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***WBB RELEASE: Joens, Soares Invited To WNBA Draft***

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball players Ashley Joens and Stephanie Soares have both received invites to attend the WNBA Draft on Monday, April 10 at Spring Studios New York in Manhattan, New York. The draft will start at 6 p.m. (CT) and be televised on ESPN.

Joens and Soares are among the 15 players invited to the WNBA Draft this year.

Joens, a two-time All-American and three-time recipient of the Cheryl Miller Award, recently wrapped up one of the greatest college careers in Division I women’s basketball. The Iowa City, Iowa, native, finished her career ninth all-time in Division I history with 3,060 points. Joens averaged 21.6 points and 9.7 rebounds as a senior.

Soares, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, started all 13 games in her only season with Iowa State before suffering a knee injury against Oklahoma on January 8. At the time of her injury, Soares was averaging 14.4 points and 9.9 rebounds, while shooting 54.4 percent from the field. She also averaged 3.0 blocks per game.

First Round Pick Order
  1. Indiana Fever
  2. Minnesota Lynx
  3. Dallas Wings
  4. Washington Mystics
  5. Dallas Wings
  6. Atlanta Dream
  7. Indiana Fever
  8. Atlanta Dream
  9. Seattle Storm
  10. Los Angeles Sparks
  11. Dallas Wings
  12. Minnesota Lynx

BASKETBALL ***RELEASE: Cyclones Travel to DePaul in BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle***

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team will travel to DePaul in the 2023 BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle on Friday, Dec. 1 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Iowa State is 3-0 in the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle, defeating St. John’s 71-60 last season, Creighton 64-58 in 2021 and No. 16 Seton Hall 76-66 in 2019 at Hilton Coliseum. The 2020 meeting with DePaul was canceled due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols just hours before tipoff.

The Cyclones and Blue Demons will be meeting for just the second time. DePaul defeated Iowa State 67-63 on Dec. 20, 1967 in Chicago. The Blue Demons went 10-23 last season, advancing to the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals.

With each conference adding member schools since the start of the original agreement, the Battle will increase from 10 to 11 matchups for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. The Big 12 will host six games in 2023-24 while the BIG EAST will host six the following season.

The Battle matchups are jointly determined by the two conferences, with the home team choosing the venue of its game. Broadcast arrangements for the contests will be determined by the national television rights holder of the home team, which is ESPN for the Big 12 and FOX Sports for the BIG EAST.

Game times and television networks will be announced when available.

2023 BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Schedule
November 30 Texas Tech at Butler
November 30 Creighton at Oklahoma State
December 1 Iowa State at DePaulDecember 1 Houston at Xavier
December 1 Connecticut at Kansas
December 1 St John’s at West Virginia
December 2 TCU at Georgetown
December 5 Texas at Marquette
December 5 Providence at Oklahoma
December 5 Villanova at Kansas State
December 5 Seton Hall at Baylor

Fritz Says Style of Play is the Issue

Why are players leaving the Iowa State women's basketball team? Denae Fritz gives her take.


“I don’t think anyone’s leaving for any other reason,” Fritz said. “The people are great here. We love the fans. I can’t complain about that. But … I just don’t think that style of play fits how I want to play my career out.”
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