No. 8 Iowa State vs. Indiana State primer

Who: No. 8 Iowa State (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Indiana State (0-1, 0-0 MVC)
Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
When: Thursday, November 7, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. CT

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Iowa State welcomes Indiana State to Hilton Coliseum on Thursday night after its 30th straight season-opening win. The midweek matchup marks the first meeting between the Cyclones and Sycamores.

WITHIN THE SERIES
The Cyclones and Sycamores meet for the first time in the series' history. It is the first of two new opponents Iowa State will face this season. ISU will also play Middle Tennessee for the first time in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thanksgiving weekend.

FOUR THINGS
2 – Iowa State had two players named to the Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watchlist earlier this week. Audi crooks And Emily Ryan were two of 50 college basketball players placed on the watch list. It is the second time Ryan has been included in the top 50 list and the first time Crooks has been added.

10 – ISU hit 10 3-pointers against Chicago State on Monday. It marks the 285th^Th Since the nation's longest 3-point streak began in 1995, Iowa State has made 10 or more triples.

25 – Iowa State dished out 25 assists in its season opener against Chicago State, the first time the Cyclones had at least 25 dimes on Opening Day since the 2012-13 season opener.

928 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA women's record 928 consecutive games, a streak that equates to total games Bill Fennelly era at Iowa State.

LAST TIME
Iowa State won its 30th straight season opener on Monday, defeating Chicago State 96-56. The Cyclones took a 29-3 lead after the first quarter, shooting nearly 59 percent from the floor and over 62 percent from 3-point range. Addy Brown had a dominant performance on opening day, finishing with 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three blocks. Aili Tanke She earned the starting nod in her Iowa State debut and finished with 12 points and three 3-pointers. Audi crooks was solid down low with 16 points and hit 50 percent of her attempts from the floor.

Lesson on the day of the excursion 📚

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— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) November 5, 2024

LOADING THE PERIMETER
Head coach Bill Fennelly and the staff added some of the most talented 3-point shooters in the country to the 2024-25 roster. The long-range talent showed off his skills Monday afternoon as Iowa State knocked down 10 three-pointers while hitting .435 from long range in its home opener.

How about TEN 3-point shots in the season opener⁉️

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— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) November 4, 2024

In November 2023, Iowa State signed Aili Tanke And Reagan Wilson as part of the 2024 recruiting class. Tanke won the State Farm National Girl's Shootout, hitting 25 3-pointers in the final round of the competition in Phoenix and taking home the trophy. In her collegiate debut, Tanke finished 3 of 4 from long range with 12 points.

After the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, Fennelly and his staff signed four transfers, three of which increase the perimeter threat. Kenzie Hare comes to Iowa State ranked 13th nationally in both 3-point shots made and 3-point percentage last season. Lily Hansford Last season at Oregon State, he shot over 45 percent from distance. She helped the Beavers to an Elite Eight appearance.

ISU also returns a quartet of deadly three-point sharpshooters Addy Brown, Arianna Jackson, Kelsey Joens And Emily Ryan … the foursome managed a combined 157 treys while shooting over 40 percent from distance.

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