2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
APNo. RV
Record18–11 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jodi Steyer
  • Latoja Schaben
  • Billy Fennelly
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Baylor 17 1   .944 28 2   .933
TCU 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
Texas 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Iowa State 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Kansas State 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Texas Tech 7 11   .389 18 11   .621
West Virginia 7 11   .389 17 12   .586
Oklahoma State 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
Oklahoma 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Kansas 4 14   .222 15 14   .517
2020 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his 25th season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 18–11, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2019–19 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.

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) Jr Greenfield-Central Greenfield, IN
G 4 Rae Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. Michael-Albertville Albertville, MN
G 10 Nia Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Stafford, VA
G 11 Jade Washington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Kilgore College Lancaster, TX
F 13 Adriana Camber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Katedralskolan Lund, Sweden
F/C 14 Lauren Mills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Rosny College Hobart, Australia
F 15 Inès Nezerwa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Jacksonville College Bujumbura, Burundi
G 23 Maddie Frederick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Tippecanoe Tipp, OH
G 24 Ashley Joens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Iowa City Iowa City, IA
C 25 Kristan Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Kasson-Mantorville Kasson, MN
F 31 Morgan Kane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Riverton West Jordan, UT
G 32 Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Southeast Polk Indianola, IA
G 42 Gabby McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Liberty Christian Roanoke, TX
F/C 50 Lindsey Jarosinski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Montini Catholic
Wake Forest
Medinah, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2020*
6:30 p.m.
Missouri Western State W 87–54 
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2019*
6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV
Southern W 69–36  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (9,225)
Ames, IA
November 10, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Drake L 81–86  1–1
Knapp Center (4,647)
Des Moines, IA
November 19, 2019*
11:00 a.m., Cyclones.TV
Texas Southern W 79–59  2–1
Hilton Coliseum (9,238)
Ames, IA
November 22, 2019*
7:00 p.m., MC22
at North Dakota State W 86–58  3–1
Scheels Center (604)
Fargo, ND
November 29, 2019*
6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 90–40  4–1
Hilton Coliseum (9,318)
Ames, IA
December 1, 2019*
1:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV
New Orleans W 71–53  5–1
Hilton Coliseum (9,266)
Ames, IA
December 5, 2019*
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Alabama
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 75–66  6–1
Coleman Coliseum (1,915)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 11, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FS1
Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 69–75  6–2
Hilton Coliseum (10,196)
Ames, IA
December 15, 2019*
1:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV
Wright State W 79–71  7–2
Hilton Coliseum (9,395)
Ames, IA
December 22, 2019*
5:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV
Northern Iowa L 63–71  7–3
Hilton Coliseum (10,095)
Ames, IA
December 30, 2019*
6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV
North Alabama W 80–72  8–3
Hilton Coliseum (9,478)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference Season
January 3, 2020
7:00 p.m., FSSW
at Texas Tech W 96–66  9–3
(1–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,137)
Lubbock, TX
January 6, 2020
8:00 p.m., FS1
Texas L 75–81  9–4
(1–1)
Hilton Coliseum (9,259)
Ames, IA
January 11, 2020
1:00 p.m., FSOK
at Oklahoma L 72–81  9–5
(1–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (2,363)
Norman, OK
January 15, 2020
6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV
TCU L 74–77  9–6
(1–3)
Hilton Coliseum (9,527)
Ames, IA
January 19, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State W 64–63  10–6
(2–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,835)
Stillwater, OK
January 22, 2020
6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV
Kansas State W 73–59  11–6
(3–3)
Hilton Coliseum (9,469)
Ames, IA
January 25, 2020
2:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV
Kansas W 89–67  12–6
(4–3)
Hilton Coliseum (9,833)
Ames, IA
January 28, 2020
7:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 2 Baylor L 62–83  12–7
(4–4)
Ferrell Center (8,627)
Waco, TX
February 2, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at West Virginia L 71–79  12–8
(4–5)
WVU Coliseum (2,742)
Morgantown, WV
February 5, 2020
6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV
Oklahoma State W 74–63  13–8
(5–5)
Hilton Coliseum (9,383)
Ames, IA
February 8, 2020
2:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV
Oklahoma W 63–59  14–8
(6–5)
Hilton Coliseum (10,153)
Ames, IA
February 12, 2020
7:00 p.m., LHN
at Texas W 69–51  15–8
(7–5)
Frank Erwin Center (2,886)
Austin, TX
February 16, 2020
12:00 p.m., FSN
at TCU L 72–82  15–9
(7–6)
Schollmaier Arena (2,116)
Fort Worth, TX
February 23, 2020
2:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV
Texas Tech L 74–77  15–10
(7–7)
Hilton Coliseum (10,933)
Ames, IA
February 26, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas State L 51–60  15–11
(7–8)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,006)
Manhattan, KS
February 29, 2020
12:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV
West Virginia W 61–58  16–11
(8–8)
Hilton Coliseum (9,894)
Ames, IA
March 3, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas W 61–42  17–11
(9–8)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,689)
Lawrence, KS
March 8, 2020
12:00 p.m., FSN
No. 2 Baylor W 57–56  18–11
(10–8)
Hilton Coliseum (10,068)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
March 13, 2020
11:00 a.m., FSN
(4) vs. (5) Kansas State
Quarterfinals
Canceled Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRVRV
Coaches25-TRVRVRVRVNot released

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

Awards and honors

See also

2019–20 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. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". cyclones.com. Iowa State Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2020.