Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus West Virginia on January 11, 2026 , Loss , 70, to, 83
Final
Women's Basketball
70
West Virginia
83
Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, January 28
Lubbock, Texas
6:00 PM
Iowa State
at
Texas Tech
PRIMER: Iowa State at No. 21 Texas Tech
01.27.2026 | Women's Basketball
Who: Iowa State (15-5, 4-5 Big 12) at No. 21 Texas Tech (20-2, 7-2 Big 12)
Where: United Supermarkets Arena – Lubbock, Texas
When: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 – 6:00 p.m. CT
The Links
WATCH: ESPN+ (PxP: Ron Thulin, Analyst: Rachel Galligan)
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson)
Iowa State travels to No. 21 Texas Tech for a midweek matchup with the Lady Raiders. It is the only time that the Cyclones and Lady Raiders will meet during the regular season.
FOUR THINGS
3 – Iowa State is the only Big 12 program to have three different players named the league's Player of the Week this season (Addy Brown, Audi Crooks, Jada Williams).
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.
6 – The Cyclones have the ninth-best field goal percentage in NCAA Division I women's basketball, connecting on 49.7 percent of attempts from the floor.
87 – Audi Crooks has scored in double figures in 87 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 is 17-2 all-time against Texas Tech when the Cyclones score 70 points or more. Head coach Bill Fennelly faced the Lady Raiders once during his stint at Toledo before joining Iowa State and facing Texas Tech annually in Big 12 Conference play. ISU picked up the 71-58 win over Texas Tech last season in Hilton Coliseum, led by 49 combined points from Audi Crooks (28) and Addy Brown (21).
LAST TIME OUT
Iowa State picked up its second win of the week, taking down Arizona, 90-65, on Saturday in Hilton Coliseum. Five Cyclones finished in double-figures, led by Jada Williams' 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor. Audi Crooks added 17 on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor and 3-of-4 at the free throw line. Arianna Jackson (15), Sydney Harris (14) and Alisa Williams (12) also joined in double figures. Alisa Williams led ISU with seven rebounds while shooting 80 percent (4- 5) from the floor.
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 21 games as a Cyclone, the Kansas City, Missouri native has averaged 13.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 7.6 assists per contest. Her assist rate has increased by nearly five dimes per game from last season (2.9 apg) and she has passed her 2024-25 assist total by nearly 80 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. The Kansas City native bested her career high, pouring in 44 points against Cincinnati (Jan. 21) with six 3-pointers to finish with the ISU all-time top point total in Hilton Coliseum and in a Big 12 Conference game. She followed up with 19 points and seven assists against Arizona and earned Big 12 Player of the Week status for her efforts. It was the first player of the week award she has earned in her career. Williams tallied 16 points and a career-high 14 assists at Houston for her sixth double-double of the season. Williams had not recorded a double-double in her collegiate career prior to this season.
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