Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus Southern on November 5, 2025 , Win , 85, to, 58
Final
Women's Basketball
85
Southern
58
Iowa State University Athletics
Sunday, November 23
Ames, Iowa
1:00 PM
Iowa State
vs
Mercyhurst
PRIMER: No. 12 Iowa State vs. Mercyhurst
11.21.2025 | Women's Basketball
Who: No. 12 Iowa State (6-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Mercyhurst (0-4, 0-0 NEC)
Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
When: Sunday, November 23, 2025 – 1:00 p.m. CT
The Links
No. 12 Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum on Sunday afternoon to host Mercyhurst. The Cyclones enter the contest 6-0, the best start to a season since 2021-22.
FOUR THINGS
4 – Iowa State junior Addy Brown recorded the fourth triple-double in program history last Sunday against Norfolk State, tallying 11 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. It marks the first time in over a decade that a Cyclone achieved the feat.
12 – The Cyclones were picked 12th in the Week 3 Associated Press national poll. It marks the 197th week in program history that ISU has been ranked as a Top 20 team, all in the Bill Fennelly era.
16 – Iowa State's "Big 3" of Addy Brown, Audi Crooks and Jada Williams rank in the top three of the Big 12 in 16 statistical categories, leading nine (assists*, assists per game, double-doubles*, field goal attempts, field goal percentage, field goals*, free throw attempts*, free throws, points*, points per game, rebounds*, defensive rebounds per game*, rebounds per game, triple-doubles*).
73 – Audi Crooks has scored in double figures in 73 straight games. It marks the longest streak by a Cyclone women's basketball player and longest active streak in NCAA women's basketball. Crooks also holds the longest streak by a Big 12 women's basketball player since Brittney Griner's 116-game run from 2010-2013.
SERIES NOTES
Iowa State and Mercyhurst meet for the first time in program history. Mercyhurst is one of three first-time opponents ISU hosts during the 2025-26 campaign. The Lancers are the final new opponent for the Cyclones during the regular season. Iowa State previously hosted Valparaiso (W, 90-58) and Norfolk State (W, 98-52) last week.
LAST TIME OUT
A 16-0 opening run helped No. 12 Iowa State defeat Drake in Des Moines on Thursday night, 87-60. It marks the first win against the Bulldogs in the Knapp Center since the 2021-22 season ... the Cyclones are 6-0 to start the season, also for the first time since 2021-22. Arianna Jackson had four triples in the game's opening run, finishing with a season-high 12 points in her hometown. Audi Crooks led ISU with 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor. Six Cyclones in total finished in double figures, as Reagan Wilson and Sydney Harris each chipped in 11 points, providing a spark off the bench. Addy Brown added 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to go along with a game-high seven assists.
CYCLONES GARNER PRESEASON ATTENTION
Iowa State's trio of Addy Brown, Audi Crooks and Jada Williams has received national attention in the preseason, appearing on several watch lists and collecting preseason honors. Brown and Crooks were voted to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team and appeared on the Naismith Trophy Preseason, USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and Wooden Award watch lists. When the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists were announced, Williams (Nancy Lieberman Award), Brown (Katrina McClain Award) and Crooks (Lisa Leslie Award) were all three selected to their respective position 20-woman watch lists.
CHANGING OF THE (POINT) GUARD
Following the graduation of five-year starting point guard Emily Ryan, Iowa State signed Arizona transfer Jada Williams to direct the Cyclone offense in 2025-26. Williams arrives in Ames following two seasons with the Wildcats where she averaged 12.7 points per game as a sophomore, increasing her average to 13.4 points per contest during conference play.
Through her first five games as a Cyclone, the Kansas City, Missouri native has averaged 10.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per contest. Her assist rate has increased by over 3.5 dimes per game from last season. She finished 8-of-13 (.615) from the floor for 17 points, helping Iowa State to an 85-58 win over Southern (Nov. 5, 2025). The 5-8 guard finished with her first career double-double against Valparaiso (Nov. 12) with 11 points and 10 assists, a career high.
OFF TO THE RACES
The Cyclones have started the 2025-26 campaign with a 6-0 record, the best start to a season since 2021-22. ISU's 6-0 start to the season is the sixth time in program history, all in the Bill Fennelly era, the Cyclones have remained unbeaten through the first six regular season games. With a win against Mercyhurst, Iowa State would move to 7-0, matching the best start since 2021-22. Iowa State's best start was 14 straight wins in 2013-14 ... the Cyclones have had two 12-0 starts, both under Fennelly (1995- 96, 2001-02).
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