The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications:
FORT MYERS, Fla.– Iowa State women’s basketball will participate in the 2024 Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off as announced by Intersport on Wednesday morning. The Cyclones are set to face defending National Champion South Carolina and Middle Tennessee State November 28-30 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida Southwestern State College.
Iowa State will take on the Gamecocks on Thanksgiving Day before meeting Middle Tennessee State for the first time in program history on Saturday, November 30. Game times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
The collective power of the programs will make the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off one of the strongest early season events this year. The four teams of the Island Division (Iowa State, South Carolina, Middle Tennessee State, Purdue) have combined for 90 NCAA Tournament appearances. ISU, South Carolina and MTSU were selected to participate in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Cyclones enter 2024-25 returning plenty of production following a 2024 NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance, including the top-3 scorers from last season’s roster in Audi Crooks (19.2 PPG), Addy Brown (13.0 PPG, 8.2 RPG) and Emily Ryan (11.6 PPG, 6.9 APG).
Travel packages for fans looking to join the Cyclones at the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off will be available on July 16 at www.womensfortmyerstipoff.com/travel. The Westin Cape Coral and Marina Village and the Marriott Sanibel Harbour are the event’s host hotels.
ISU previously announced its participation in the 2024 Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase, taking on UConn on Tuesday, December 17th. The complete non-conference and Big 12 Conference schedules will be released at a later date.
To receive the latest updates, news, ticket information and more, visit Cyclones.com and follow Iowa State Women’s Basketball on X (Twitter) and Instagram at @CycloneWBB.
Fort Myers Women’s Tip-Off Matchup History
Island Division – Nov. 28
South Carolina vs. Iowa State
Series Record: South Carolina leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Dec. 26, 2020 (South Carolina, 83-65)
Island Division – Nov. 30
Iowa State vs. MTSU
Series Record: This will be the first all-time meeting between the programs.
