Iowa State University Athletics : Set For Road Showdown With No. 19 OSU

STILLWATER, Okla. - The Iowa State women's basketball team (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) is set to hit the road to take on No. 19 Oklahoma State (14-4, 5-2 Big 12) on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. on FSN. Last season, the Cyclones split with the Cowgirls, with each team claiming a home victory and falling on the road. The Cyclones are also looking for their first win over a ranked opponent since topping No. 6 Texas on Feb. 24, 2017, 70-66.

Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Okla.
When: Wednesday Jan. 24 at 8 p.m.
Projected Starting Lineup: , , , ,
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP); Lyndsey Fennelly (color)
TV: FSN
Talent: Ron Thulin (pxp); Brenda VanLengen (color)

Cyclone Quick Hits

• The Iowa State women's basketball team (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) is set to take on No. 19 Oklahoma State (14-4, 5-2 Big 12) on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The game will air on FSN.
• Iowa State trails the all-time series 35-27 and is 10-17 all-time in Stillwater. The Cyclones are looking for their first win in Stillwater since 2014, when Iowa State topped Oklahoma State 86-69. Iowa State is looking for its first win over a ranked team since topping No. 6 Texas on Feb. 24, 2017, 70-66.
• Junior is the only power-5 player in the nation leading her team in points, rebounds and assists. The Chatham, Ontario, Canada native is averaging 17.9 points, 6.9 boards and 3.7 assists. She is also averaging 2.6 steals per game and 0.9 blocks per contest.
• Carleton is one of 20 players in the nation named to the Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watch List, which honors the nation's top small forward. Carleton also earned honorable mention honors on the Big 12 preseason team for the 2017-18 season in addition to being a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 postseason team in 2016-17.
• Carleton has 1,129 career points, and ranks 24th all-time in ISU history, and is 29 away from tying Coleen Peterson (1,158). Carleton eclipsed 1,000 career points in ISU's game vs. Kansas. She currently ranks seventh in school history in career scoring average, with 14.7 points per game, passing all-time great Megan Taylor (14.1), who sits in eighth.
• Iowa State ranks first in the Big 12 and is in the top-50 in the nation in 3-pointers per game (8.2). The Cyclones have four players who have netted over 25 triples on the years so far, leading the Big 12. Carleton and lead the way with 37 and 31 respectively, followed by with 30 and with 25 on the season.
• The 2016-17 season marks the 23rd in the tenure of . Fennelly has led Iowa State to 17 NCAA Tournament appearances, which is tied with Oklahoma as the most of any Big 12 team since 1997. Fennelly boasts a 473-247 record at Iowa State and a 639-300 record in his 28-year career as a head coach. His 639 career wins lists him in the top-30 in the NCAA among active coaches.

Scouting The Cowgirls

• The Cowgirls are 14-4 overall and 5-2 in conference action so far this season. OSU is also a perfect 11-0 at home.
• The Cowgirls are led by Loryn Goodwin, who is averaging 20.9 points per game, 6.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. Senior Kaylee Jensen is not far behind, netting 17.9 points and 10.2 boards per game. Freshman Braxtin Miller rounds out the Cowgirls in double figures with 11.6.
• Oklahoma State is currently ranked 19th in the nation in the AP poll. OSU is fresh off a sweep of Oklahoma and a 79-73 win over West Virginia. Their only two conference losses came on the road at Texas and at Kansas State.

Streaks and Trends

• Iowa State has hit 200 3-pointers in a season for an NCAA record 14-straight years (2003-04-present). Iowa State has netted 157 so far this season.
• Senior has been fouled on 3-point attempts in her career more than any other Cyclone. She has netted 41 points at the charity stripe off 3-point fouls in her career. She has been fouled once this season beyond the arc and 16 in her career.
• has scored in double figures in all 19 of Iowa State's games this season.
• The Cyclones hit at least five threes in 181 of the last 207 games, and have knocked down 10 or more triples in six games this season.
• Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 723-consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 5,636 threes. That is equal to 7.78 three-pointers per game for the last 22 years.
• The Cyclones have finished in the upper half of the Big 12 in eight of the last nine seasons, including the 2016-17 season after securing the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament.
• The Cyclones have made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments, one of just 13 teams nationally to do so.