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Women's Basketball
UW-Oshkosh (Ex.)
Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, December 6
Ames, Iowa
6:00 PM
Iowa State
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Iowa
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Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Primer
12.05.2023 | Women's Basketball
Who: Iowa State (4-3, 0-0 Big 12) vs. No. 4 Iowa (8-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
Where: Hilton Coliseum– Ames, Iowa
When: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 – 6:00 p.m. CT
The Links
WATCH: ESPN2
PxP: Ryan Ruocco Analyst: Rebecca Lobo Reporter: Holly Rowe
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson
Iowa State faces its toughest test of the young season when it welcomes No. 4 Iowa to Hilton Coliseum for the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk matchup. This is the 55th meeting in the rivalry and the 28th of the Fennelly era.
PROMOTIONS & FAN INFORMATION
Wednesday's game in Hilton Coliseum will be one of the Iowa State's Color-it Cardinal games. Fans are encouraged to wear cardinal to support the Cyclones!
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: Iowa Leads 30-21
In Ames: ISU Leads 15-9
Fennelly vs. Iowa: 14-13
FOUR THINGS
2 – Two Iowa State freshmen have field goal percentages among the top 50 in NCAA DI. Audi Crooks (9th) and Addy Brown (46th) also rank 2nd and 9th among Big 12 players in the category.
6 – The Cyclones own one of the top marks in NCAA DI assists per game at 21.6 dimes per contest. The mark is 6th in Division I and 3rd in the Big 12. Addy Brown leads the Cyclones with 38 assists.
18 – With a strong presence down low, Iowa State ranks 18th in Division I defensive rebounds per game (31.3). The line is also second best in the Big 12.
901 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA-record 901 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. Hannah Belanger leads the ISU effort from deep, canning 15 triples through seven games and connecting on 34.9 percent of her attempts from deep. This season, ISU is 35th in the country and fifth in the Big 12 with 8.4 triples per game.
SHARE AND SCORE
Iowa State has reached the 25-assist threshold in three games of its last five games (25, Nov. 20 vs. Southern; 25, Nov. 25 vs. Syracuse; 25, Dec. 3 vs. UNCW). The last time Iowa State had a season of recording 25+ assists in multiple games was in 2021-22 when they posted marks of 27 vs. Prairie View A&M (Dec. 19, 2021), 26 vs. West Virginia (Jan. 1, 2022) and 25 vs. TCU (Feb. 12, 2022). The Cyclones have posted 25+ assists in at least three games in a single season six times. In 1999-2000, ISU posted at least 25 assists in a game six times, the top total for single season in program history. Iowa State's 16 assists in the first half against Southern were the most in a half this season. The Cyclones rank sixth in NCAA DI and third in the Big 12 through six games with 21.6 assists per game.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY (Billy Fennelly, Audi Crooks, Nyamer Diew, Kelsey Joens)
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Audi Crooks 7_15_25 interview
Tuesday, July 15
Bill Fennelly 7_15_25 interview
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