IOWA STATE CYCLONES 2012-13 WOMEN’S HOOPS NOTES NO. 24/23 IOWA STATE (17-5, 8-4) Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield Talent: Brent Blum (pxp); Molly Parrott (color) AT 22/19 OKLAHOMA (18-5, 8-3) TV: FSN Talent: Ron Thulin (pxp); Brenda VanLengen (color) THURSDAY, FEB. 14 | 7 PM CST Live Stats and Blog: Available at cyclones.com Live Video: None NORMAN, OKLA. | LLOYD NOBLE CENTER (12,000) 2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS CYCLONE HEADLINES 17-5, 8-4 Big 12 1. Iowa State, which is ranked No. 24 in The Associated Press poll and No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, (home: 11-1, away: 4-4, neutral: 2-0) looks to win in Norman for the first time since 2005 when it faces Oklahoma Thursday night in a nationally televised meeting at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Cyclones are also looking to earn a season sweep of the NOVEMBER Sooners and extend their winning streak to four games. 1 NW Missouri State (Exh.) W, 80-33 2. The Cyclones beat Kansas State, 87-71, Saturday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum to improve to 8-4 in league 6 William Penn (Exh.) W, 98-55 play, marking its best conference start since 2010. Hallie Christofferson scored a career-high 25 points and 11 Western Illinois (Ctv) W, 84-65 Nikki Moody dished out a career-high tying 13 assists. Chelsea Poppens notched her 27th career double- double with 22 points and 18 rebounds. Kidd Blaskowsky scored 12 points and earned Big 12 Freshman of 18 North Dakota (Ctv) W, 73-34 the Week honors for this week’s performance. 23 ^Loyola Marymount W, 55-33 3. Christofferson is seventh in the Big 12 averaging 14.9 points per game and 10th in rebounding at 6.7 boards 24 ^Illinois W, 68-50 per game. The junior has scored in double digits in 18 of 22 games this season. She has shot 50 percent 27 Drake (Ctv) W, 87-45 or better from the field in 16 games and is shooting 54.8 percent, good for 15th nationally. In the last nine DECEMBER games, Christofferson has been even better, averaging 16.4 points and 6.2 rebounds and shooting 57.9 percent from the field and 44.1 percent from behind the arc. She is also 23-for-24 from the charity stripe 6 %at Iowa (BTN) L, 50-42 during that stretch. 9 Fairfield (Ctv) W, 60-43 17 at Northern Iowa W, 67-59 4. The Cyclones have been one of the top defensive teams in the nation all season. Iowa State ranks 41st nationally allowing opponents just 54.3 points per game behind the nation’s 15th-ranked field goal percentage 20 East Tennessee State (Ctv) Cancelled defense (34.2 percent). Behind the arc opponents are shooting just 27.5 percent. 29 &Air Force (Ctv) W, 83-35 5. Iowa State continues to lead the Big 12 in free-throw shooting and rank fourth nationally at 78.5 percent as 30 &Alabama State (Ctv) W, 86-47 a team. ISU’s entire starting five is shooting at least 75 percent from the line. The Cyclones are 13-1 when JANUARY making more free throws than their opponent and 7-1 when making at least 15 free throws. 2 *Texas (Ctv) W, 73-65 (OT) 6. Poppens is the Big 12’s active leader with 419 career offensive rebounds. The senior is a major reason why 5 *at Texas Tech (FCS Central) W, 58-54 the Cyclones have had as many or more rebounds than 19 of 22 opponents this season and ranks 17th 9 *at No. 1 Baylor (FCS Central) L, 67-39 nationally in rebounding margin (+8.5). Poppens has moved into second all-time at Iowa State in career rebounding and is just 21 boards away from becoming the second player in school history with 1,000 career 12 *TCU (Ctv) W, 68-52 rebounds. Only 13 Big 12 players have ever posted 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. 15 *No. 16 Oklahoma (Ctv) W, 82-61 20 *at No. 17 Oklahoma State (FSN) L, 71-42 7. Nikki Moody leads the Big 12 and is third nationally dishing out 7.6 assists per game. She has posted double- digit assists in six games this season. The sophomore has recorded at least five assists in 19 of the 21 games 23 *No. 1 Baylor (Ctv) L, 66-51 she has played this season. Her 160 assists are 10th on ISU’s single-season list. 26 *at West Virginia (Root Sports) W, 53-49 8. Sophomore Brynn Williamson, who will celebrate her 20th birthday Thursday, has taken on the defensive 30 *at Kansas L, 78-75 (OT) stopper role this season and is averaging 1.4 steals per game. Despite the increased defensive role, FEBRUARY Williamson is 22nd nationally hitting on 40.2 percent of her threes. She has hit 47 threes this season, one 2 *Texas Tech - White Out (Ctv) W, 67-52 shy of her freshman total. 6 *at Texas (LHN) W, 67-48 9. Christofferson is nearing 1,000 career points. The junior is 50 points away from becoming 25th Cyclone and 9 *Kansas State (Ctv) W, 87-71 third this season to join the elite club. 14 *at No. 22 Oklahoma (FSN) 7 p.m. For more notes and information, follow us on twitter: @CycloneWBB, @ISUCoachFen, 17 *West Virginia - Pink Game) (FSN) 12:30 p.m. @Popp4AllAmerica 23 *at Kansas State (FCS Central) 2 p.m. 27 *Kansas (Ctv) 7 p.m. 2012-13 IOWA STATE CYCLONES MARCH Possible Starters 2 *at TCU (FS Southwest) 4 p.m. No-Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Pts. Reb. Asst. 4 *Oklahoma State (Ctv) 7 p.m. 4-Nikki Moody G 5-8 So. Euless, Texas 8.8 3.5 7.6 8-11 #Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Third nationally w/7.6 assists per game; 5+ assists in 19 of 21 games; 14th at ISU with 293 dimes. Home games in bold 5-Hallie Christofferson F 6-3 Jr. Hamlin, Iowa 14.9 6.7 1.4 *Big 12 Conference game Has scored in double-figures in 19 of 22 games this season; 15th nationally FG percentage (54.8%). ^Junkanoo Jam, Grand Bahama Island %Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 22-Brynn Williamson G/F 5-11 So. Kansas City, Mo. 9.0 5.0 1.4# &Cyclone Challenge, Ames, Iowa Averaging team-high 34.5 minutes; shooting 40.2% on 3-point field goals; 47 3’s made this season. #Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, Dallas, Texas 33-Chelsea Poppens F 6-2 Sr. Aplington, Iowa 12.4 9.4 2.0 Big 12 active career leader w/419 offensive boards; 1,235 career pts; 5th in rebounding in Big 12. 55-Anna Prins C 6-7 Sr. Broomfield, Colo. 11.0 5.5 1.1* Averaging a career-best 26.0 minutes per game; double figures in last four games. IOWA STATE QUICK FACTS Off the Bench Location Ames, Iowa 15-Kidd Blaskowsky G 5-7 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas 7.0 3.4 1.2 Enrollment 31,040 23-Ashley Hagedorn G 5-9 Jr. Irwin, Iowa 1.1 0.6 0.1 Nickname/Mascot Cyclones/Cy 24-Elly Arganbright G 5-6 Jr. Panora, Iowa 0.4 0.3 0.3# Colors Cardinal & Gold 32-Fallon Ellis G/F 5-11 So. Missouri City, Texas 2.0 2.2 0.4# Arena Hilton Coliseum (14,376) 34-Madison Baier F/C 6-4 Fr. Tama, Iowa 0.4 1.7 0.2* 42-Amanda Zimmerman F 6-1 Sr. Huxley, Iowa 1.7 1.4 0.4* President Dr. Steven Leath *-blocks; #-steals Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard HC: Bill Fennelly (William Penn College, 1979) Record at ISU: 388-178/18 Overall: 555-231/25 Website cyclones.com Assoc. HC: Jodi Steyer (Colorado State, 1989) Assts.: Latoja Schaben (Toledo, 1994), Billy Fen- All-Time Record/Years 625-531 (.541)/40 nelly (Iowa State, 2007) Dir. of BB Operations: Josh Carper (Iowa State, 2007) Strength & Facebook Iowa State Women’s Basketball Conditioning - WBB: Pete Link (Iowa State, 2007) Graduate Asst.: Steven Fennelly (Iowa State, Twitter @CycloneWBB 2011) Contact Matt Shoultz, Assistant Director for Communications Iowa State University Athletics Jacobson Athletic Building Ames, IA 50011-1140 515-520-7642 [email protected] Iowa State Women’s Basketball • NCAA Appearances: ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12 STREAKS AND TRENDS BILL FENNELLY • The Cyclones have won 11 of their last 12 home games. Head Coach • 18th Season • ISU has won 12 of its last 13 home games against Big 12 Conference opponents. Hometown: Davenport, • Prins has scored in double figures in four games in a row and five of the last six games. Iowa • The Cyclones have shot more free throws than four of their last five opponents. College: • ISU is 14-1 when leading at the half. Since 2010-11, ISU is 45-4 when leading at the half. William Penn, ‘79 Wife: Deb • The Cyclones have been out rebounded just three times this season (at Baylor, at Oklahoma State, Children: Billy and Steven at Kansas). ISU is 16-1 when out rebounding opponents but 0-3 when being out rebounded. Twitter: @ISUCoachFen • Iowa State is 15-0 when outshooting its opponent from the field. The dean of Big 12 women’s • Moody has at least five assists in 19 of the 21 games she has played this season. She has seven basketball coaches, Bill Fennelly games with nine or more assists.