Cyclone Fanatic Women's Basketball coverage
Cyclone Fanatic Women's Basketball coverage
AMES - For the first 36 minutes of its game on Sunday afternoon, nothing went right for the Iowa State women's basketball team. The Cyclones (5-1) were locked in a back and forth battle with the Stony Brook Seawolves (3-5) when Brynn Williamson knocked down a 3-pointer, for her first three points of the game, with 3:40 to go.
The Iowa State women's basketball team moved to 4-0 on Friday afternoon after a dominant 84-63 win over Wyoming in the Cyclones' first game in the St. Mary's Thanksgiving Tournament in Moraga, Calif. The Cyclones were led by senior guard Nikki Moody, who finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
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AMES --- Sometimes in basketball there are games when the ball just won't go in the hoop. The Iowa State women had one of those days through the first eight minutes of Sunday afternoon's date with Arkansas-Pine Bluff. During that span, the Cyclones shot just 1-for-12 from the field while going 0-of-6 from 3-point range.
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It would be hard for Iowa State freshman Bryanna Fernstrom to dream of a better start to her college career than the one she had Sunday afternoon. The 6-foot-5 center from Center City, Minn. scored 12 of the Cyclones' first 14 points and finished with 25 - a new Iowa State record for points by a freshman in her first career game.
When the Iowa State women's basketball team heads to Iowa City on Thursday to take on in-state rival No. 24 Iowa (7-2), they will look to do something they haven't done in eight years - win. The Cyclones (5-1) last won at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in November of 2006 when they defeated the Hawkeyes 80-74.
AMES --- After sophomore guard Jadda Buckley scored only four points and played a total of 24 minutes in two games during Iowa State's Thanksgiving trip to California, Bill Fennelly knew something needed to change. "I thought her demeanor and her work habits weren't what is normal for Jadda," Fennelly said on Friday.
Last Thursday night in Iowa City, Iowa State sophomore guard Jadda Buckley played one of the best games of her career against the Iowa Hawkeyes when she scored 25 points in the loss. When the Iowa State women's basketball team (6-2) took the floor Sunday for their 82-56 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Buckley wasn't suited up and had a walking boot on her right foot.
AMES - Few things in sports are harder to accomplish than replacing a legendary player. The Iowa State women's basketball team will be forced to do that as it seeks to compenstate for the loss of 2014 honorable mention All-American Hallie Christofferson to graduation.
Many people around the Iowa State women's basketball program considered the 2014 recruiting class to be one the best of Bill Fennelly's 20-year tenure at Iowa State. On Wednesday, the program may have officially signed its best. Three players that signed to Iowa State to make up the 15th best recruiting class in the country according to Prospects Nation.
After trailing by 13 points in the second half, the Iowa State women had the basketball and trailed 65-63 with 21 seconds to go against St. Mary's on Saturday. Senior guard Nikki Moody was able to get the rim but could not convert the lay-up giving the Gaels the ball and eventually, a 67-63 win.
Every season, Bill Fennelly defines one very clear goal for the Iowa State women's basketball team. That is to be the best team in the state. Tonight at Hilton Coliseum, the Cyclones will begin their quest toward that when the Drake Bulldogs head north on I-35 for a November rivalry game.
Following the Iowa State women's basketball team's 84-67 win over Drake on Tuesday night, head coach Bill Fennelly was unhappy with his team's play after building a big lead. He had no such complaints on Sunday as the Cyclones improved to 3-0 with a dominant 85-54 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Iowa State senior guard Nikki Moody has returned to the team and will practice Friday after being suspended from the team late last week. According to Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly, the staff met with Moody on Thursday and it went very well.
AMES --- On Monday, Iowa State women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly said being the best team in the state was one of the program's biggest goals. On Tuesday, they took the first step towardS that goal when the Cyclones beat Drake 84-67 in Hilton Coliseum.
Bill Fennelly will begin his 20th season as the head coach of the Iowa State women's basketball team on Tuesday when the Cyclones will host the William Penn Statesmen in an exhibition contest at Hilton Coliseum. Here are three things to watch for: After the graduation of Hallie Christofferson, manning the post is one of the biggest question marks heading into the 2014-15 season.
It took the Iowa State women's basketball team nearly 10 minutes to reach double-figures in their season opening exhibition contest against William Penn Tuesday night. Leading 9-3, a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Jadda Buckley sparked the Cyclones to a 30-16 run to close the first half and helped Iowa State pull away for a 99-53 win over the Lady Statesmen.
Until a little over a week ago, junior guard Kidd Blaskowsky was going to be a bench player for the Iowa State women's basketball team. On Sunday, she made her second start in place of suspended senior guard Nikki Moody and led the team with 17 points in a 64-29 exhibition win over Winona State.
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