley Joens to give Iowa State a 64-63 win. The Cyclones have won four of the last five against OU, but trail the all-time series 41-28.
Key Storylines
- Junior Ashley Joens is eighth in the nation in scoring, averaging 23.8 points a game. She currently ranks 12th in school history in scoring (1,455 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 23+ points and 9.0+ 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 27th in the NET rankings. Iowa State has played 19 games this season, which is among the top-20 in nation for games played. The Cyclones have also faced the seventh 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 last week 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 54 freshman starts.
- Iowa State also ranks first among power 5 schools with 1,818 minutes by true freshmen.
- The Cyclone freshmen have also totaled 40.0 percent of Iowa State's scoring on the year, tallying 574 of Iowa State's 1,435.
- 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 1,455 career points.
- Joens is also tied at 23rd in career double-doubles with 26.
- Joens is swiftly climbing the NCAA's career free-throws made category, with 357 made in her career, which ranks 18th.
- Joens also ranks 10th in career free-throw percentage at 81.5 percent.
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