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Saturday, March 2
Ames, Iowa
1:00 PM
Iowa State
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Cincinnati
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Iowa State vs. Cincinnati Primer
03.01.2024 | Women's Basketball
Who: Iowa State (17-10, 11-6 Big 12) vs. Cincinnati (13-15, 5-12 Big 12)
Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, March 2, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. CT
The Links
WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
PxP: Zach Carlyle Analyst: Derrin Hansen
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson
In its final regular season game, Iowa State hosts Cincinnati in Hilton Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. The Cyclones will honor two seniors, Hannah Belanger and Nyamer Diew, following the conclusion of Saturday's game.
🚨 Celebrating Our Seniors 🚨
— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) March 1, 2024
Join us tomorrow to celebrate @_nyamerdiew as part of our Senior Day ceremony! Tipoff is set for 1 PM vs. Cincinnati, senior recognitions will take place following the game!
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🚨 Celebrating Our Seniors 🚨
— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) March 1, 2024
Join us tomorrow to celebrate @Han_Belanger as part of our Senior Day ceremony! Tipoff is set for 1 PM vs. Cincinnati, senior recognitions will take place following the game!
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INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: ISU Leads 2-0
In Ames: ISU Leads 1-0
Fennelly vs. Cincinnati: 2-0
FOUR THINGS
14 – The Cyclones own one of the top marks in NCAA DI assists per game. ISU is dishing out 18.7 dimes per game. The mark is 14th in the nation and third among league teams.
19 – Iowa State has been one of the top 3-point shooting teams for decades. This season, ISU has recorded a 36.6 3-point percentage, the 19th-best mark in the nation.
24 – Iowa State has seven players shooting .370 or better from the floor, led by Audi Crooks' team-best .572. The Cyclones are 24th in NCAA DI for team field goal percentage (.460) and second in the conference.
921 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA-record 921 consecutive games, a streak which encapsulates the entirety of the Bill Fennelly Era at Iowa State.
LAST TIME OUT
Iowa State picked up its fourth Top 25 win of the season and the first on the road with an 82-76 victory over Kansas State. Derby, Kansas native Addy Brown put on a show in her home state, posting a career-high-tying 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor. Brown recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 11 rebounds. She also tallied three steals and two assists. Fellow Kansan Emily Ryan also nearly posted a triple-double with 11 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Ryan also tallied two steals on the night.
Audi Crooks and Hannah Belanger also finished in double figures with 14 and 13 points, respectively. The Cyclones shot 50 percent from the floor and while outrebounding K-State 47-30.
With Passion.
— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) March 1, 2024
With Energy.
With Commitment.
𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝.
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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 60 triples through 27 games and connecting on 37.3 percent of her attempts from deep.
This season, ISU is 26th in NCAA DI and second in the Big 12 with 8.4 triples per game. The Cyclones have made 227 3-pointers this season, posting 10 or more made triples in eight games this season.
SHARE AND SCORE
Iowa State has reached the 25-assist threshold in six games this season (25, Nov. 20 vs. Southern; 25, Nov. 25 vs. Syracuse; 25, Dec. 3 vs. UNCW; 26, Dec. 17 vs. Troy; 27, Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma State; 25, Feb. 14 vs. No. 7 Kansas State).
The Cyclones rank 14th in NCAA DI and third in the Big 12 through 27 games with 18.7 assists per game. Addy Brown leads ISU with 133 assists this season, the most by a Cyclone freshman since Emily Ryan set the best single-season mark with 164 dimes.
Against Kansas State on Feb. 14, ISU assisted on 25 on its 28 made field goals. Emily Ryan (14) and Addy Brown (9) combined for 23 of ISU's 27 assists against Oklahoma State (Jan. 31). It was the first time in the Fennelly era multiple Cyclones had posted nine or more assists in a single contest.
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