2025–26 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

2025–26 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
2025–26 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	22–10 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Bill Fennelly (31st season);
Associate head coach	Jodi Steyer
Assistant coaches	Latoja Schaben; Billy Fennelly; Emily Hatfield; Rob Jenkins;
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 TCU	15	–	3	.833	30	–	5	.857
No. 11 West Virginia †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	6	.824
No. 21 Baylor	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
Oklahoma State	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
No. 25 Texas Tech	12	–	6	.667	26	–	7	.788
Colorado	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Iowa State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
Utah	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
BYU	9	–	9	.500	23	–	11	.676
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	24	–	11	.686
Kansas	8	–	10	.444	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	19	–	17	.528
Cincinnati	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
UCF	3	–	15	.167	11	–	19	.367
Arizona	3	–	15	.167	12	–	18	.400
Houston	1	–	17	.056	7	–	23	.233

† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner As of March 21, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones, led by thirty-first year head coach Bill Fennelly, play their home games at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2024–25 season 23–12, 12–6 in Big 12 play, to finish in seventh place. As No. 7 seed in the Big 12 women's tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the second round before losing to Baylor in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the Birmingham Region 3 where they defeated Princeton in the first four before losing to Michigan in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Iowa State departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Lily Hansford	6	G	6'2"	Junior	DePere, WI	Transferred to Green Bay
Emily Ryan	11	G	5'11"	Graduate Student	Claflin, KS	Graduated
Kelsey Joens	23	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Iowa City, IA	Transferred to Villanova

Incoming

Iowa State incoming transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Evangelia Paulk	5	F/G	6'0"	Junior	Asheville, NC	Wofford
Jada Williams	8	G	5'8"	Junior	Kansas City, MO	Arizona

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Reese Beaty PG	Jamestown, TN	Alvin C York Institute	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Apr 6, 2024
Reese Beaty PG	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 6, 2025.

Recruiting class of 2026

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Macy Comito PG	Carlisle, IA	Carlisle High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Macy Comito PG	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2026 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 6, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Reese Beaty	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	York Institute	Jamestown, TN
G	2	Arianna Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Roosevelt	Des Moines, IA
F	3	Alisa Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	LSU	Denton, TX
G	5	Evangelia Paulk	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Wofford	Asheville, NC
G	7	Freya Jensen	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Risskov Gymnasium	Risskov, Denmark
G	8	Jada Williams	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Arizona	Kansas City, MO
F/C	9	Lilly Taulelei	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	UMass	Wellington, New Zealand
G	12	Mackenzie Hare	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Marquette	Naperville, IL
G	22	Reagan Wilson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Noblesville	Noblesville, IN
F	24	Addy Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Derby	Derby, KS
G/F	25	Sydney Harris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	TCU	Edwardsville, IL
G	32	Aili Tanke	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Johnston	Johnston, IA
C	55	Audi Crooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Bishop Garrigan	Algona, IA

Head coach

Bill Fennelly (William Penn)

Assistant coach(es)

Jodi Steyer (Colorado State)
Latoja Schaben (Toledo)
Billy Fennelly (Iowa State)
Emily Hatfield (Western Carolina)
Rob Jenkins (North Carolina)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 6:30 p.m.	No. 14	UW–Oshkosh	W 84–53		24 – Crooks	7 – Crooks	7 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (8,985) Ames, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	No. 14	St. Thomas	W 85–36	1–0	20 – Crooks	6 – Brown	6 – Brown	Hilton Coliseum (10,012) Ames, IA
November 5, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	Southern	W 85–58	2–0	29 – Crooks	14 – Crooks	8 – Brown	Hilton Coliseum (8,908) Ames, IA
November 9, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	Sacred Heart	W 99–34	3–0	21 – Crooks	9 – Brown	8 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (8,977) Ames, IA
November 12, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 16	Valparaiso	W 97–50	4–0	43 – Crooks	7 – Tied	10 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (8,954) Ames, IA
November 16, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 16	Norfolk State	W 98–52	5–0	19 – Crooks	12 – A. Williams	11 – Brown	Hilton Coliseum (9,145) Ames, IA
November 20, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	at Drake	W 87–60	6–0	22 – Crooks	15 – Brown	7 – Brown	Knapp Center (4,026) Des Moines, IA
November 23, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	Mercyhurst	W 112–62	7–0	27 – Crooks	9 – Brown	8 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (9,581) Ames, IA
November 28, 2025* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops	No. 10	vs. Marquette Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division semifinals	W 84–73	8–0	18 – Tied	11 – J. Williams	6 – Brown	Alico Arena (553) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2025* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops	No. 10	vs. Indiana Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division Championship Game	W 106–95	9–0	47 – Crooks	10 – Brown	11 – J. Williams	Alico Arena (744) Fort Myers, FL
December 7, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	Northern Illinois	W 105–52	10–0	30 – Crooks	8 – Brown	9 – Brown	Hilton Coliseum (9,538) Ames, IA
December 10, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	No. 11 Iowa Rivalry/Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series/Jimmy V Classic	W 74–69	11–0	30 – Crooks	12 – Brown	12 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (14,009) Ames, IA
December 14, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	Northern Iowa	W 81–53	12–0	28 – Brown	12 – Brown	8 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (10,032) Ames, IA
Big 12 Conference regular season
December 21, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	Kansas	W 79–76	13–0 (1–0)	41 – Crooks	8 – Brown	10 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (10,699) Ames, IA
December 31, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	at Houston	W 80–62	14–0 (2–0)	35 – Crooks	13 – Crooks	14 – J. Williams	Fertitta Center (1,652) Houston, TX
January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10	No. 22 Baylor	L 70–72	14–1 (2–1)	28 – J. Williams	10 – Crooks	8 – Brown	Hilton Coliseum (10,832) Ames, IA
January 7, 2026 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 11	at Cincinnati	L 63–71	14–2 (2–2)	23 – Crooks	10 – Crooks	7 – J. Williams	Fifth Third Arena (3,012) Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 11	West Virginia	L 70–83	14–3 (2–3)	22 – Crooks	10 – Crooks	9 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (10,009) Ames, IA
January 14, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	at Colorado	L 62–68	14–4 (2–4)	17 – Crooks	15 – Crooks	5 – J. Williams	CU Events Center (4,183) Boulder, CO
January 18, 2026 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 19	at Oklahoma State	L 58–86	14–5 (2–5)	15 – Tied	7 – Crooks	7 – J. Williams	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,941) Stillwater, OK
January 21, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Cincinnati	W 93–68	15–5 (3–5)	44 – J. Williams	8 – Jackson	8 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (9,083) Ames, IA
January 24, 2026 3:00 p.m., FS1		Arizona	W 90–65	16–5 (4–5)	19 – J. Williams	7 – A. Williams	7 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (10,165) Ames, IA
January 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 21 Texas Tech	W 84–70	17–5 (5–5)	33 – Crooks	12 – Crooks	9 – J. Williams	United Supermarkets Arena (5,216) Lubbock, TX
January 31, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UCF	W 65–52	18–5 (6–5)	23 – J. Williams	13 – Crooks	6 – Beaty	Hilton Coliseum (10,125) Ames, IA
February 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah	W 79–72	19–5 (7–5)	26 – Crooks	8 – Crooks	7 – J. Williams	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,170) Salt Lake City, UT
February 10, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at BYU	L 69–83	19–6 (7–6)	18 – Crooks	7 – Harris	5 – Beaty	Marriott Center (2,279) Provo, UT
February 15, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		Kansas State	W 76–72	20–6 (8–6)	22 – J. Williams	9 – Crooks	9 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (10,746) Ames, IA
February 18, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Arizona State	W 90–64	21–6 (9–6)	28 – Crooks	12 – Crooks	8 – J. Williams	Hilton Coliseum (9,232) Ames, IA
February 22, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 12 TCU	L 73–80	21–7 (9–7)	22 – Crooks	7 – Tied	11 – J. Williams	Schollmaier Arena (5,381) Fort Worth, TX
February 25, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State	L 77–88	21–8 (9–8)	–	–	–	Hilton Coliseum (9,686) Ames, IA
March 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., FS1		at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Conference tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBA		vs.						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	14	16	12	10	10	10	10	10	10*	11	19	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—
Coaches	17	18	15	12	11	10	10	10	10	13	19	24	RV	RV	25	RV	25	RV	RV	RV

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". cyclones.com. Retrieved October 6, 2025.

[1] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". cyclones.com. Retrieved October 6, 2025.

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Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
Venues	Hilton Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band
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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2026

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References