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Nov 05, 2024

No. 8 Iowa State vs. Chicago State Primer - Iowa State University Athletics

Who: No. 8 Iowa State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Chicago State (0-0, 0-0 NEC)Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, IowaWhen: Monday, November 4, 2024 – 11:00 a.m. CTThe Links WATCH: ESPN+PxP: Larry Morgan

Who: No. 8 Iowa State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Chicago State (0-0, 0-0 NEC)Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, IowaWhen: Monday, November 4, 2024 – 11:00 a.m. CTThe LinksWATCH: ESPN+PxP: Larry Morgan Analyst: Molly ParrottLISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio AffiliatesPxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer JohnsonLIVE STATSIOWA STATE GAME NOTESMEDIA CENTER

Iowa State opens the season on Monday morning against Chicago State and welcomes Education Day to Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones hold the longest active NCAA Division I women's basketball win streak in season openers, winning each of their last 29 season-opening contests.

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— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) November 1, 2024 ">It was a party in Hilton Wednesday night 🥳 Don't miss out on our 17 remaining home games, get your GA season tickets today: https://t.co/mqd6ymSnaF🌪️🏀🌪️ pic.twitter.com/jEeJFtbzKN

INSIDE THE SERIESOverall: ISU leads 4-0In Ames: ISU leads 2-0Fennelly vs. CSU: 1-0FOUR THINGS2 – 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 women's collegiate basketball players selected to the watchlist. It is the second time Ryan has been featured on the top 50 list and the first time Crooks has been added.6 – ISU returns six players from the 2023-24 roster and added six new faces to make up this season's squad.8 – The Cyclones enter the 2024-25 season ranked No. 8 in the AP preseason poll, the fifth time with a top 10 preseason ranking and the 11th time in program history they have appeared in the poll.927 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA women's record 927 consecutive games, a streak which encapsulates the entirety of the Bill Fennelly Era at Iowa State.

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— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) October 31, 2024 ">Playmaker.🌪️🏀🌪️ pic.twitter.com/sStVViHybc

LAST SEASONThe young Cyclones exceeded expectations a season ago, returning to the Big 12 Championship game despite returning less than 25 percent of its minutes from the 2023 title team. The run continued in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as Iowa State came back from down 20 with less than two minutes to play in the first half to knock off No. 10-seed Maryland, 93-86. Audi Crooks became a household name overnight after pouring in 40 points on 18-of-20 shooting from the floor while Emily Ryan tallied 14 assists in the second-largest comeback in tournament history.FENNELLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY

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