Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus #11 Iowa on December 10, 2025 , Win , 74, to, 69
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Women's Basketball
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#11 Iowa
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Iowa State University Athletics
Sunday, January 4
Ames, Iowa
2:00 PM
Iowa State
vs
Baylor
Photo by: Oscar Herrera
PRIMER: No. 10 Iowa State vs. No. 22 Baylor
01.03.2026 | Women's Basketball
Who: No. 10 Iowa State (14-0, 2-0 Big 12) vs. No. 22 Baylor (12-3, 1-1 Big 12)
Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
When: Sunday, January 4, 2026 – 2:00 p.m. CT
The Links
WATCH: ESPN (PxP: Eric Frede, Analyst: Christy Thomaskutty)
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson)
No. 10 Iowa State opens up its 2026 portion of the schedule in Hilton Coliseum, welcoming No. 22 Baylor for its second ranked matchup on ESPN this season. The Cyclones have gone 2-2 against the Bears in the last two seasons.
FOUR THINGS
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.
10 – The Cyclones were picked 10th in the Week 8 Associated Press national poll. It marks the fifth time this season and 64th week in program history that ISU has been ranked as a Top 10 team, all in the Bill Fennelly era.
14 – The Cyclones' "Big 3" of Addy Brown, Audi Crooks and Jada Williams rank in the top three of the Big 12 in 14 statistical categories, leading eight (NCAA Stats).
80 – Audi Crooks has scored in double figures in 80 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.
WHITE OUT HILTON
Cyclones fans are encouraged to wear white on Sunday to "White Out" Hilton Coliseum.
SERIES NOTES
Iowa State has met Baylor in each of the last three Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal rounds, winning two in the last three years. The last seven matchups (2023-2025) between the Cyclones and Bears have been decided by an average of 7.1 points per game. The point differential in those contests is just four points in favor of Baylor.
LAST TIME OUT
No. 10 Iowa State matched its best start to a season in program history with a win at Houston on New Year's Eve. The Cyclones took down the Cougars in Space City, 80-62, for their 14th win of the season. Audi Crooks led ISU with 35 points on 17-of-21 shooting from the floor, her fifth straight game of 30 or more points and 80th consecutive double figure scoring effort. Crooks also pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds. Jada Williams posted her sixth double-double of the season with 16 points and a career-high 14 assists. Arianna Jackson finished 3-of-5 from beyond the arc while playing a team-high 37 minutes.
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 14 games as a Cyclone, the Kansas City, Missouri native has averaged 11.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.9 assists per contest. Her assist rate has increased by 5.0 dimes per game from last season and she has passed her 2024-25 assist total. She finished 8-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-5 at the free throw line against Indiana for her first 20-plus point game as a Cyclone, just two off her career high with 23 points. Williams tallied 16 points and a career-high 14 assists at Houston for her sixth double-double of the season. She ranks 15th in NCAA DI women's basketball with her double-double count this season and is tied for the league in the Big 12. Williams had not recorded a double-double in her collegiate career prior to this season.
OFF TO THE RACES
The Cyclones have opened the 2025-26 campaign with a 14-0 record, matching the best start to a season in program history. ISU's 14-0 start to the season is just the second time in program history, both in the Bill Fennelly era, the Cyclones have remained unbeaten through the first 14 regular season games. With a win against Baylor, Iowa State would move to 15-0 for the first time in program history.
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