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
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Baylor171 .944282  .933
No. 17 West Virginia135 .722227  .759
Oklahoma State135 .722199  .679
Iowa State126 .6671711  .607
Texas117 .611209  .690
Oklahoma99 .5001212  .500
Texas Tech513 .2781015  .400
TCU414 .2221015  .400
Kansas State315 .167918  .333
Kansas315 .167718  .280
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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

2020–21 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Madison Wise 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrGreenfield-Central Greenfield, IN
G 4 Rae Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrSt. Michael-Albertville Albertville, MN
G 10 Kylie Feuerbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSycamore Sycamore, IL
G 11 Emily Ryan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCentral Plains Claflin, KS
G 13 Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSoutheast Polk Indianola, IA
F 15 Izzi Zingaro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrCaledon Academy Bolton, Canada
G 20 Aubrey Joens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrIowa City Iowa City, IA
G 21 Lexi Donarski 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrAquinas La Crosse, WI
G 23 Maddie Frederick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoTippecanoe Tipp, OH
G 24 Ashley Joens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrIowa City Iowa City, IA
C 25 Kristan Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrKasson-Mantorville Kasson, MN
F 31 Morgan Kane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoRiverton 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

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+
Kasnas 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

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

2020–21 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

References

  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.
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