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WOMEN’S NICOLE LEUSINK Assistant Director Athletics Communications Iowa State Athletics Jacobson Athletic Building BASKETBALL Ames, Iowa 50011 1-1 OVERALL 0-0 BIG 12 1-0 HOME 0-1 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL (515) 294-7961 / (515) 509-1920 [email protected] IOWA STATE CYCLONES TCU Horned Frogs 1-1 overall (0-0 Big 12) 2-0 overall (0-0 Big 12) vs Polls: (AP/Coaches): 23/18 Overall: 690-327 (33rd year) Polls: (Media/Coaches): --/-- Overall: 274-253 (18th year) Head Coach: Bill Fennelly ISU: 524-274 (26th year) Head Coach: Raegan Pebley TCU: 119-78 (7th year) WED., DEC. 2, 2020 / 6:30 P.M. Cyclone Radio Network Ron Thulin, pxp Live Stats Schollmaier Arena / Fort Worth, Texas Noah Wolf, pxp Mike Peterson, analyst at Cyclones.com Chris Williams, analyst THE LEAD 2020-21 SCHEDULE The 23rd-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team continues its road swing NOVEMBER to TCU as it opens Big 12 action against the Horned Frogs. The Cyclones are 25 OMAHA (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W, 69-43 16-8 all-time in Big 12 openers under head coach Bill Fennelly, but trail TCU in 28 at SDSU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) L, 69-76 the all-time series 10-8. DECEMBER 2 *at TCU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) 6:30 PM KEY STORYLINES 6 ‡SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPNU) 11 AM J Head coach Bill Fennelly has entered two power-5 teams to start three freshmen, 9 » at Iowa TBA quarantine protocol after being exposed to joining California. 12 NDSU TBA COVID-19. Associate head coach Jodi Steyer 18 KANSAS STATE TBA J Senior Kristin Scott earned preseason * has assumed head coaching duties in his 22 DRAKE TBA recognition of her own as she was named absence. JANUARY to the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List for the J Junior Ashley Joens is second in the Big second-straight season. Scott was also 3 *at Texas (ESPN) TBA 6 *KANSAS TBA 12 and ranks tied for fifth in the nation an honorable mention selection for the 10 *at Texas Tech TBA in scoring, averaging 30.5 points a game. Preseason All-Big 12 Team. Scott also needs 13 *OKLAHOMA STATE TBA Against SDSU, Joens dropped 36 points, which just 17 points to reach 1,000 in her career. 16 at Baylor TBA is tied for fifth all-time in a single game in * J Iowa State dropped its first game of the 19 *OKLAHOMA TBA school history. 23 *TEXAS TBA season at South Dakota State on Saturday, 27 *at Kansas State TBA J The Cyclones have three freshmen currently 76-69. The Cyclones struggled from the field, 31 *BAYLOR TBA in the starting lineup, and are one of just shooting just 32.3 percent. FEBRUARY 3 *at West Virginia TBA 6 *TEXAS TECH TBA POSSIBLE STARTERS 9 *at Oklahoma TBA No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. FG% 3P% FT% 13 *TCU TBA 10 Kylie Feuerbach G 5-10 Fr. 3.5 4.5 1.5 .333 .167 .000 17 at Kansas TBA * Won a Nike EYBL National Title with All-Iowa Attack. 20 at Oklahoma State TBA * 11 Emily Ryan G 5-10 Fr. 2.5 6.5 6.5 .250 .000 .000 24 *WEST VIRGINIA TBA Never lost a game in high school (104-0) MARCH 21 Lexi Donarski F 5-10 Fr. 9.0 3.5 0.0 .316 .200 .667 Highest-ranked recruit in Cyclone history and first-ever McDonald’s All-American to play for ISU. 11-14 at Big 12 Championship TBA 24 Ashley Joens G 6-0 Jr. 30.5 9.5 1.5 .513 .400 .895 » Iowa Corn CyHawk Series Cheryl Miller Award Top-5 Finalist & consensus HM All-American. ‡ SEC/Big 12 Challenge 25 Kristin Scott F 6-3 Sr. 10.5 7.5 1.5 .389 .167 1.00 * Big 12 Conference Game Earned Preseason HM All-Big 12 honors.. FOLLOW THE CYCLONES /IowaStateWomensBasketball @CycloneWBB @CycloneWBB cyclones.com 2020-21 ROSTER HEAD COACH No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (Last School) 1 Madison Wise G/F 6-1 Sr. Greenfield, Ind. (Greenfield Central) BILL FENNELLY 4 Rae Johnson G 5-7 Sr. Albertville, Minn. (St. Michael Albertville) 26th year at Iowa St. 10 Kylie Feuerbach G 6-0 Fr. Sycamore, Ill. (Sycamore) Twitter: @ISUCoachFen 11 Emily Ryan G 5-11 Fr. Claflin, Kansas (Central Plains) 13 Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw G 5-10 So. Indianola, Iowa (Southeast Polk) College: William Penn, ‘79 20 Aubrey Joens G 5-11 Fr. Iowa City, Iowa (City) Wife: Deb 21 Lexi Donarski G 6-0 Fr. La Crosse, Wis. (Acquinas) Children: Billy & Steven 23 Maddie Frederick G 6-0 RSo. Tipp City, Ohio (Tippecanoe) 24 Ashley Joens G/F 6-0 Jr. Iowa City, Iowa (City) 25 Kristin Scott F/C 6-3 Sr. Kasson, Minn. (Kasson-Mantorville) COACH NOTES 31 Morgan Kane F 6-3 RSo. West Jordan, Utah (Riverton) J Named the sixth head women’s basketball coach in 1995. COACHING STAFF J Has coached 10 Associated Press All- Americans in 25 years at ISU. J Coached consensus All-American Bridget Carleton, the 2019 Cheryl Miller Award winner. J Led Iowa State to a school record 27 Jodi Steyer Latoja Schaben Billy Fennelly Josh Carper wins, three times. ISU also won 25 or Associate Head Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Operations more games on eight occasions under Coach Fennelly. J Iowa State captured Big 12 tournament RADIO/TELEVISION CHART titles in 2000 and 2001 and played in the championship game six times, most recently in 2019. J A three-time finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year Award (2001, 2002, 2005). Lexi Donarski Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw Kylie Feuerbach Maddie Frederick Ashley Joens Aubrey Joens #21 / Guard #13 / Guard #10 / Guard #23 / Guard #24 / Guard/Forward #20 / Guard J His 690 career wins lists him in the top- 15 in the NCAA among active coaches in Division I and in the top-50 winningest coaches all-time. J Fennelly is also tied for the fourth- longest tenured Power 5 basketball Rae Johnson Morgan Kane Emily Ryan Kristin Scott Madison Wise coach in men’s or women’s basketball. #4 / Guard #31 / Forward #11 / Guard #25 / Forward/Center #1 / Guard/Forward 1. Jim Boeheim Syracuse 2. Mike Krzyzewski Duke 3. Tara Vanderveer Stanford PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 4. Bill Fennelly Iowa State Bill Fennelly FENN-lee Jodi Steyer STY-er Tom Izzo Michigan State Latoja Schaben La-TOY-ah Sh-ay-bin Ashley Joens Jones C. Vivian Stringer Rutgers Kylie Feuerbach Fure-bach Aubrey Joens Jones AS A HEAD COACH QUICK FACTS IOWA STATE (1995-Present) 524-274 (.657) Location Ames, Iowa Affiliation NCAA Division I NCAA Tournament Appearances: Founded 1848 Conference Big 12 18 Enrollment 31,825 Facility Hilton Coliseum Conference Tournament Champions: Nickname Cyclones Capacity 14,384 2000 and 2001 Mascot Cy President Dr. Wendy Wintersteen Colors Cardinal & Gold Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard Toledo (1988-95) 104-29 (.782) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1991, 1992 and 1995 Conference Tournament Champions: 1991, 1992 and 1995 CAREER (33 years) 690-327 (.681) FROM THE NOTEBOOK SERIES HISTORY ALL EYES ON THE CYCLONES 4. Ashley Joens Present 16.1 vs J The Iowa State women’s basketball team was selected to finish third by the All-Time Rebounding Average league’s coaches in the Big 12 Preseason 1. Stephannie Smith 1986-87 10.0 TCU LEADS 10-8 Poll. 2. Angie Welle 1999-02 9.2 Home: ISU leads 5-4 J The Cyclones have earned their fair 3. Seanna Johnson 2013-17 8.7 Road: TCU leads 6-2 share of preseason recognition Chelsea Poppens 2010-13 8.7 nationally, earning a No. 15 ranking by 5. Tonya Burns 1982-85 8.1 Neutral: ISU leads 1-0 the AP to start the season, the highest 6. Ashley Joens Present 7.8 at U.S. Virgin Islands: ISU leads 1-0 preseason selection since 2001-02. Current Streak: 3 by TCU J A handful of other publications and FREEBIES Longest ISU win streak: 3 (2013-17) news organizations tabbed Iowa State J Joens also has a knack for getting to Overtime: N/A in the top-20 as well, with the Cyclones the free-throw line, as she led the nation Fennelly vs. TCU: TCU leads 10-7 checking in at No. 14 in the Lindy’s with 224 fouls drawn last year. As a Pebley vs. Iowa State: TCU leads 8-4 Sports Preview and ESPN putting ISU at result, she ranked second nationally No. 18 entering the season. in free throws made (187), and third- Largest Iowa State Winning Margin: 38 in nationally in free throws attempted 2019 (92-54) NATION’S LONGEST 3-POINT STREAK (232). J The Iowa State women’s basketball J Her 187 free throws last season set a team has the nation’s longest streak new school record as well. for consecutive games with a 3-pointer, J So far this season she has made 17 free sitting at 801. throws, which ranks tied for fifth in the J Joens is also tied at 14th in career J The streak began on Feb. 19, 1995 at NCAA. double-doubles with 19. Colorado when Tara Gunderson netted a triple. KEEPING UP WITH JOENS... FRESHMEN IN STARTING LINEUP J Iowa State has made 6,318 triples over Junior guard Ashley Joens has turned Iowa State is poised to have one of the the course of the streak and made 10 or heads the last few years in the Big 12 and youngest starting lineups in the nation.