No. 20 Iowa State vs. Central Michigan Primer

Who: No. 20 Iowa State (7-2, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Central Michigan (3-5, 0-0 MAC)
Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
When: Sunday, December 8, 2024 – 12:00 p.m. CT

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Iowa State hosts Central Michigan on Sunday, the first meeting between the two teams since 2017 and third overall. The Cyclones enter the contest with a 92-35 win over USC Upstate on Tuesday night at Hilton Coliseum.

WITHIN THE SERIES
Overall: Series drawn 1-1
In Ames: First meeting
Fennelly vs. Central Michigan: 16-5

FOUR THINGS
2 – Iowa State had two players on the Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Watchlist earlier this season. 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.

7 – Emily Ryan has finished seven games in her career with at least four assists and no turnovers. Ryan has accomplished this feat twice this season. She is 24^Th among the all-time NCAA Division I assists leaders.

12 – Iowa State ranks 12th nationally in assists per game with 19.4 dimes per contest. The mark is fifth in the Big 12. ISU has handed out 25 or more assists in a game three times this season.

936 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA women’s record 936 consecutive games, a streak that equates to total games Bill Fennelly era at Iowa State.

Crooks cook

Sophomore at Iowa State Audi crooks has garnered national attention as one of the most exciting post players in the country. Crooks has scored double-digit points in 41 straight games and has scored more than 20 points 21 times in her career. The 6-3 center scored a season-high 33 points against Drake (Nov. 24), including the game-winner with less than a second on the clock. She finished 15 of 25 from the floor. She reached her 800^Th Career point against USC Upstate (December 3).

Crooks was one of the best players in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage last season, shooting nearly 58 percent from the floor. Crooks also made 100 field goals, including 10 against Baylor (January 13, 2024). With 258 marks, she holds the best mark in ISU history regardless of class.

She broke the Iowa State freshman record for field goals made in a season at Texas (Feb. 17). Crooks broke the single-season record against Maryland (March 22), regardless of class.

EMILY RYAN DISH TRIBUTION CENTER

Emily Ryan is one of Iowa State’s most productive point guards, posting career top-10 marks in assists, steals and blocks while ranking 34th in the program^Th 1,000-point scorer in March 2023. The Claflin, Kansas native has recorded 848 assists and holds the all-time mark in program history with over 100 dimes. She is the active NCAA women’s basketball leader in career assists, followed by Kentucky’s Georgia Amoore with 722 dimes.

The 5-11 guard has recorded a career assist/turnover ratio of 1.99. In 128 games, she has recorded assists in every single game (1-17), and has never finished a game with less than one assist. Ryan is ranked 24th^Th for all-time NCAA DI women’s basketball supports leaders, ranking 91 cents outside the top 10.

HILTON MAGIC
The Cyclones were phenomenal at home Bill FennellyDuring his tenure, he compiled a 387-82 (.825) record at Hilton Coliseum, including a 192-9 (.956) record against non-conference regular season opponents. Iowa State has gone undefeated at home three times, most recently in the 2004-05 season.

The Cyclones finished the 2023-24 regular season 13-2 at home and 7-1 in Big 12 play. Iowa State’s 16 wins at Hilton Coliseum in 2021-22 were the third-most in a season in school history.

ISU’s 5-0 home record in 2022-23 marked the 22nd time Iowa State remained undefeated at home in non-conference regular season contests under head coaches Bill Fennelly.