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Iowa State Cyclones
Road to the Final Four.............................................................................................
Overview  Officials usually don't even have to turn on the shot clock for a Cyclones game. Iowa State, which beat Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference championship game, moves the ball quickly and takes the first open look it gets. Quite often that's a 3-pointer. Iowa State has been among the national leaders all season with nine treys per game. Lindsey Wilson, Megan Taylor, Tracy Gahan and Erica Junod all shoot the 3-pointer well, creating obvious matchup problems. If you worry about the shooters too much, ISU can hurt you with All-American candidate Angie Welle in the paint. Even though they essentially play with four guards, they still have a plus-8 rebound advantage. The Cyclones' Achilles heel is depth. Coach Bill Fennelly usually only goes six or seven deep.Player to WatchAngie Welle, the Big 12 tournaent MVP, gives the Cyclones a solid presence inside on a team loaded with long-range shooters. Welle, a 6-foot-4 junior forward, averages 18 points and 10 rebounds a game and shoots 67 percent from the field. Roster NO. PLAYER POS HT YRS HOMETOWN 00 Gintare Cipinyte C 6-5 SR Kaunas, Lithuania 10 Erica Junrod G 5-7 FR Ankeny, IA 12 Erica Haugen G 5-10 SR Osseo, MN 13 Lindsey Wilson G 5-9 SO Seattle, WA 15 Holly Bordewyk F 6-1 SO Rapid City, SD 20 Kate Bauman F-C 6-6 FR Prior Lake, MN 21 Ashley Homeyer G 6-0 JR Oakbrook, IL 22 Tracy Gahan G 6-0 JR McKinney, TX 23 Sarah Robson G 5-6 SR Belmond, IA 32 Angie Welle F-C 6-4 JR Fargo, ND 35 Kelly Cizek F 6-0 JR Omaha, NE 43 Mary Cofield F 6-0 JR Rockford, IL 51 Megan Taylor G 5-10 SR Roseau, MN 52 Mindy Sywassink F-C 6-3 FR Muscatine, IANotable Numbers Megan Taylor broke Iowa State's career scoring record and set two Big 12 tournament records in the conference final. Her 28 points, including six 3-pointes -- both records for the Big 12 title game -- gave her 1,819 career points. Coach Bill Fennelly, meanwhile, is the only Iowa State coach to turn in six consecutive winning seasons and owns the school's best winning percentage. Tournament history Previous NCAA Tournament Bids: 4 NCAA Tournament Record: 6-4 Final Four Appearances: None NCAA Tournament Championships: None Best NCAA Tournament Finish: 1999, Regional Finals Last NCAA Appearance: 2000, lost to Penn St, 66-65, in Regional Semifinal
 Tough Big 12 has teams tourney-tested The grinding Big 12 schedule helped prepare the league's teams for the NCAA Tournament, OU coach Sherri Coale says. Voepel: Cyclone warning For many years, Iowa State was the best at being the worst. Now, the Cyclones are looking for their second straight Big 12 tourney title.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories |  |
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Lindsey Wilson finds Angie Welle in transition for the easy layup.
