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Iowa State women's basketball team's non-conference schedule announced

Tommy Birch, Des Moines Register
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The Iowa State women’s basketball team’s young and revamped roster will be put to the test right away this upcoming season.

Iowa State’s non-conference schedule, which was released Friday, includes showdowns with three in-state rivals and a trip to the South Point Shootout.

The Cyclones underwent a massive roster makeover in the offseason with graduations and transfers taking away a significant portion of their experience.

Iowa State women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly's team will face a tough non-conference schedule.
Iowa State women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly's team will face a tough non-conference schedule.

They’ll now rely on transfers and freshmen to help fill the gap from last season’s team that won the Big 12 Conference Tournament title.

One of those newcomers, Hannah Belanger, will face her old team when Iowa State opens the season with an exhibition against Truman State on Nov. 1 at Hilton Coliseum.

The Cyclones officially kick off the season on Nov. 6 against Butler. Iowa State will take on in-state foes Drake in Des Moines on Nov. 12, Iowa on Dec. 6 in Ames, and Northern Iowa at Hilton Coliseum on Dec. 20.

The team’s schedule also includes showdowns with Vanderbilt and Syracuse at the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas on Nov. 24-25.

Iowa State's women's basketball non-conference schedule

  • Nov. 1 – Truman State (Exh.) – Hilton Coliseum

  • Nov. 6 – Butler – Hilton Coliseum

  • Nov. 12 – Drake – Des Moines

  • Nov. 20 – Southern – Hilton Coliseum

  • Nov. 24 – Vanderbilt – Las Vegas, Nev., South Point Shootout

  • Nov. 25 – Syracuse – Las Vegas, Nev., South Point Shootout

  • Nov. 29 – St. Thomas – St. Paul, Minn.

  • Dec. 3 – UNC Wilmington – Hilton Coliseum

  • Dec. 6 – Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) – Hilton Coliseum

  • Dec. 10 – North Dakota State – Hilton Coliseum

  • Dec. 17 – Troy – Hilton Coliseum

  • Dec. 20 – UNI – Hilton Coliseum

Tommy Birch, the Register's sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He's the 2018 and 2020 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at tbirch@dmreg.com or 515-284-8468.

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