Bill Fennelly and his staff have assembled an "all-star team" for the 2024-25 season

[The Rob Gray]

WBB: Bill Fennelly and his staff have assembled an "all-star team" for the 2024-25 season

Iowa State women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly talks to the fans during the Cyclones' Tailgate Tour at MidAmerican Energy RecPlex on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK WEST DES MOINES — Bill Fennelly often jokes about how l

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[NWICY]

Expectations are high coming into this season, as good as last season was the part I enjoyed the most was that the team seemed like it was having fun and improved the whole season. I hope they can keep that joy with the increased expectations.

 

[acoustimac]

Expectations are high coming into this season, as good as last season was the part I enjoyed the most was that the team seemed like it was having fun and improved the whole season. I hope they can keep that joy with the increased expectations.

Definitely what made this team VERY different from previous teams. This group enjoyed each other and played for each other. They fit the roles they were given quite well and are willing to put the time in to get better. Should be a top 10 ranked squad to start the season. Will have a couple of tough games in the non-con that will test them (Iowa and Drake for starters). If they manage to go unbeaten in the non-con they’ve accomplished something. Until we see what the rest of the schedule looks like it’s hard to set expectations.

 

[cyclone13]

Definitely what made this team VERY different from previous teams. This group enjoyed each other and played for each other. They fit the roles they were given quite well and are willing to put the time in to get better. Should be a top 10 ranked squad to start the season. Will have a couple of tough games in the non-con that will test them (Iowa and Drake for starters). If they manage to go unbeaten in the non-con they’ve accomplished something. Until we see what the rest of the schedule looks like it’s hard to set expectations.

Beating EIU will be a good start. Psychologically this will be a statement game that we are the best WBB program in the state

 

[NWICY]

Beating EIU will be a good start. Psychologically this will be a statement game that we are the best WBB program in the state

That EIU game will be tough, but any W is a good W when you are on the road.

 

[Cycsk]

If Audi can become a great passer to the open 3-point shooter when she gets doubled . . . oh my!

 

[acoustimac]

If Audi can become a great passer to the open 3-point shooter when she gets doubled . . . oh my!

And the three's are falling

 

[NWICY]

And the three's are falling

Are we up to 4 or 5 shooters ? With that many someone should be able to be on that night.

 

[JimDogRock]

Are we up to 4 or 5 shooters ? With that many someone should be able to be on that night.

We have 5 shooters that shot 40% or better from 3 last year in Emily, AJ, Hare, Harris, and Hansford.
Addy and Kelsey were 38.8%, and that definitely meets the threshold of being a shooter.

Edit:
Oh yeah! Aili Tanke has quite the pedigree for shooting as well. And Reagan Wilson was a good shooter in high school averaging between 33% and 38%.

So, I'd say we're at 7 or 8 "shooters".

 

[ZorkClone]

We have 5 shooters that shot 40% or better from 3 last year in Emily, AJ, Hare, Harris, and Hansford.
Addy and Kelsey were 38.8%, and that definitely meets the threshold of being a shooter.

Edit:
Oh yeah! Aili Tanke has quite the pedigree for shooting as well. And Reagan Wilson was a good shooter in high school averaging between 33% and 38%.

So, I'd say we're at 7 or 8 "shooters".

I'm salivating at the thought of a team trying to double Audi and them getting blasted from the three and then trying to guard the perimeter and Audi taking their center to the woodshed.

 

[BigJCy]

Has Iowa State at #8:

On3's post-spring Women's Basketball Top 25 rankings

As we inch closer to the 2024-25 season, On3's Talia Goodman reveals her post-spring women's college basketball Top 25 rankings.

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[mred]

Has Iowa State at #8:

On3's post-spring Women's Basketball Top 25 rankings

As we inch closer to the 2024-25 season, On3's Talia Goodman reveals her post-spring women's college basketball Top 25 rankings.

www.on3.com

Toward the bottom of the top 10 seems to be the ISU consensus this offseason. I think that Stanford game got the attention of a lot of people.

 

[StClone]

Definitely what made this team VERY different from previous teams. This group enjoyed each other and played for each other. They fit the roles they were given quite well and are willing to put the time in to get better. Should be a top 10 ranked squad to start the season. Will have a couple of tough games in the non-con that will test them (Iowa and Drake for starters). If they manage to go unbeaten in the non-con they’ve accomplished something. Until we see what the rest of the schedule looks like it’s hard to set expectations.

A lot of the fun stems infectiously from Audi. She makes a good time out of competitive situations.

 

[theshadow]

If Audi can become a great passer to the open 3-point shooter when she gets doubled . . . oh my!

She showed that skill quite a bit this season.

 

[Cycsk]

She showed that skill quite a bit this season.

Stats show Audi had 34 assists last year. I just remember thinking on several occasions that this was an area where she could develop in the off-season and be even more dominating next year.

 

[theshadow]

Stats show Audi had 34 assists last year.

34 assists

27 three-pointers (79%) to 7 different teammates
6 layups (18%)
1 non-layup 2pt

FGM	3pt	2pt
Joens	5	-
Jackson	4	1 (1 layup)
Diew	3	2 (1 layup)
Belanger	6	1 (1 layup)
Bristow	3	-
Brown	2	2 (2 layups)
Ryan	4	1 (1 layup)