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Iowa State University Athletics
Sunday, January 18
Stillwater, Okla.
12:00 PM
Iowa State
at
Oklahoma State
PRIMER: No. 19 Iowa State at Oklahoma State
01.16.2026 | Women's Basketball
Who: No. 19 Iowa State (14-4, 2-4 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (15-4, 4-2 Big 12)
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena – Stillwater, Okla.
When: Wednesday, January 18, 2026 – 12:00 p.m. CT
The Links
WATCH: FOX (PxP: Connor Onion, Analyst: Madison Hock)
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson)
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No. 19 Iowa State travels to Stillwater on Sunday to face Oklahoma State. It marks the first of two regular season meetings between the Cyclones and Cowgirls. ISU and OSU will matchup again on February 25 in Ames.
FOUR THINGS
2 – Iowa State has the second-ranked assisting team nationally, averaging 21.9 dimes per contest. The Cyclones also rank second with a 1.76 assist/turnover ratio. Both marks lead the Big 12 Conference. Â
4 – Iowa State junior Addy Brown recorded the fourth triple-double in program history against Norfolk State (Nov. 16), tallying 11 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. It marks the first time in over a decade that a Cyclone achieved the feat.
19 – The Cyclones were picked 19th in the Week 10 AP poll. ISU has been ranked in each poll this season, peaking at No. 10 for five weeks (Week 4-8).
84 – Audi Crooks has scored in double figures in 84 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
ISU opened Big 12 play a season ago in Stillwater (Dec. 21, 2024), the only matchup between the Cyclones and Cowgirls in 2024-25. Iowa State and Oklahoma State will play twice this season, one of IS''s three home-and-away opponents in league play. When ISU scores 70 or more points against OSU, the Cyclones are 26-9 (.743) all-time.
LAST TIME OUT
No. 19 Iowa State fell at Colorado, 68-62, its fourth straight loss after starting the season 14-0. It is the longest losing streak for ISU since the 2017-18 season (L4; Dec. 31, 2017-Jan. 10, 2018). Audi Crooks led ISU with 17 points, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter, on 50 percent shooting from the floor. Crooks also pulled down a season-high-tying 14 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the year. Sydney Harris added a season-high 16 points in the effort with four 3-pointers. ISU gave up 17 turnovers and 19 points off turnovers to the Buffaloes. The Cyclones also finished just 7-of-14 at the free throw line.
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 18 games as a Cyclone, the Kansas City, Missouri native has averaged 11.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists per contest. Her assist rate has increased by nearly 5.0 dimes per game from last season (2.9 apg) and she has passed her 2024-25 assist total by 50 dimes. She knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers en route to a career-high 28 points against Baylor (Jan. 4) in Hilton Coliseum, the seventh 20-plus point game of her career. Williams tallied 16 points and a career-high 14 assists at Houston for her sixth double-double of the season. She ranks 42nd in NCAA DI women's basketball with her double-double count this season and is third in the Big 12. Williams had not recorded a double-double in her collegiate career prior to this season.
LEADING AT THE LINE
Iowa State is historically one of the best free throw shooting teams in women's basketball. The Cyclones have made free throws a point of emphasis in recent years, improving from 72.5 percent in 2023-24 to 72.9 in 2024-25 and now to 75.8 percent through 18 games in 2025-26. Audi Crooks, who has taken the majority of attempts at the line over the last three seasons, has greatly improved her clip at the charity stripe as well, improving from 65.5 percent (114- 174) during her freshman season to 68.1 percent (81-119) this season. Iowa State ranks 27th nationally in free throws made per game (15.8) and 42nd in free throw percentage this season, ranked second in the Big 12 with the mark.
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