Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus Upper Iowa (Ex.) on October 28, 2026 , Win , 90, to, 32
Iowa State University Athletics
Monday, November 2
Ames, Iowa
6:30 PM
Iowa State
vs
Grambling State
11.01.2026 | Women's Basketball
Who: Iowa State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Grambling State (0-0, 0-0 SWAC)
Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa
When: Monday, November 2, 2026 – 6:30 p.m. CT
Watch: ESPN+ (PxP: BJ Schaben, Analyst: Chelsea Poppens, Sideline: Abby Altman)
Listen: Varsity App (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson)
Iowa State opens the 2026-27 campaign in Hilton Coliseum on November 2 with Grambling State. The Cyclones' roster features 10 new faces this season combined with returners Arianna Jackson, Evangelia Paulk and Freya Jensen.
FOUR THINGS
7 – Iowa State's roster is made up of student-athletes from seven different countries: United States (6), Australia (2), Canada (1), China (1), Denmark (1), Nigeria (1) and Slovenia (1).
9 – Arianna Jackson finished last season with the ninth-best 3-point percentage nationally. Jackson finished with a .439 clip (63-of-149) from beyond the arc to lead the Big 12 Conference.
24 – Iowa State enters the 2026-27 season fresh off its 24th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Cyclones have played in each of the last seven NCAA Championships, one of 12 programs in the country to do so.
31 – The Cyclones have won 31 straight season openers, dating back to Bill Fennelly's first season at Iowa State in 1995-96. It is the longest active streak in NCAA women's basketball.
DRESS REHEARSAL RECAP
Iowa State took down Upper Iowa last Wednesday, 90-32, in an exhibition contest. Freshman Tjasa Turnsek led ISU with 16 points and six rebounds while Sienna Harvey and Alex-Anne Bessette chipped in 12 points apiece. Harvey also passed out a team-high four assists in 20 minutes of action. Emilija Dakic joined double-figure scoring with 11 points while Ashleigh Connor swiped a game-high six steals.
The Cyclones got out to a fast start, scoring the game's first 15 points and using another 25-0 run that spanned most of the second and third quarters to provide comfortable separation from the Peacocks.
LAST SEASON
Iowa State finished its season in the NCAA Championships for the 24th time in program history. All NCAA Tournament appearances have come under the leadership of head coach Bill Fennelly, entering his 32nd season at the helm for ISU in 2026-27. Fennelly has amassed 656 wins at Iowa State, the school's all-time winningest head coach.
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