***#22 Iowa State vs. #17 Texas (Monday, 6:00)***

[theshadow]

Who: #22 Iowa State (15-7, 7-5 Big 12) vs. #17 Texas (20-6, 11-2 Big 12)
Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
When: Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 – 6 p.m.

The Links
WATCH: ESPN2 and ESPN+
PxP: Beth Mowins
Analyst: Deb Antonelli

LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf
Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson

STATS: LIVE STATS

IOWA STATE GAME NOTES (PDF) | TEXAS GAME NOTES (PDF)

PROJECTED STARTERS

IOWA STATE	TEXAS
F - 1 Diew (6-2 JR); 6.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg	F - 5 Gaston (6-2 JR); 12.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg
G/F - 24 Joens (6-1 SR); 20.0 ppg, 9.1 rpg	F - 20 Faye (6-4 JR); 6.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg
G - 3 Fritz (5-11 FR*); 7.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg	G - 2 Gonzales (5-10 GR); 12.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.9 apg
G - 21 Donarski (6-0 JR); 12.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.0 apg	G - 10 Holle (6-0 JR); 5.3 ppg
G - 11 Ryan (5-11 JR); 11.0 ppg, 5.2 ppg, 7.0 apg	G - 3 Harmon (5-6 SO); 11.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 7.1 apg, 2.4 spg

BIG 12 STANDINGS/UPCOMING SCHEDULE

TEAM	MIDWEEK	WEEKEND
Texas (11-2)	at ISU (Mon.)	vs WVU (Sun.)
Oklahoma (10-3)	vs TTU (Wed.)	at KU (Sun.)
Oklahoma State (8-5)	open	at TTU (Sat.)
Baylor (7-5)	at KSU (Wed.)	vs ISU (Sat.)
Iowa State (7-5)	vs UT (Mon.)	at BU (Sat.)
Kansas (6-6)	at WVU (Wed.)	vs OU (Sun.)
West Virginia (6-6)	vs KU (Wed.)	at UT (Sun.)
Texas Tech (4-8)	at OU (Wed.)	vs OSU (Sat.)
Kansas State (3-9)	vs BU (Wed.)	at TCU (Sat.)
TCU (0-13)	open	vs KSU (Sat.)

 

[BoxsterCy]

Will be interesting. Not a lot of turnaround time for Cyclones, fly home and play again. Maybe Joens and Diew can get Gaston and Faye outside if they can ht a bunch of threes. On the flip side they will be looking to eat us up in the paint and turn us over a bunch. Ryan has had at least 7 TO's in each of our last four games against the Long Horns. The only close game was the OT in the Big 12 tournament last year.

The OT says we can beat Texas but the way we have been playing it doesn't look promising. We shot over 50% from three in that OT game but gave up 19 pts in 5 minutes in OT. We will need to break out of our three slump in a big way to give us a chance in this game. (Ha, now watch us win 56-55 shooting 25%!)

 

[Cyclonepride]

Both the ladies and men need bounce back wins this week, let's go get them

 

[TheJackWePack5]

Think we’re going to get drubbed in this one.

 

[67CY]

Think we’re going to get drubbed in this one.

It could be a long night plus we have to listen to Beth Mowens on tv.

 

[acoustimac]

This entire week looks tough for the ladies. Not insurmountable, but unless something changes we may be looking at a five game skid....

 

[Three4Cy]

3-point shooting in the last three games:
8-22 vs. Kansas State
5-24 vs. Baylor
5-30 vs. WVU

18-76 = 23.68%

3 game average 6 per game

Season average - 8 per game / 31%

 

[cytor]

3-point shooting in the last three games:
8-22 vs. Kansas State
5-24 vs. Baylor
5-30 vs. WVU

18-76 = 23.68%

3 game average 6 per game

Season average - 8 per game / 31%

Similar to the men shooting FT's. Brutal.

 

[WartburgClone]

Why are we still ranked after losing 3 straight to unranked opponents?

 

[WartburgClone]

Think we’re going to get drubbed in this one.

Saddest agree ever. Hate to be a Debbie Downer but this is the worst possible opponent we could play with the way things are going right now. Really wish this game wasn't on TV.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Randoms:

Texas will be without starter Sonya Morris.
We are 10-9 in Ames versus Texas.
All of our games with Texas have been under Fennelly so coaches record and school record is the same at 21-26.
Vic Schaefer is 6-0 versus us.

 

[acoustimac]

Saddest agree ever. Hate to be a Debbie Downer but this is the worst possible opponent we could play with the way things are going right now. Really wish this game wasn't on TV.

This is a tough week. I’m not feeling good right now. Winnable games? Yes. But only if a diff performance emerges.

 

[Cycsk]

Time for a big bounce-back win. BEAT TEXA$$

 

[mred]

Season average - 8 per game / 31%

The current .315 3pt% would be the third worst of the Fennelly era:

1. 2005-06 (.305) -- Solid shooters just struggled. Medders .305, Ronhovde .283, Ezell .322
2. 2015-16 (.307) -- Same. Kidd, Bridget, Jadda, Durr, Seanna all shot between .293 and .333
3. 2022-23 (.315) -- Ashley (.343) and Ryan (.373) are doing fairly well, but Ny (.315), Lexi (.297), Denae (.296), and MEM (.205) are all really struggling.
4. 2011-12 (.318) -- Hallie's .385 was offset by Moody's .291. Brynn was .322 and Loz was .331.

From there it's a big jump to #5: 2017-18 at .328.

 

[Three4Cy]

Why are we still ranked after losing 3 straight to unranked opponents?

Women's basketball to me seems down this year; there are a few standouts and then everybody else. When we lose, the teams around us lose, it's not like anyone below us is doing anything that would vault them up in the rankings.

 

[geewago]

This is the game that I figured at the beginning would decide the conference champion. But I didn't know that Soares would be lost and the guards would regress as they have. I sure didn't expect ISU to enter this game on a 3 game losing streak. I guess the game will still be the deciding factor in the race, but now as I see it a TX win just puts them in the drivers seat and a loss simply means they have suck it up and fight a little harder not to lose it.

 

[Stangguy]

If Ryan brings the ball up against Harmon we are in trouble. The games I saw where Texas got beat, whoever Harmon guarded headed down court as soon as ball went through the hoop, and they grabbed the ball and through it in right away.

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

Can we please continue to shoot 100% from three? Good start!

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

loving our energy!!! we seem amped up tonight!

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

Good get Texas in foul trouble!!