3:03 pm
January 23

#7 Iowa State @ #15 Baylor

Who will WIN this matchup?

#7 Iowa State Cyclones (16-2)

@ #15 Baylor Lady Bears (12-4)

 

Current odds:

Iowa State Cyclones: (+130)

Baylor Lady Bears: (-150)

 

• The line for this game is Baylor by 2.5 points.

• A win on Sunday would mark the first time in program history ISU has beaten three ranked teams on the road in the same season and the first time ISU has won its first four Big 12 road games.

• Iowa State has started a season 16-2 for the fourth time in school history and can make it a third time moving to 17-2 on Sunday with a win.

• Iowa State was without the services of regular starters Ashley Joens and Aubrey Joens on Wednesday night due to Big 12 Health and Safety Protocols.

• The Cyclones shot a season-low 27.9 percent against the Longhorns, connecting on just 12 field goals in the contest.

• Emily Ryan led Iowa State with 19 points, including going 12-of-14 from the free throw line. A sophomore, Ryan has stepped up her scoring recently, scoring in double figures in six of the last seven games.

• Ryan leads the Big 12 and ranks third nationally with 6.9 assists per game. Against West Virginia on Jan. 2, Ryan tied Iowa State’s school record with 16 assists.

• Lexi Donarski finished with 14 points against UT, including three 3-pointers. Donarski leads ISU and is ninth in the country with 52 3-pointers this season.

• Donarski reached 100 career 3-pointers in just 45 games, the second-fastest in school history (Stacy Frese, 33 games).

• Ashley Joens leads Iowa State with 20.3 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game. The 2021 Cheryl Miller Award winner, Joens is one of four players nationally who are averaging at least 20.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.

• Baylor played its first home game in three weeks on Wednesday and picked up an 18-point victory over the visiting Cowgirls.

• Queen Egbo led the way with 19 points as she became the 39th member of Baylor’s 1,000-career point club.

• NaLyssa Smith put up a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

• After a 3-point barrage at Kansas, the Bears showed they wouldn’t live or die by the 3. Instead, they took what the defense gave them as BU scored nearly half of its points in the paint (32).

• Jordan Lewis took over in the second half, attacking the rim off ball screens. The senior put up 13 points to go with seven assists.

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#15 Baylor Lady Bears
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