2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

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.

2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11^[1]
AP	No. 17^[2]
Record	27–9 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Fennelly (14th season)
Associate head coach	Jack Easley (4th as associate, 6th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Latoja Schaben (12th season) Jodi Steyer (7th season)
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum (Capacity: 14,082)
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma	15	–	1		.938			32	–	5		.865
No. 5 Baylor †	12	–	4		.750			29	–	6		.829
No. 17 Iowa State	11	–	5		.688			27	–	9		.750
No. 9 Texas A&M	11	–	5		.688			27	–	8		.771
No. 21 Kansas State	10	–	6		.625			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Texas	8	–	8		.500			21	–	12		.636
Texas Tech	6	–	10		.375			16	–	15		.516
Kansas	6	–	10		.375			22	–	14		.611
Nebraska	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Oklahoma State	4	–	12		.250			17	–	16		.515
Missouri	4	–	12		.250			13	–	17		.433
Colorado	3	–	13		.188			11	–	18		.379
† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[3]

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Whitney Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Homeschooled Fort Worth, TX G 3 Alexis Yackley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Sully Buttes Onida, SD G 4 Alison Lacey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Ballard Canberra, Australia F 5 Nicky Wieben 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Ankeny Ankeny, Iowa G 10 Denae Stuckey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Butler County CC Kansas City, KS G 11 Kelsey Bolte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Battle Creek–Ida Grove Ida Grove, IA G 13 Anna Florzak 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Notre Dame de Sion Kansas City, MO G 15 Heather Ezell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Kickapoo Springfield, MO F 22 Genesis Lightbourne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Faith Lutheran Las Vegas, NV G 23 Claire Rockall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Calasanctius Oranmore, Ireland G 30 Shellie Mosman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Carroll Carroll, IA F 31 Ashley Arlen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cascade Cascade, IA F 32 Amanda Nisleit 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Woodbury Woodbury, MN F 41 Toccara Ross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Kirkwood CC Davenport, IA F 44 Jocelyn Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Des Moines Area CC Gowrie, IA	Head coach Bill Fennelly (William Penn) Assistant coach(es) Jack Easley (Missouri Valley College) Latoja Schaben (Toledo) Jodi Steyer (Colorado State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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

See also: 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	RV	RV	25^T	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	20	RV	22	21	16	21	25	23	17	Not released
Coaches	RV	24^T	22^T	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	25^T	20	22	23	23	20	23	24	22	19	11

Awards and honors

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

References

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12. "Heather Ezell". Cyclones.com. Iowa State. from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
13. "Alison Lacey". Cyclones.com. Iowa State University. from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2021.