No. 8 Iowa State vs. Winona State Gameday Primer

Who: Iowa State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Winona State (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
Where: Hilton Coliseum (14,267) – Ames, Iowa
When: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 – 6:30 p.m.
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Basketball returns to Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday night as the No. 8 Iowa State women's basketball team hosts Winona State in an exhibition tune-up prior to Monday's season opener against Cleveland State.

FOUR THINGS
1 – Iowa State was picked by the Big 12's coaches to finish first in the conference this year, the thrid time in program history ISU has topped the preseason poll.

8 – Iowa State will begin the 2022-23 season at No. 8 in the Associated Press TOp 25, the Cyclones' second-highest starting point in a season (No. 7, 1999-00).

13 – Iowa State has been in the top-five in attendance nationally for the last 13 recorded seasons (2020-21 attendance not recorded due to Covid-19). ISU ranked second in the country with 9,567 fans per game last season.

862 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA-record 862 consecutive games, a streak which encapsulates the entirety of the Bill Fennelly Era at Iowa State.

Bill Fennelly & Emily Ryan

Head coach Bill Fennelly is entering his 28th season at Iowa State. Fennelly's 734 career wins as a head coach puts him ninth among active Division I head coaches.

Ashley Joens

"Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself"
Number 24 for Iowa State is back for a fifth season. Ashley Joens' announcement last April that she would be coming back for a fifth year helped set into motion the hype train surrounding the Iowa State women's basketball preseason. Joens enters the season as Iowa State's all-time leading scorer, having amassed 2,369 career points. Her trophy shelf is very full, boasting the two-time Cheryl Miller Award winner, a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press and USBWA last year and a three-time All-Big 12 First Team selection. The preseason has seen her named to the Associated Press Preseason All-America Team (the first Cyclone ever named to the team) and as the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year.

SOUNDBITES