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Linky to full article: https://cyclones.com/news/2021/1/22/womens-basketball-no-24-cyclones-take-on-longhorns-saturday.aspx
Where: Hilton Coliseum- Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Jan. 23 at 5 PM
Projected Starting Lineup: Kristin Scott, Ashley Joens, Kylie Feuerbach, Emily Ryan, Lexi Donarski
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Noah Wolf, Molly Parrott
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Chuckie Kempf, Brenda VanLengen
The Lead
No. 24 Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum to take on Texas on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. The Cyclones are looking to improve to 7-1 in Big 12 action. Head coach Bill Fennelly is looking for his 700th career win, sitting at 699. Iowa State dropped its meeting against the Longhorns in Austin, 74-59, its lone Big 12 loss so far this season.
Key Storylines
Linky to full article: https://cyclones.com/news/2021/1/22/womens-basketball-no-24-cyclones-take-on-longhorns-saturday.aspx
Where: Hilton Coliseum- Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Jan. 23 at 5 PM
Projected Starting Lineup: Kristin Scott, Ashley Joens, Kylie Feuerbach, Emily Ryan, Lexi Donarski
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Noah Wolf, Molly Parrott
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Chuckie Kempf, Brenda VanLengen
The Lead
No. 24 Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum to take on Texas on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. The Cyclones are looking to improve to 7-1 in Big 12 action. Head coach Bill Fennelly is looking for his 700th career win, sitting at 699. Iowa State dropped its meeting against the Longhorns in Austin, 74-59, its lone Big 12 loss so far this season.
Key Storylines
- Junior Ashley Joens is fourth in the nation in scoring, averaging 25.1 points a game. Joens earned multiple National Player of the Week nods after scoring a combined 57 points and grabbing 27 boards in wins over OSU and at Baylor.
- Joens is the only player in the nation averaging 25+ points and 9+ rebounds per game. She has four career 30-point, 15-rebound performances. All other former Cyclones combine for three all-time.
- Iowa State returned to the national rankings at No. 24 in the AP Poll after going 2-0 last week, defeating Oklahoma State and winning at No. 6 Baylor.
- Iowa State leads the Big 12 in scoring offense in conference games. The Cyclones have scored a Big 12 leading 81.3 points a game through seven games in league play, nearly six points higher than Baylor in second, 75.6 PPG.
- Iowa State women's basketball is ranked 24th in the NET rankings. Iowa State has played 14 games this season, which is among the top-20 in nation for games played. Of ISU's 14 games, seven have been on the road, and only one team in top-48 of the NET has played more road games than ISU. The Cyclones' 10 wins also ranks in the top-15 nationally.
- Iowa State is 6-1 in Big 12 action, marking its best start in conference play since the 2004-05 season.