**** WBB: Gamethread - Cyclones hosts St. Thomas tonight at 6:30 pm ****

[BoxsterCy]

No. 8 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. St. Thomas (3-0, 0-0 Summit)
Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
Thursday, November 14, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. CT

The Links:

ESPN+
PxP: Zach Carlyle Analyst: Chelsea Poppens

Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson

LIVE STATS
IOWA STATE GAME NOTES

 

[BoxsterCy]

Might be a better game than last years 40 point shellacking in St. Paul. Local HS coach Tara Siefert (Gunderson) commented after the game that the Tommies were "not ready yet" and were maybe a couple of years away from competing at the Div 1 level.

They might be improved over last year though. They did beat Northern Illinois on the road. Northern Illinois lost to Iowa at Carver but did not get routed. Tommies are 3-0.

I do like the idea of playing more local regionally local like like this. Sort of keeps the money in the neighborhood and helps out some of the schools. Also, the top half of the Summit can have some decent teams. Not saying St. Thomas is there but that's where they want to be.

Tidbits:

Faith Feuerbach is little sister of Kylie Feuerbach (Cyclones & Hawks)​

Amber Scalia is little sister of Sara Scalia (Gophers & Hoosiers)​

What the Tommies page is saying about the game and their team:

Tommies put perfect record to the test at #8 Iowa State - The University of St. Thomas

Iowa State was ranked No. 8 in the latest WBCA Top-25 poll

tommiesports.com

 

[NWICY]

Might be a better game than last years 40 point shellacking in St. Paul. Local HS coach Tara Siefert (Gunderson) commented after the game that the Tommies were "not ready yet" and were maybe a couple of years away from competing at the Div 1 level.

They might be improved over last year though. They did beat Northern Illinois on the road. Northern Illinois lost to Iowa at Carver but did not get routed. Tommies are 3-0.

I do like the idea of playing more local regionally local like like this. Sort of keeps the money in the neighborhood and helps out some of the schools. Also, the top half of the Summit can have some decent teams. Not saying St. Thomas is there but that's where they want to be.

Tidbits:

Faith Feuerbach is little sister of Kylie Feuerbach (Cyclones & Hawks)​

Amber Scalia is little sister of Sara Scalia (Gophers & Hoosiers)​

What the Tommies page is saying about the game and their team:

Tommies put perfect record to the test at #8 Iowa State - The University of St. Thomas

Iowa State was ranked No. 8 in the latest WBCA Top-25 poll

tommiesports.com

That's quite a complete write up.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Sidebar interesting ISU connection I saw on the Tommies page.

Tommies signed Luka Momcilovic (F, 6-7, 215, Pewaukee, Wis. / Pewaukee HS). Little bro of Milan.

 

[BoxsterCy]

That's quite a complete write up.

Agree, the Tommies staff does a good job. I really liked their ticket staff. They were super helpful in setting up a special ticket link for the ISU fans when I contacted them last year.

 

[mred]

They might be improved over last year though. They did beat Northern Illinois on the road. Northern Illinois lost to Iowa at Carver but did not get routed. Tommies are 3-0.

They also beat Milwaukee in OT at home. (Third win was a blowout over D3 Crown College, so it doesn't really matter.)

Milwaukee also lost to Butler in OT (at home). Butler beat Indiana and blew out Chicago State. Long story short, it does seem like the Tommies have a pulse and ISU can't sleepwalk through this one.

Top scorers so far are Jade Hill (21.7 ppg) and Jo Lengbehn (17.0 ppg). At 6'2", Lengbehn is only one of two players on the roster over 6'0: 6'3" Alyssa Sand is a rotation player off the bench.

Pretty good shooting inside the arc (54%) and pretty bad shooting outside (27%). But it's a pretty small sample size at this point.

Their three best players from last season all returned (Hill, Lengbehn, Amber Scalia), and they appear to be their three best this season as well. So while they have may have improved a lot from last season, it's not because of any star newcomers.

 

[acoustimac]

Looks like Wilson is in a boot…any ideas?

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

We just saw that, too. She’s not playing tonight.

 

[OKClones]

Bit of a rough 2nd quarter.

 

[CoachKM]

I am impressed with the defense of the ladies. Making it hard for St. Thomas to score!

 

[acoustimac]

Ryan is most def the floor general. When she’s out things don’t flow the same.

 

[Cyclad]

No. 8 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. St. Thomas (3-0, 0-0 Summit)
Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
Thursday, November 14, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. CT

The Links:

ESPN+
PxP: Zach Carlyle Analyst: Chelsea Poppens

Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson

LIVE STATS
IOWA STATE GAME NOTES

Worst TV broadcast on ESPN+ I have ever seen. No score, half the players are out of the picture all the time. It’s like they are way too zoomed in. Terrible.

 

[bozclone]

Looks like Wilson is in a boot…any ideas?

Broadcast said she was out due to a lower leg injury. No details.

 

[rosshm16]

Wow what a terrible call

 

[GTO]

Alyssa Sand would fit in nicely with this team.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Worst TV broadcast on ESPN+ I have ever seen. No score, half the players are out of the picture all the time. It’s like they are way too zoomed in. Terrible.

Looks normal to me. Regular view and with score/time board at the bottom. Do you have something set to an odd zoom or aspect ratio on you TV? I'm streaming through Firestick via the ESPN app.

 

[Cycsk]

Kenzie Hare is looking like an experienced upperclass player tonight.

 

[qwerty]

Kenzie Hare is looking like an experienced upperclass player tonight.

On the opposite side, I feel for Lily Hansford. She is off to a rough start to the season. I believe she is only player to not score yet and is 0-12 (all threes) on the season, when she shot 45% at Oregon State last year.

 

[1SEIACLONE]

Not much of a game, seemed like ISU was working more on getting the ball inside, more than I have seen this year. Crooks and Williams played well, guards hit a few shots, but we were not shooting a lot of 3's tonight, at one time in the 4th we were 4/10. Very laid back crowd, and plenty of empty seats, but it was a Thursday night. Told my wife, better than sitting home with the dogs watching the NFL game, and she agreed. Really looking forward to getting into conference play and see us pressured a little bit.

 

[HFCS]

Early in the year but I think Ryan may be second in nation in assists per game after that.