Cyclones Close Homestand with No. 17 K-State

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Iowa State (15-7, 4-5) vs. No. 17 (16-6, 8-1)
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 • 7:07 p.m.
Ames, Iowa • Hilton Coliseum (14,356)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (pxp); Brent Blum (color)
Television: Mediacom
Talent: BJ Schaben (pxp); Lyndsey Medders (color)
Webcast: Clone Zone

Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State will play the final of three straight home games on Wednesday when the Cyclones play host to No. 17 Kansas State at 7 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. The Wildcats won the first meeting of the season in Manhattan, Kan., 80-49, on Jan. 23.
- Iowa State’s next four opponents, including Kansas State, are ranked in AP Top 25. They are all four ranked 20th or higher. Following the game against Kansas State, ISU will travel to No. 15 Oklahoma State on Sunday and No. 20 Texas A&M the following Wednesday. Then the Cyclones will play host to No. 8 Baylor on Feb. 23.
- Iowa State front court starters Toccara Ross and Nicky Wieben will miss the remainder of the 2007-08 season due to torn ACLs. Ross tore the ACL in her right knee against Minnesota and Wieben tore the ACL in her left knee at Texas. Ross is eligible for a redshirt, while Wieben is not.
- Iowa State will return its entire roster next season. Ross was ISU’s only senior and should be eligible for another year of competition after her season-ending injury.
- With a 76-50 win over Montana State, the Cyclones collected their 500th win in program history. They are now 511-479 overall. ISU is 10 games shy of 1,000 contests in school history.
- Kansas State leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 42-24. The Wildcats won, 80-49, earlier this season in Manhattan. Prior to that game, Iowa State won four straight against KSU.
- The Cyclones have won 17 straight at home against non-conference opponents. The loss to Oklahoma snapped an overall 15-game win streak for Iowa State in Hilton Coliseum.
- Kansas State is 16-6 overall and 8-1 in the Big 12, a half a game behind Baylor (9-1) for the conference lead. The Wildcats’ only loss in the league came at the hands of Baylor, 63-49, on Feb. 2.
- Subscribers to the Clone Zone will have access to three more live game web casts of the women’s basketball team, including Wednesday’s game against Kansas State. To subscribe to the Clone Zone, go to Cyclones.com.

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