2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11[1]
APNo. 17[2]
Record27–9 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJack Easley (4th as associate, 6th overall season)
Assistant coaches
  • Latoja Schaben (12th season)
  • Jodi Steyer (7th season)
Home arenaHilton Coliseum (Capacity: 14,082)
2008–09 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma151 .938325  .865
No. 5 Baylor124 .750296  .829
No. 17 Iowa State115 .688279  .750
No. 9 Texas A&M115 .688278  .771
No. 21 Kansas State106 .625258  .758
No. 25 Texas88 .5002112  .636
Texas Tech610 .3751615  .516
Kansas610 .3752214  .611
Nebraska610 .3751516  .484
Oklahoma State412 .2501716  .515
Missouri412 .2501317  .433
Colorado313 .1881118  .379
2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [3]

The 2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. A member of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division, Iowa State played home games at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Under 14th year head coach Bill Fennelly, Iowa State finished the season 27–9, including an 11–5 record in Big 12 play for a third place tie in conference standings, with a no. 11 ranking in the final Coaches Poll. In the 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Iowa State advanced to the Elite Eight round for the second time in program history.

Previous season

Iowa State finished the 2007–08 season 21–13 , including 7–9 in Big 12 games for a seventh place tie in the Big 12 standings.[4][5] In the 2008 Big 12 Tournament, Iowa State advanced to the semifinal round.[6] Iowa State received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament, in which they made the second round.[7]

Roster

2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Whitney Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHomeschooled Fort Worth, TX
G 3 Alexis Yackley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrSully Buttes Onida, SD
G 4 Alison Lacey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBallard Canberra, Australia
F 5 Nicky Wieben 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrAnkeny Ankeny, Iowa
G 10 Denae Stuckey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrButler County CC Kansas City, KS
G 11 Kelsey Bolte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBattle Creek–Ida Grove Ida Grove, IA
G 13 Anna Florzak 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNotre Dame de Sion Kansas City, MO
G 15 Heather Ezell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrKickapoo Springfield, MO
F 22 Genesis Lightbourne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrFaith Lutheran Las Vegas, NV
G 23 Claire Rockall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCalasanctius Oranmore, Ireland
G 30 Shellie Mosman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCarroll Carroll, IA
F 31 Ashley Arlen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCascade Cascade, IA
F 32 Amanda Nisleit 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWoodbury Woodbury, MN
F 41 Toccara Ross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrKirkwood CC Davenport, IA
F 44 Jocelyn Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrDes Moines Area CC Gowrie, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 26, 2021

Schedule and results

Sources:[8][9]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2008*
2 p.m.[10]
Buena Vista W 74–37  0–0
Hilton Coliseum (N/A)
Ames, IA
November 9, 2008*
2 p.m.[11]
Missouri Western State W 80–55  0–0
Hilton Coliseum (9,859)
Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 16, 2008*
1 p.m.
UMKC W 77–45  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (10,103)
Ames, IA
November 20, 2008*
7:05 p.m.
at Northern Iowa W 79–54  2–0
McLeod Center (2,320)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 23, 2008*
2:05 p.m.
at Creighton W 63–54  3–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium (1,285)
Omaha, NE
November 28, 2008*
3 p.m.
vs. Prairie View A&M
Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic
W 75–59  4–0
Stan Sheriff Center (1,306)
Honolulu, HI
November 29, 2008*
7:20 p.m.
vs. No. 5 Stanford
Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic
L 65–83  4–1
Stan Sheriff Center (1,275)
Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2008*
3 p.m.
vs. San Diego State
Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic
W 87–71  5–1
Stan Sheriff Center (1,300)
Honolulu, HI
December 7, 2008*
1:05 p.m., BTN
at Iowa
Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series
L 46–66  5–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,560)
Iowa City, IA
December 11, 2008*
7:06 p.m., Mediacom
Drake W 65–52  6–2
Hilton Coliseum (10,232)
Ames, IA
December 14, 2008*
2 p.m.
Detroit W 75–39  7–2
Hilton Coliseum (9,876)
Ames, IA
December 21, 2008*
2:30 p.m., Mediacom
Minnesota W 58–42  8–2
Hilton Coliseum (9,675)
Ames, IA
December 29, 2008*
7:30 p.m.
Niagara
Cyclone Challenge
W 89–39  9–2
Hilton Coliseum (7,691)
Ames, IA
December 30, 2008*
7:30 p.m.
North Dakota
Cyclone Challenge
W 76–46  10–2
Hilton Coliseum (7,549)
Ames, IA
January 3, 2009*
2:06 p.m., Mediacom
Vanderbilt W 55–51  11–2
Hilton Coliseum (8,227)
Ames, IA
January 7, 2009*
7 p.m.
IPFW W 84–57  12–2
Hilton Coliseum (7,157)
Ames, IA
January 10, 2009
3:05 p.m., FSNMW
No. 21 Oklahoma State W 63–55  13–2
(1–0)
Hilton Coliseum (8,036)
Ames, IA
January 14, 2009
7 p.m.
at No. 5 Baylor L 57–68  13–3
(1–1)
Ferrell Center (6,183)
Waco, TX
January 17, 2009
2 p.m.
at No. 17 Kansas State L 52–59  13–4
(1–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (6,279)
Manhattan, KS
January 21, 2009
7 p.m.
Missouri W 65–42  14–4
(2–2)
Hilton Coliseum (10,260)
Ames, IA
January 24, 2009
8:05 p.m.
at Nebraska W 62–48  15–4
(3–2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (3,439)
Lincoln, NE
January 31, 2009
7 p.m.
No. 22 No. 14 Kansas State W 60–50  16–4
(4–2)
Hilton Coliseum (11,656)
Ames, IA
February 4, 2009
7 p.m.
No. 21 No. 10 Texas A&M W 67–50  17–4
(5–2)
Hilton Coliseum (10,278)
Ames, IA
February 7, 2009
3 p.m., FSNRM
No. 21 at Colorado W 53–47  18–4
(6–2)
Coors Events Center (2,753)
Boulder, CO
February 11, 2009
7:07 p.m.
No. 16 at No. 2 Oklahoma L 49–58  18–5
(6–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (7,253)
Norman, OK
February 15, 2009
2:40 p.m., ESPN2
No. 16 No. 13 Texas L 52–55  18–6
(6–4)
Hilton Coliseum (12,242)
Ames, IA
February 18, 2009
7:07 p.m., FSNMW
No. 21 Nebraska W 61–38  19–6
(7–4)
Hilton Coliseum (10,225)
Ames, IA
February 22, 2009
7:07 p.m., FSNMW
No. 21 at Kansas L 47–58  19–7
(7–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (7,069)
Lawrence, KS
February 25, 2009
7:07 p.m.
No. 25 Colorado W 76–63  20–7
(8–5)
Hilton Coliseum (10,161)
Ames, IA
February 28, 2009
8 p.m.
No. 25 at Texas Tech W 59–52  21–7
(9–5)
United Spirit Arena (7,412)
Lubbock, TX
March 3, 2009
6:30 p.m.
No. 23 at Missouri W 62–47  22–7
(10–5)
Mizzou Arena (1,501)
Columbia, MO
March 7, 2009
7 p.m.
No. 23 Kansas W 59–49  23–7
(11–5)
Hilton Coliseum (12,689)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Tournament
March 13, 2009
7:30 p.m., FSNMW
No. 17 (3) vs. No. 25 (6) Texas
Quarterfinals
W 59–55  24–7
(11–5)
Cox Convention Center (5,659)
Oklahoma City, OK
March 14, 2009
2:30 p.m., FSNMW
No. 17 (3) vs. No. 5 (2) Baylor
Semifinals
L 57–63  24–8
(11–5)
Cox Convention Center (5,659)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2009
6 p.m., ESPN2
No. 17 (4 B) vs. No. (13 B) East Tennessee State
First Round
W 85–53  25–8
(11–5)
E.A. Diddle Arena (N/A)
Bowling Green, KY
March 24, 2009
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 17 (4 B) vs. No. (12 B) Ball State
Second Round
W 71–57  26–8
(11–5)
E.A. Diddle Arena (2,615)
Bowling Green, KY
March 28, 2009
8:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 17 (4 B) vs. No. (9 B) Michigan State
Sweet 16
W 69–68  27–8
(11–5)
Haas Pavilion (N/A)
Berkeley, CA
March 30, 2009
8 p.m., ESPN
No. 17 (4 B) vs. No. 2 (2 B) Stanford
Elite Eight
L 53–74  27–9
(11–5)
Haas Pavilion (5,022)
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Berkeley Region.
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
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
APRVRV25TRVRVRV20RV22211621252317Not released
CoachesRV24T22T22RVRVRVRV25T20222323202324221911

Awards and honors

  • Heather Ezell
    • All-Big 12 Second Team[12]
  • Alison Lacey
    • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention[13]

References

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  2. "[Associated Press] Women's Top 25". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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  4. "Iowa State Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Iowa State University. March 24, 2008. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  5. "Big 12 Basketball Standings - 2007-08". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  6. "A&M Downs ISU, 65-53, in Big 12 Semi". Iowa State University. March 13, 2008. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  7. "Rutgers Ends ISU's Season, 69-58". Iowa State University. March 24, 2008. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  8. "Basketball (W) - 2008-09 Schedule". cyclones.com. Iowa State University. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  9. "Iowa State Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Iowa State University. March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  10. "Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics: Buena Vista vs Iowa State" (PDF). Iowa State University. November 2, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  11. "Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics: Missouri Western State vs Iowa State" (PDF). Iowa State University. November 9, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  12. "Heather Ezell". Cyclones.com. Iowa State. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  13. "Alison Lacey". Cyclones.com. Iowa State University. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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