2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	9–5 (0–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Fennelly (30th season);
Associate head coach	Jodi Steyer
Assistant coaches	Latoja Schaben; Billy Fennelly;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 TCU	1	–	0	1.000	12	–	1	.923
Oklahoma State	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
Baylor	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
Colorado	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Utah	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Arizona	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	4	.714
No. 13 Kansas State	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Houston	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Kansas	0	–	1	.000	10	–	2	.833
No. 14 West Virginia	0	–	1	.000	10	–	2	.833
BYU	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Iowa State	0	–	1	.000	9	–	5	.643
UCF	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
Arizona State	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represent Iowa State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones, led by thirtieth-year head coach Bill Fennelly, play their home games at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 12–6 in Big 12 play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As No. 4 seed in the Big 12 women's tournament, they defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals^[1] and Oklahoma in the semifinals^[2] before losing to Texas in the championship game.^[3] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a 7th seed in the Portland Region 4 where they defeated Maryland in the first round^[4] before losing an overtime thriller to Stanford in the second round.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Iowa State departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Isnelle Natabou	0	C	6' 5"	Junior	Česká Lípa, Czech Republic	Transferred to FIU
Jalynn Bristow	1	F	6' 2"	Freshman	Holliday, TX	Transferred to Texas Tech
Shantavia Dawkins	4	G	5' 7"	Sophomore	Brampton, ON	Transferred to Dayton
Nyamer Diew	5	F	6' 2"	Senior	Marshall, MN	Transferred to Colorado^[6]
Mary Kate King	12	G	5' 3"	Junior	Dubuque, IA	Transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Hannah Belanger	13	G	5' 8"	Graduate student	Grafton, IA	Graduated

Incoming

Iowa State incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Lily Hanford	6	G	6' 2"	Junior	DePere, WI	Oregon State^[7]
Lilly Taulelei	9	C/F	6' 3"	Sophomore	Wellington, New Zealand	UMass
Mackenzie Hare	12	G	5' 9"	Junior	Naperville, IL	Marquette
Sydney Harris	25	G/F	6' 1"	Junior	Edwardsville, IL	TCU

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Aili Tanke G	Johnston, IA	Johnston High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Aili Tanke G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
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: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Arianna Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Roosevelt	Des Moines, IA
F	3	Alisa Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	LSU	Denton, TX
G	6	Lily Hansford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Oregon State	DePere, WI
F/C	9	Lilly Taulelei	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	UMass	Wellington, New Zealand
G	11	Emily Ryan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Central Plains	Claflin, KS
G	12	Mackenzie Hare	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Marquette	Naperville, IL
G	22	Reagan Wilson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Noblesville	Noblesville, IN
G	23	Kelsey Joens	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	West Liberty	Iowa City, IA
F	24	Addy Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Derby	Derby, KS
G/F	25	Sydney Harris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	TCU	Edwardsville, IL
G	32	Aili Tanke	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Johnston	Johnston, IA
C	55	Audi Crooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Bishop Garrigan	Algona, IA

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
Last update: December 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m.	No. 8	Thomas More	W 105–53		20 – Crooks	10 – Williams	7 – Brown	Hilton Coliseum (9,931) Ames, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	No. 8	Chicago State	W 96–56	1–0	20 – Brown	9 – Brown	6 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,983) Ames, IA
November 7, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	Indiana State	W 64–42	2–0	16 – Crooks	10 – Brown	7 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,992) Ames, IA
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	Southern	W 84–56	3–0	21 – Brown	11 – Crooks	10 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (10,097) Ames, IA
November 14, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	St. Thomas	W 80–47	4–0	26 – Crooks	8 – Crooks	13 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (9,951) Ames, IA
November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	at Northern Iowa	L 75–87	4–1	22 – Crooks	12 – Brown	6 – Ryan	McLeod Center (5,304) Cedar Falls, IA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	Drake	W 80–78	5–1	33 – Crooks	8 – Brown	12 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (10,368) Ames, IA
November 28, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FOX	No. 15	vs. No. 4 South Carolina Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division	L 36–76	5–2	13 – Crooks	9 – Crooks	3 – Brown	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (2,122) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024* 12:30 p.m., WSN	No. 15	vs. Middle Tennessee Fort Myers Tip-Off Island Division	W 75–59	6–2	21 – Crooks	8 – Brown	7 – Ryan	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,913) Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	USC Upstate	W 92–35	7–2	15 – Crooks	13 – Crooks	5 – Crooks	Hilton Coliseum (9,949) Ames, IA
December 8, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 20	Central Michigan	W 82–56	8–2	19 – Crooks	10 – Crooks	6 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (10,103) Ames, IA
December 11, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 18	at No. 21 Iowa Rivalry	L 69–75	8–3	31 – Crooks	10 – Crooks	7 – Ryan	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA
December 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 18	Eastern Illinois	W 87–55	9–3	30 – Crooks	11 – Brown	7 – Ryan	Hilton Coliseum (10,122) Ames, IA
December 17, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FS1		vs. No. 4 UConn Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	L 68–101	9–4	22 – Crooks	6 – Crooks	6 – Tied	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,812) Uncasville, CT
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Oklahoma State	L 75–81	9–5 (0–1)	28 – Crooks	11 – Crooks	8 – Brown	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,003) Stillwater, OK
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 5, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN2		Utah						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arizona						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Tech						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX/FS1		at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 22, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		BYU						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 30, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN		at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1		TCU						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 5, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colorado						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 19, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Houston						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 22, 2025 1:30 p.m., FOX		at Baylor						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF						Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
March 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		Kansas State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference tournament
March 5–9, 2025 TBA		vs. TBA						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	8	8	8	15	20	18	RV														Not released
Coaches	9	8	8	15	19	17	23

References

^ "Iowa State Downs No. 17 Baylor in Quarterfinals, 67-62". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
^ "ISU Advances to Championship, Wins vs. No. 17 OU". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
^ "Iowa State Falls to No. 5 Texas in Big 12 Title Game". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
^ "Crooks Pushes ISU Past Maryland in First Round". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
^ "Iowa State Loses Heartbreaker to No. 4 Stanford in Second Round". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
^ Howell, Brian (April 16, 2024). "Women's basketball: CU Buffs land Iowa State transfer Nyamer Diew". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
^ Daschel, Nick (May 5, 2024). "Former Oregon State sharpshooter Lily Hansford announces transfer to Big 12 school". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". cyclones.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[1] "Iowa State Downs No. 17 Baylor in Quarterfinals, 67-62". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

[2] "ISU Advances to Championship, Wins vs. No. 17 OU". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

[3] "Iowa State Falls to No. 5 Texas in Big 12 Title Game". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

[4] "Crooks Pushes ISU Past Maryland in First Round". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

[5] "Iowa State Loses Heartbreaker to No. 4 Stanford in Second Round". Iowa State University Athletics. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

[6] Howell, Brian (April 16, 2024). "Women's basketball: CU Buffs land Iowa State transfer Nyamer Diew". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

[7] Daschel, Nick (May 5, 2024). "Former Oregon State sharpshooter Lily Hansford announces transfer to Big 12 school". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

[8] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". cyclones.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

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