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IOWA STATE CYCLONES 2012-13 WOMEN’S HOOPS NOTES NO. RV/22 IOWA STATE (22-7, 12-6) Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield Talent: Rich Fellingham (pxp); Molly Parrott (color) VS. OKLAHOMA (22-9, 11-7) TV: FSN Talent: Ron Thulin (pxp); Brenda VanLengen (color) SUNDAY, MARCH 10 | 3:30 PM CST Live Stats and Blog: Available at cyclones.com Live Video: None DALLAS, TEXAS | AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER (10,279) 2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS CYCLONE HEADLINES 22-7, 12-6 Big 12 1. Iowa State, which is ranked No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches poll, is the No. 2 seed in the 2013 Big 12 (home: 13-2, away: 6-5, neutral: 3-0) Championships and faces Oklahoma Sunday at American Airlines Center in its first semifinal appearance since 2009. This is the fourth time Iowa State has earned the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 Championships (1998, NOVEMBER 1999, 2010, 2013). The Cyclones were picked to finish sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll. 1 NW Missouri State (Exh.) W, 80-33 2. ISU swept the season series with OU. Hallie Christofferson, a unanimous All-Big 12 first team pick, averaged 6 William Penn (Exh.) W, 98-55 25.5 points in the two games. 11 Western Illinois (Ctv) W, 84-65 3. The Cyclones, who have won 20 games for the 12th time under head coach Bill Fennelly, beat Kansas, 77-62, 18 North Dakota (Ctv) W, 73-34 Saturday evening. Chelsea Poppens had 24 points and 14 boards and Christofferson added 23 points. 23 ^Loyola Marymount W, 55-33 4. Christofferson continues to be one of the most consistent players in the nation. She is fourth in the Big 12 24 ^Illinois W, 68-50 averaging 16.2 points per game and 12th in rebounding at 6.6 boards per game. The junior has scored in 27 Drake (Ctv) W, 87-45 double digits in 25 of 29 games this season, including eight games in a row and 11 games with 20+ points. She has shot 50 percent or better from the field in 19 games and is shooting 53.2 percent. In the last eight DECEMBER games, Christofferson is averaging 21.0 points and 6.4 rebounds. She is 41-for-47 from the charity stripe 6 %at Iowa (BTN) L, 50-42 during that stretch. She has made 21 consecutive free throws, including 8-for-8 vs. Kansas. 9 Fairfield (Ctv) W, 60-43 5. Iowa State continues to lead the Big 12 in free-throw shooting and rank second nationally at 80.1 percent as 17 at Northern Iowa W, 67-59 a team, which is just ahead of the Big 12 record (Missouri, .790 in 2007). ISU’s top six players are shooting 20 East Tennessee State (Ctv) Cancelled at least 75 percent from the line. The Cyclones are 17-3 when making more free throws than their opponent 29 &Air Force (Ctv) W, 83-35 and 11-3 when making at least 15 free throws. 30 &Alabama State (Ctv) W, 86-47 6. Poppens is just second player in school history and was the 14th in Big 12 history to record 1,000 points and JANUARY 1,000 rebounds. She is the Big 12’s active leader with 443 career offensive rebounds. The senior is a major reason why the Cyclones have had as many or more rebounds than 24 of 29 opponents this season and 2 *Texas (Ctv) W, 73-65 (OT) ranks 17th nationally in rebounding margin (+7.9). 5 *at Texas Tech (FCS Central) W, 58-54 7. Nikki Moody leads the Big 12 and is third nationally dishing out 7.5 assists per game. She has posted double- 9 *at No. 1 Baylor (FCS Central) L, 67-39 digit assists in eight games this season, which is more than any other Big 12 player. The sophomore has 12 *TCU (Ctv) W, 68-52 recorded at least five assists in 24 of the 28 games she has played this season. Her 211 assists ranks third on 15 *No. 16 Oklahoma (Ctv) W, 82-61 ISU’s single-season list and she is just 18 assists off the Big 12 sophomore mark held by OSU’s Tiffany Bias. 20 *at No. 17 Oklahoma State (FSN) L, 71-42 8. Sophomore Brynn Williamson has taken on the defensive stopper role this season and is averaging 1.2 steals 23 *No. 1 Baylor (Ctv) L, 66-51 per game. Despite the increased defensive role, Williamson has hit 61 threes this season and is the 18th 26 *at West Virginia (Root Sports) W, 53-49 player in school history to make 100 career threes (109). 30 *at Kansas L, 78-75 (OT) 9. Three Cyclones have reached the 1,000-point mark this season. Most recently, Christofferson needed 25 FEBRUARY points against West Virginia to join the list. She scored 27. Chelsea Poppens and Anna Prins have also scored their 1,000th point this season. 2 *Texas Tech - White Out (Ctv) W, 67-52 6 *at Texas (LHN) W, 67-48 10. Iowa State is holding opponents to just 36.0 percent shooting this season, which is second in the Big 12 and 40th nationally. The school record entering this season was 35.7 percent, set during the 2009-10 season. 9 *Kansas State (Ctv) W, 87-71 Opponents are averaging 56.6 points per game. 14 *at No. 22 Oklahoma (FSN) W, 72-68 For more notes and information, follow us on twitter: @CycloneWBB, @ISUCoachFen, 17 *West Virginia - Pink Game) (FSN) L, 68-66 23 *at Kansas State (FCS Central) W, 69-50 27 *Kansas (Ctv) W, 83-68 2012-13 IOWA STATE CYCLONES MARCH Possible Starters 2 *at TCU (FS Southwest) L, 61-58 No-Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Pts. Reb. Asst. 4 *Oklahoma State (Ctv) W, 73-70 4-Nikki Moody G 5-8 So. Euless, Texas 8.4 3.5 7.5 9 #vs. TCU/Kansas (FSN) 6 p.m. Third nationally w/7.5 assists per game; 5+ assists in 24 of 28 games; 9th at ISU with 344 dimes. Home games in bold 5-Hallie Christofferson F 6-3 Jr. Hamlin, Iowa 16.2 6.6 1.3 *Big 12 Conference game Eight games in a row in double figures; 11 games w/20+ pts; 19th nationally FG percentage (53.2%). ^Junkanoo Jam, Grand Bahama Island %Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series 22-Brynn Williamson G/F 5-11 So. Kansas City, Mo. 8.6 4.7 1.9 &Cyclone Challenge, Ames, Iowa Has made 61 threes this season and 109 in her career; second in Big 12 shooting 37.0% 3FG. #Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, Dallas, Texas 33-Chelsea Poppens F 6-2 Sr. Aplington, Iowa 13.5 9.6 1.8 Big 12 active leader w/443 offensive boards; 14th player in Big 12 history with 1,000 pts/rebs. 55-Anna Prins C 6-7 Sr. Broomfield, Colo. 11.1 5.3 0.8* Averaging a career-best 26.0 minutes per game; averaging 12.7 ppg in last six games. IOWA STATE QUICK FACTS Off the Bench Location Ames, Iowa 15-Kidd Blaskowsky G 5-7 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas 7.0 3.6 1.3 Enrollment 31,040 23-Ashley Hagedorn G 5-9 Jr. Irwin, Iowa 0.9 0.6 0.1 Nickname/Mascot Cyclones/Cy 24-Elly Arganbright G 5-6 Jr. Panora, Iowa 0.5 0.3 0.3# Colors Cardinal & Gold 32-Fallon Ellis G/F 5-11 So. Missouri City, Texas 1.6 2.0 0.3# Arena Hilton Coliseum (14,376) 34-Madison Baier F/C 6-4 Fr. Tama, Iowa 0.5 1.4 0.2* 42-Amanda Zimmerman F 6-1 Sr. Huxley, Iowa 1.4 1.2 0.4* President Dr. Steven Leath *-blocks; #-steals Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard HC: Bill Fennelly (William Penn College, 1979) Record at ISU: 394-180/18 Overall: 560-233/25 Website cyclones.com Assoc. HC: Jodi Steyer (Colorado State, 1989) Assts.: Latoja Schaben (Toledo, 1994), Billy Fen- All-Time Record/Years 630-533 (.542)/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] CYCLONE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HISTORY ISU Tournament Records vs. Big 12 Opponents (Overall series record in parenthesis) 1-2 vs. Baylor (6-16) 3-4 vs. Oklahoma (21-32) 1-2 vs. Texas Tech (12-10) 3-5 vs. Kansas (30-45) 2-3 vs. Oklahoma State (24-28) 2-7 vs. Kansas State (33-47) 3-1 vs. Texas (14-10) ISU Conference Tournament Site Records 17-9, Kansas City, Mo. (Municipal) 0-3, Kansas City, Mo. (Kemper) 1-2, Lincoln, Neb. 0-3, Columbia, Mo. 3-3, Dallas, Texas 1-10, Salina, Kan. 0-1, Norman, Okla. 1-2, Boulder, Colo. 2-4, Lawrence, Kan. 1-2, Manhattan, Kan. 4-2, Oklahoma City, Okla. ISU Tournament Records by the Decade 1970s: 3-6 1980s: 2-14 1990s: 5-10 2000s: 17-8 2010s: 2-3 ISU All-Time Tournament Seeds The Big Eight Tournament switched from a round-robin format to a single-elimination postseason tournament in 1983. Seed (years assigned) 1st, once (2000) 6th, five times (1990, 1991, 1996,1997, 2002) 2nd, three times (1998, 1999, 2010, 2013) 7th, four times (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988) 3rd, twice (2001, 2009) 8th, seven times (1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2008) 4th, twice (1986, 2012) 9th, twice (2004, 2006) 5th, four times (1989, 2005, 2007, 2011) Bill Fennelly in Conference Tournaments 1988-89 2-1 (MAC-beat Ohio, Central Michigan, lost to Bowling Green) 1989-90 1-1 (MAC-beat Western Michigan, lost to Bowling Green) 1990-91 2-0 (MAC-beat Kent and Central Michigan) 1991-92 3-0 (MAC-beat Ball State, Central Michigan, Kent) 1992-93 1-1 (MAC-beat Ohio, lost to Bowling Green) 1993-94 2-1 (MAC-beat Central Michigan, Western Michigan, lost to Bowling Green) 1994-95 3-0 (MAC-beat Central Michigan, Western Michigan and Miami of Ohio) 1995-96 0-1 (Big Eight-lost to Oklahoma State) 1996-97 1-1 (Big 12-beat Texas A&M, lost to Colorado) 1997-98 1-1 (Big 12-first-round bye, beat Texas A&M, lost to Kansas) 1998-99 2-1 (Big 12-first-round bye, beat Missouri, Kansas, lost to Texas Tech 1999-2000 3-0 (Big 12-first-round bye, beat Oklahoma State, Nebraska and Texas) 2000-01 3-0 (Big 12-first-round bye, beat Baylor, Texas Tech and Oklahoma) 2001-02 2-1 (Big 12-beat Nebraska and Colorado, lost to Baylor) 2002-03 0-1 (Big 12-lost to Kansas) 2003-04 1-1 (Big 12-beat Nebraska, lost to Texas) 2004-05 1-1 (Big 12-beat Colorado, lost to Texas Tech) 2005-06 1-1 (Big 12-beat