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2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record23–12 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJodi Steyer
Assistant coaches
  • Latoja Schaben
  • Billy Fennelly
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 TCU † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 4   .895
No. 14 Baylor 15 – 3   .833 28 – 8   .778
No. 17 Oklahoma State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
No. 16 West Virginia 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
No. 19 Kansas State 13 – 5   .722 28 – 8   .778
Utah 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Arizona 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Colorado 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Cincinnati 7 – 11   .389 15 – 14   .517
Kansas 6 – 12   .333 16 – 14   .533
BYU 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
UCF 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Texas Tech 4 – 14   .222 19 – 18   .514
Arizona State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
Houston 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represents 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

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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

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Departures

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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" Redshirt 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

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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

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Aili Tanke
G 		Johnston, IA Johnston High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Archived from the original on November 27, 2024.

Roster

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

Roster
Last update: December 15, 2024

Schedule and results

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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 W 78–64  10–5
(1–1) 		 33 – Crooks   11 – Brown   6 – Ryan  Hilton Coliseum (10,807)
Ames, IA
January 5, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		Utah L 67–75  10–6
(1–2) 		 29 – Crooks   8 – Crooks   8 – Brown  Hilton Coliseum (9,251)
Ames, IA
January 8, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona State W 90–83  11–6
(2–2) 		 20 – Crooks   9 – Brown   4 – Tied  Desert Financial Arena (1,640)
Tempe, AZ
January 11, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona W 79–58  12–6
(3–2) 		 24 – Harris   8 – Brown   6 – Brown  McKale Center (7,246)
Tucson, AZ
January 14, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Tech W 71–58  13–6
(4–2) 		 28 – Crooks   9 – Crooks   6 – Ryan  Hilton Coliseum (9,137)
Ames, IA
January 19, 2025
12:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 20 West Virginia L 68–82  13–7
(4–3) 		 19 – Brown   7 – Brown   7 – Brown  WVU Coliseum (4,444)
Morgantown, WV
January 22, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		BYU W 82–59  14–7
(5–3) 		 24 – Crooks   8 – Jackson   9 – Brown  Hilton Coliseum (9,701)
Ames, IA
January 25, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF W 90–56  15–7
(6–3) 		 22 – Crooks   11 – Crooks   11 – Ryan  Hilton Coliseum (10,326)
Ames, IA
January 30, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 11 Kansas State L 79–87 OT 15–8
(6–4) 		 28 – Crooks   11 – Crooks   9 – Ryan  Bramlage Coliseum (5,497)
Manhattan, KS
February 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 9 TCU L 69–82  15–9
(6–5) 		 31 – Brown   6 – Tied   6 – Ryan  Hilton Coliseum (10,331)
Ames, IA
February 5, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati W 72–52  16–9
(7–5) 		 18 – Crooks   13 – Brown   7 – Brown  Fifth Third Arena (1,841)
Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colorado W 86–56  17–9
(8–5) 		 33 – Crooks   12 – Crooks   11 – Brown  Hilton Coliseum (10,081)
Ames, IA
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas W 86–56  18–9
(9–5) 		 25 – Crooks   9 – Tied   10 – Brown  Allen Fieldhouse (4,613)
Lawrence, KS
February 19, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston W 64–53  19–9
(10–5) 		 13 – Joens   12 – Brown   6 – Brown  Hilton Coliseum (9,047)
Ames, IA
February 22, 2025
1:30 p.m., FOX 		at No. 19 Baylor L 52–67  19–10
(10–6) 		 14 – Crooks   10 – Brown   7 – Brown  Foster Pavilion (4,707)
Waco, TX
February 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UCF W 98–73  20–10
(11–6) 		 29 – Crooks   9 – Brown   4 – Tied  Addition Financial Arena (1,873)
Orlando, FL
March 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 14 Kansas State W 85–63  21–10
(12–6) 		 36 – Crooks   10 – Tied   10 – Ryan  Hilton Coliseum (10,728)
Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference tournament
March 6, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (15) Arizona State
Second Round 		W 96–88  22–10
  41 – Brown   7 – Crooks   9 – Ryan  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 7, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) No. 17 Baylor
Quarterfinals 		L 63–69  22–11
  32 – Crooks   6 – Crooks   7 – Brown  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(11 B3) vs. (11 B3) Princeton
First Four 		W 68–63  23–11
  27 – Crooks   7 – Tied   8 – Brown  Joyce Center (819)
Notre Dame, Indiana
March 21, 2025
10:30 a.m., ESPN2 		(11 B3) vs. (6 B3) Michigan
First round 		L 74–80  23–12
   –      –      –    Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[8]

Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP888152018RV—————————————Not released
Coaches98815191723RV—————————RVRVRV

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iowa State Downs No. 17 Baylor in Quarterfinals, 67-62". Iowa State University Athletics. March 9, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "ISU Advances to Championship, Wins vs. No. 17 OU". Iowa State University Athletics. March 11, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Iowa State Falls to No. 5 Texas in Big 12 Title Game". Iowa State University Athletics. March 12, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Crooks Pushes ISU Past Maryland in First Round". Iowa State University Athletics. March 22, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Iowa State Loses Heartbreaker to No. 4 Stanford in Second Round". Iowa State University Athletics. March 24, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  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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