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6:30 PM
Iowa State University
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Southern
Iowa State vs. Southern Primer
11.18.2023 | Women's Basketball
Who: Iowa State (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Southern (0-4, 0-0 SWAC)
Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
When: Monday, November 20, 2023 – 6:30 p.m. CT
The Links
WATCH: ESPN+
PxP: BJ Schaben Analyst: Chelsea Poppens
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson
Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum on Monday night to face Southern for the fourth time ever and third time in as many seasons. The Cyclones will celebrate last season's Big 12 Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance with banner reveals ahead of tip-off.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: 4-0
In Ames: 4-0
Fennelly vs. Southern: 4-0
FOUR THINGS
1 – Iowa State owns the longest active win streak in season openers in NCAA Division I with 29-straight season opening wins. UConn and Oregon State follow with 28 and 26, respectively.
13 – Iowa State welcomed the No. 13 signing class of 2023 with 2023-24 freshmen Addy Brown (No. 31 in the ESPNw/Hoop Gurlz Class of 2023 rankings), Jalynn Bristow (No. 47), Audi Crooks (No. 57), Arianna Jackson and Kelsey Joens. All five additions ranked in the Jr. All-Star Girls Basketball Top 100.
22 – Iowa State ended a 22-year drought without a Big 12 trophy in March when the Cyclones claimed the 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship trophy. It was the fourth Big 12 trophy of the Fennelly tenure, with ISU claiming a share of the regular season trophy in 2000 and tournament championships in 2000 and 2001.
896 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA-record 896 consecutive games, a streak which encapsulates the entirety of the Bill Fennelly Era at Iowa State.
REIGNING FROM THREE
As has been the case for decades, Iowa State is one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the country. Iowa State has started the season shooting nearly 40 percent from 3-point range. The Cyclones are in the Top 45 for percentage in NCAA Division I, making 17-of-44 from deep. Kelsey Joens leads the ISU effort from deep, canning five triples on 11 attempts this season. The Cyclones were 12th in the country at 8.8 3-pointers per game in 2022-23. That effort was led in part by Ashley Joens, who had a team-high 89 3-pointers and led the Big 12 in 3-pointers per game (2.78).
LEADING AT THE LINE
Iowa State has finished with a team free throw percentage above .750 in 10 of the last 11 seasons. Last season, the Cyclones finished 468-of-583 (.803) at the charity stripe for the second-highest percentage in NCAA Division I. It also marked the third-straight season of a free throw percentage above .800. Iowa State is 24-of-33 (.727) from the line so far this season.
SOUNDBITES
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