No. 9 ISU Back in Action at TCU Saturday

AMES, Iowa - No. 9 Iowa State will be looking to once again reach a historic marker in its season on Saturday at TCU at 1 p.m. With a victory over the Horned Frogs, the Cyclones would pick up their 21st win in just their 24th game of the season, the best 24-game record to begin a season in school history.

The Matchup: No. 9 Iowa State (20-3, 9-2 Big 12) at TCU (6-14, 2-9 Big 12)
Where: Fort Worth, Texas - Schollmaier Arena
When: Saturday, Feb. 12, 1 p.m.
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Varsity Radio App
Talent: Noah Wolf (PxP), Jamie Steyer Johnson (Analyst)
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent: Ron Thulin (PxP), Fred Williams (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Live Stats: GoFrogs.com

KEY STORYLINES
-This season marks the 14th time Iowa State has won at least 20 games in the regular season (prior to conference tournaments). All 14 have come under the guidance of head coach Bill Fennelly.
-The Cyclones remain atop the Big 12 with a 9-2 record in league play. A win on Saturday would mark the second time ISU has begun conference play 10-2, 2000-01 being the other time.
-ISU is at No. 7 on the NCAA Women's Basketball Selection Committee's Top 16, announced on Thursday night.
-Iowa State will be in action for the first time in a week after having an open date in the midweek. Last time out, ISU took down Oklahoma State 76-58 in Hilton Coliseum.
-The Cyclone effort was led by Emily Ryan, who went a perfect 6-of-6 from 3-point range, the ninth time in school history a player had a perfect day from behind the arc with at least six makes.
-Along with six 3-pointers, Ryan also had six rebounds, six assists and three steals. She is the only player in the country this season to have put up a line with at least those numbers in a game.
-Ryan leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally with 6.7 assists per game. She is also among the nation's leaders in assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking 20th at 2.38 a/t.
-Ashley Joens, the 2021 Cheryl Miller Award winner, is zeroing in on becoming Iowa State's all-time leading scorer, sitting at 2,106 points. She is third in career scoring in ISU history and is 44 away from surpassing Angie Welle's 2,149.
-Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 850-straight games, an NCAA-record streak that started prior to Bill Fennelly's arrival at Iowa State.

LAST TIME OUT
-No. 11 Iowa State reached 20 victories on the season with a 76-58 victory over Oklahoma State last Saturday at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones matched the 2000-01 team for the best 23-game start to a season in program history with the win.
-The Iowa State offense shot at least 49 percent for a third-straight game, going 27-of-55 (49.1 percent) from the field.
-ISU went 11-of-13 (84.6 percent) from the field in the first quarter, its best shooting quarter of the season.
-Emily Ryan filled the stat sheet again with 18 points on 6-of-6 3-point shooting, six rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block.
-Lexi Donarski posted 17 points, making a pair of 3-pointers to get up to 60 treys on the season.
-Ashley Joens went 6-of-10 from the field to finish with 14 points, continuing her run of being in double figures in every game she has played this season.
-Morgan Kane got 11 points, a day that included a 7-of-8 effort from the free throw line.

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