Iowa State Hosts No. 9 Baylor Sunday

Iowa State Hosts No. 9 Baylor Sunday

Credit Source: Iowa State University Athletics

Where: Hilton Coliseum- Ames, Iowa
When: Sunday, Jan. 31 at 3 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: Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson

The Lead
Iowa State looks for its second sweep in Big 12 play when it takes on No. 9 Baylor on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. on ESPN2. The Cyclones won their second-straight win over Baylor on Jan. 16, 75-71 and their first win in Waco since 1997.Iowa State will honor head coach Bill Fennelly pregame for reaching 700 wins in his coaching career with Toledo and Iowa State.

Key Storylines

• Junior Ashley Joens is eighth in the nation in scoring, averaging 24.4 points a game. Joens earned multiple National Player of the Week nods two weeks ago after scoring a combined 57 points and grabbing 27 boards in wins over OSU and at Baylor.
• Joens is one of two players in the nation averaging over 24+ 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 women’s basketball is ranked 30th in the NET rankings. Iowa State has played 16 games this season, which is among the top-20 in nation for games played. With three wins over the NET Top-50, Iowa State ranks tied for 10th in the nation. The Cyclones have also faced the 13th toughest schedule to date in the nation. Of teams ranked in the AP Top 25, the Cyclones rank fourth in strength of schedule.
• The Cyclones have won nine of their last 11 games, with each of ISU’s losses coming at the hands of Texas.
• Few Big 12 teams have grabbed a win over Baylor in the last six seasons, as Baylor has lost just seven Big 12 games in that span, three of which have been to the Cyclones. No team has defeated BU twice in that span.

Snappin’ Streaks

• The Iowa State women’s basketball team snapped the Lady Bears 61-game home win streak with a 75-71 win over BU.
• The win marked the first time Iowa State has won a game in Waco since 1997.
• Few Big 12 teams have grabbed a win over Baylor in the last six seasons, as Baylor has lost just seven Big 12 games in that span, three of which have been to the Cyclones. No team has defeated BU twice in that span.
• Iowa State has now won back-to-back games against Baylor for the first time since winning in 1997 and then in the 1998-99 season.

Joens AMong NCAA’s Active Career Leaders

• Junior guard Ashley Joens is flying up the NCAA’s active career leader rankings after a monster start to her junior year.
• Joens is currently seventh in the NCAA in active career scoring average, netting 17.4 points per contest.
• She ranks second in active career scoring among juniors in the NCAA, with 1,393 career points.
• Joens is also tied at 21st in career double-doubles with 25.
• Joens is swiftly climbing the NCAA’s career free-throws made category, with 340 made in her career, which ranks 21st.
• Joens also ranks 14th in career free-throw percentage at 80.8 percent.

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