ISU Set to Compete Against No. 1 Oklahoma and TWU

Friday, February 3

Norman, Okla.

6:45 PM

Iowa State

Oklahoma

ISU Set to Compete Against No. 1 Oklahoma and TWU

02.02.2023 | Gymnastics

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Who: Iowa State vs. Oklahoma / Iowa State vs. TWU and New Hampshire

Where: Lloyd Noble Center / Kitty Magee Arena

When: Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 – 6:45 p.m. / Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 – 2:00 p.m.

The Lead: After scoring a season-high 195.825 last week at West Virginia, the Iowa State Gymnastics team will travel to Norman to face the No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners on Friday and Denton, Texas to face Texas Woman's University and New Hampshire on Sunday.

Storylines

Along with having their highest overall score in Morgantown, the team scored season-highs on bars, beam, and floor.
The Cyclones have not won on the road in Oklahoma since 2006. Oklahoma leads the series 68-16-1
Iowa State leads both series between Texas Woman's University and New Hampshire. The Cyclones lead the Pioneers 10-1, and the Wildcats 3-2.

From the Notes

Iowa State has logged four scores of 9.900 or higher this season.
Three Cyclones posted career-highs in the team's Big 12 opener against West Virginia. Senior Loganne Basuel scored a 9.900 on beam, and juniors Kaia Parker and Ana Irene Palacios each scored 9.875 on floor.

Switching Sides

The Sooners are the number one ranked team in the country, averaging 197.969 per meet.
Oklahoma ranks first nationally on vault, second on bars and beam, and third on floor.
Oklahoma's head coach, K.J. Kindler formerly coached at Iowa State. Kindler was an assistant coach from 1992-2001 and the Cyclones' head coach from 2001-2006.
The Pioneers have started the season undefeated at home, taking first in the TWU Quad Meet against Centenary, Air Force, and Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
New Hampshire is hot to start their 2023 campaign with a record of 7-2. The Wildcats took first in the Towson Quad against Towson, West Virginia, West Chester.