2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his 24th season at Iowa State. They play their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament defeated New Mexico State in the first round before getting upset by Missouri State in the second round.

2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
Presesason WNIT Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 13-T
2018–19 record	26–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Fennelly (24th season)
Assistant coaches	Jodi Steyer Latoja Schaben Billy Fennelly
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

2018–19 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Baylor †	18	–	0		1.000			37	–	1		.974
No. 13 Iowa State	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
No. 23 Texas	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Kansas State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
TCU	10	–	8		.556			24	–	11		.686
Oklahoma State	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
Oklahoma	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
Texas Tech	4	–	14		.222			14	–	17		.452
Kansas	2	–	16		.111			13	–	18		.419
† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2017–18 season 14–17, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Emily Durr	3	G	6'0"	Senior	Utica, NY	Graduated
Bride Kennedy-Hopoate	12	F	6'4"	Junior	Brisbane, Australia	Transferred to New Mexico
Claire Ricketts	30	F	6'3"	RS Senior	Parker, TX	Graduated

2018 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Morgan Kane F	Riverton, UT	Riverton High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ashley Joens G	Iowa City, IA	City High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Maddie Frederick G	Tipp City, OH	Tippecanoe High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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Roster

2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Madison Wise 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Greenfield-Central Greenfield, IN G 4 Rae Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Michael-Albertville Albertville, MN G 10 Nia Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Riverdale Baptist Stafford, VA G 11 Jade Washington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Kilgore College Lancaster, TX F 13 Adriana Camber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Katedralskolan Lund, Sweden F/C 14 Lauren Mills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Rosny College Hobart, Australia F 15 Inès Nezerwa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jacksonville College Bujumbura, Burundi G 21 Bridget Carleton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr John McGregor Secondary Chatham, ON G 23 Maddie Frederick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Tippecanoe Tipp, OH G 24 Ashley Joens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Iowa City Iowa City, IA C 25 Kristan Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Kasson-Mantorville Kasson, MN F 31 Morgan Kane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Riverton West Jordan, UT F 32 Meredith Burkhall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Roosevelt Urbandale, IA G 33 Alexa Middleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Riverdale HS Tennessee Murfreesboro, TN	Head coach Bill Fennelly (William Penn) Assistant coach(es) Jodi Steyer (Colorado State) Latoja Schaben (Toledo) Billy Fennelly (Iowa State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 6:30 pm		Southwest Baptist	W 90–51		17 – Carleton	10 – Scott	6 – Carleton	Hilton Coliseum (9,156) Ames, IA
Nov 4, 2018* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Winona State	W 73–39		14 – Wise	8 – Tied	5 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (9,259) Ames, IA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Niagara Preseason WNIT First Round	W 95–35	1–0	16 – Jones	15 – Carleton	7 – Carleton	Hilton Coliseum (9,293) Ames, IA
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Northern Illinois Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals	W 70–60	2–0	21 – Carleton	13 – Carleton	7 – Johnson	Hilton Coliseum (9,266) Ames, IA
Nov 13, 2018* 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv		Auburn Preseason WNIT Semifinals	W 67–64	3–0	18 – Joens	13 – Carleton	8 – Carleton	Hilton Coliseum (9,274) Ames, IA
Nov 18, 2018* 3:30 pm, CBSSN		No. 24 Miami (FL) Preseason WNIT Championship Game	W 75–52	4–0	15 – Tied	8 – Scott	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (10,064) Ames, IA
Nov 21, 2018* 5:00 pm		vs. Eastern Michigan Carleton's Homecoming	W 85–59	5–0	17 – Carleton	11 – Scott	3 – Tied	Thames Campus Arena (1,021) Chatham, ON
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	No. 23	at South Dakota	L 59–64	5–1	19 – Wise	6 – Scott	3 – Middleton	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,364) Vermillion, SD
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 23	Arkansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 91–82	6–1	24 – Carleton	11 – Carleton	8 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (10,097) Ames, IA
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm		at No. 16 Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	L 70–73	6–2	21 – Carleton	8 – Scott	4 – Middleton	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,289) Iowa City, IA
Dec 9, 2018* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		North Dakota	W 87–35	7–2	18 – Carleton	8 – Scott	4 – Washington	Hilton Coliseum (9,701) Ames, IA
Dec 16, 2018* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Drake	W 86–81	8–2	31 – Carleton	8 – Carleton	4 – 2 tied	Hilton Coliseum (10,923) Ames, IA
Dec 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv		Prairie View A&M	W 94–46	9–2	22 – Jones	8 – 2 tied	5 – Carleton	Hilton Coliseum (9,175) Ames, IA
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv		Bucknell	W 86–61	10–2	21 – Carleton	8 – 2 tied	5 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (10,261) Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference Season
Jan 2, 2019 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 25	Kansas State	W 96–58	11–2 (1–0)	26 – Carleton	10 – Scott	7 – 2 tied	Hilton Coliseum (9,582) Ames, IA
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, FSN	No. 25	at Kansas	W 82–73	12–2 (2–0)	33 – Carleton	6 – 2 tied	7 – Middleton	Allen Fieldhouse (2,790) Lawrence, KS
Jan 9, 2019 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 20	TCU	W 92–54	13–2 (3–0)	24 – Carleton	10 – Carleton	7 – Carleton	Hilton Coliseum (9,369) Ames, IA
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 20	No. 11 Texas	L 62–64	13–3 (3–1)	20 – Carleton	9 – Carleton	3 – Carleton	Hilton Coliseum (10,983) Ames, IA
Jan 16, 2019 6:00 pm	No. 18	at West Virginia	L 64–73	13–4 (3–2)	26 – Carleton	10 – Carleton	4 – 2 tied	WVU Coliseum (1,512) Morgantown, WV
Jan 19, 2019 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 18	Oklahoma	W 104–78	14–4 (4–2)	25 – Joens	10 – Burkhall	5 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (9,758) Ames, IA
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, FSSW	No. 20	at No. 2 Baylor	L 69–84	14–5 (4–3)	28 – Carleton	8 – Scott	5 – Middleton	Ferrell Center (5,285) Waco, TX
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm	No. 20	at Oklahoma State	W 84–71	15–5 (5–3)	31 – Scott	12 – Scott	11 – Middleton	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,897) Stillwater, OK
Jan 29, 2019 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 23	Texas Tech	W 105–66	16–3 (6–3)	27 – Carleton	7 – Carleton	9 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (9,394) Ames, IA
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 23	at Kansas State	W 81–52	17–5 (7–3)	19 – Carleton	12 – Scott	7 – Middleton	Bramlage Coliseum (3,668) Manhattan, KS
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 23	West Virginia	W 77–61	18–5 (8–3)	29 – Scott	12 – Carleton	7 – Carleton	Hilton Coliseum (10,408) Ames, IA
Feb 13, 2019 6:30 pm	No. 18	at TCU	L 69–76	18–6 (8–4)	34 – Carleton	10 – Carleton	4 – Middleton	Schollmaier Arena (2,556) Fort Worth, TX
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 18	Oklahoma State	W 89–67	19–6 (9–4)	24 – Carleton	12 – Scott	4 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (10,386) Ames, IA
Feb 20, 2019 10:30 am, FSSW	No. 20	at Oklahoma	W 91–70	20–6 (10–4)	28 – Carleton	10 – Carleton	9 – Middleton	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, FSN	No. 20	No. 1 Baylor	L 60–73	20–7 (10–5)	28 – Carleton	8 – Carleton	5 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (11,143) Ames, IA
Feb 26, 2019 6:00 pm, FSSW	No. 20	at Texas Tech	W 64–62	21–7 (11–5)	27 – Carleton	11 – Carleton	4 – Carleton	United Supermarkets Arena (2,928) Lubbock, TX
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 20	at No. 18 Texas	W 82–73	22–7 (12–5)	23 – Carleton	12 – Carleton	7 – Carleton	Frank Erwin Center (4,052) Austin, TX
Mar 4, 2019 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv	No. 19	Kansas	W 69–49	23–7 (13–5)	20 – Carleton	14 – Scott	4 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (10,073) Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 9, 2019 6:00 pm, FSN	(2) No. 19	vs. (10) Kansas Quarterfinals	W 75–58	24–7	18 – Carleton	10 – Wise	8 – Middleton	Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 9, 2019 4:30 pm, FS1	(2) No. 19	vs. (3) No. 21 Texas Semifinals	W 75–69	25–7	24 – Middleton	12 – Joens	5 – Carleton	Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
Mar 10, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1	(2) No. 13	vs. (1) No. 1 Baylor Championship Game	L 49–67	25–8	18 – Middleton	8 – Carleton	3 – Middleton	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,272) Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(3 C) No. 13	(14 C) New Mexico State First Round	W 97–61	26–8	23 – Carleton	14 – Nezerwa	9 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (6,503) Ames, IA
Mar 25, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN	(3 C) No. 13	(11 C) Missouri State Second Round	L 60–69	26–9	31 – Carleton	10 – Carleton	5 – Middleton	Hilton Coliseum (5,809) Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	NR	NR	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	20	18	20	23	23	18	20	20	19	13-T	Not released
Coaches	NR	NR^	RV	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	19	22	25	23	21	21	22	19	15	17

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

2018–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

References

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "Iowa State Signs Top-15 Recruiting Class". Cyclones.com. Iowa State Cyclones. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
3. http://www.cyclones.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball