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Sunday, December 10
Ames, Iowa
5:00 PM
Iowa State University
vs
North Dakota State
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Iowa State vs. North Dakota State Primer
12.09.2023 | Women's Basketball
Who: Iowa State (4-4, 0-0 Big 12) vs. North Dakota State (4-5, 0-0 Summit)
Where: Hilton Coliseum– Ames, Iowa
When: Sunday, December 10, 2023 – 5:00 p.m. CT
The Links
WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
PxP: Alex Cohen Analyst: Molly Parrott
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson
Iowa State continues its home stretch on Sunday evening in Hilton Coliseum, taking on the North Dakota State Bison. This marks the fourth overall meeting between the two programs as the Cyclones enter Sunday's contest with a 3-0 series record.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: ISU Leads 3-0
In Ames: ISU Leads 2-0
Fennelly vs. NDSU: 3-0
FOUR THINGS
2 – Two Iowa State freshmen have field goal percentages among the top 75 in NCAA DI. Audi Crooks (12th) and Addy Brown (66th) also rank 2nd and 12th among Big 12 players in the category.
9 – The Cyclones own one of the top marks in NCAA DI assists per game at 20.6 dimes per contest. The mark is ninth in Division I and third in the Big 12. Addy Brown leads the Cyclones with 43 assists.
18 – With a strong presence down low, Iowa State ranks 18th in Division I defensive rebounds per game (31.4). The line is also third best in the Big 12.
902 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA-record 902 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 eight games and connecting on 31.4 percent of her attempts from deep. This season, ISU is top 60 in the country and seventh in the Big 12 with 8.0 triples per game.
SHARE AND SCORE
Iowa State has reached the 25-assist threshold in three games of its last six 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 ninth in NCAA DI and third in the Big 12 through six games with 20.6 assists per game.
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