Tuesday, March 11, 2008 • Noon
Kansas City, Mo. • Municipal Auditorium (9,338)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellinghan (pxp); Brent Blum (color)
Television: Metro Sports (Kansas City), Mediacom (Iowa)
Talent: Erin Bajackson (pxp); Brenda VanLengen (color)
Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State will travel to Kansas City, Mo., to face Colorado at noon on Tuesday in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The Cyclones take the No. 8 seed into the tournament, while the Buffaloes are the No. 9 seed. Iowa State finished the regular season with an 18-11 overall mark and a 7-9 league record, while Colorado went 16-13 overall and 5-11 in the conference. The winner will face the No. 1 seed, Kansas State, at noon on Wednesday.
- The Iowa State-Colorado game will be telecast live on Metro Sports in Kansas City, and will be shown live on Mediacom Connections channel 22. Erin Bajackson will call the action, while Brenda VanLengen provides analysis. The final three rounds of the tournament will be televised by Fox Sports Net.
- 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 is
ISU’s only senior and should be eligible for another year of competition after her season-ending injury.
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