2020–21 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his 26th season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

2020–21 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record17–11 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jodi Steyer
  • Latoja Schaben
  • Billy Fennelly
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor 17 1   .944 28 2   .933
No. 17 West Virginia 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
Oklahoma State 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Iowa State 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
Texas 11 7   .611 20 9   .690
Oklahoma 9 9   .500 12 12   .500
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 10 15   .400
TCU 4 14   .222 10 15   .400
Kansas State 3 15   .167 9 18   .333
Kansas 3 15   .167 7 18   .280
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Cyclones finished the 2019–20 season 18–11, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in 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.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 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) Sr Greenfield-Central Greenfield, IN
G 4 Rae Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr St. Michael-Albertville Albertville, MN
G 10 Kylie Feuerbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Sycamore Sycamore, IL
G 11 Emily Ryan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Central Plains Claflin, KS
G 13 Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Southeast Polk Indianola, IA
F 15 Izzi Zingaro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Caledon Academy Bolton, Canada
G 20 Aubrey Joens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Iowa City Iowa City, IA
G 21 Lexi Donarski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Aquinas La Crosse, WI
G 23 Maddie Frederick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Tippecanoe Tipp, OH
G 24 Ashley Joens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Iowa City Iowa City, IA
C 25 Kristan Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Kasson-Mantorville Kasson, MN
F 31 Morgan Kane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Riverton West Jordan, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 19, 2021

Schedule and results

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020*
Noon, ESPN+
No. 15 Omaha W 69–43  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (0)
Ames, IA
November 28, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 15 at South Dakota State L 69–76  1–1
Frost Arena (678)
Brookings, SD
December 2, 2020
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 23 at TCU W 91–68  2–1
(1–0)
Schollmaier Arena (715)
Fort Worth, TX
December 6, 2020*
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
No. 23 No. 1 South Carolina
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 65–83  2–2
Hilton Coliseum (864)
Ames, IA
December 9, 2020*
6:30 p.m., BTN+
at Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 80–82  2–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (326)
Iowa City, IA
December 12, 2020*
Noon, ESPN+
North Dakota State W 85–64  3–3
Hilton Coliseum (579)
Ames, IA
December 15, 2020*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UNI W 67–61  4–3
McLeod Center (250)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 18, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas State W 91–69  5–3
(2–0)
Hilton Coliseum (802)
Ames, IA
December 22, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drake W 85–67  6–3
Hilton Coliseum (884)
Ames, IA
January 3, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 19 Texas L 59–74  6–4
(2–1)
Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 6, 2021
TBD
Kansas Postponed Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
January 10, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Texas Tech W 99–72  7–4
(3–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (2,000)
Lubbock, TX
January 13, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Oklahoma State W 90–80  8–4
(4–1)
Hilton Coliseum (724)
Ames, IA
January 16, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 6 Baylor W 75–71  9–4
(5–1)
Ferrell Center (2,247)
Waco, TX
January 19, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 Oklahoma W 64–63  10–4
(6–1)
Hilton Coliseum (695)
Ames, IA
January 23, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 24 Texas L 59–70  10–5
(6–2)
Hilton Coliseum (1,026)
Ames, IA
January 28, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas State W 62–60  11–5
(7–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (0)
Manhattan, KS
January 31, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9 Baylor L 77–85  11–6
(7–3)
Hilton Coliseum (1,129)
Ames, IA
February 3, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 21 West Virginia L 56–65  11–7
(7–4)
WVU Coliseum (514)
Morgantown, WV
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Texas Tech W 92–73  12–7
(8–4)
Hilton Coliseum (789)
Ames, IA
February 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., FSOK
at Oklahoma L 61–67  12–8
(8–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (678)
Norman, OK
February 13, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
TCU W 92–81  13–8
(9–5)
Hilton Coliseum (762)
Ames, IA
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas W 84–82  14–8
(10–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (388)
Lawrence, KS
February 20, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 73–80  14–9
(10–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,235)
Stillwater, OK
February 24, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 18 West Virginia W 85–68  15–9
(11–6)
Hilton Coliseum (822)
Ames, IA
March 3, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas W 83–53  16–9
(12–6)
Hilton Coliseum (699)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
March 12, 2021
10:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Texas
Quarterfinals
L 82–84 OT 16–10
Municipal Auditorium (0)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN
(7 M) vs. (10 M) Michigan State
First Round
W 79–75  17–10
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 24, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(7 M) vs. (2 M) No. 4 Texas A&M
Second Round
L 82–84 OT 17–11
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
M=Mercado.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final
AP 15 23 RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV RV
Coaches 18 24 RV RV RV RV

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

See also

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2020–21 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". cyclones.com. Iowa State Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2021.