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Joens honored as WBCA Coaches’ All-American

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April 1st, 2022 by admin

MINNEAPOLIS – Iowa State women’s basketball’s Ashley Joens continues her historic senior campaign becoming the second Cyclone selected to the 10-member Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Coaches’ All-America team, the WBCA announced Thursday.

Joens joins Bridget Carleton as the only other Cyclone to earn a spot on the team. The Coaches’ All-America team is composed of the 10 best players in Division I regardless of position as chosen by the division’s head coaches.

Joens led the Cyclones with 20.3 points and 9.5 rebounds, while dishing 1.8 assists. The Iowa City, Iowa native, was a threat from beyond the arc this season, connecting on a career-best 91 triples, while shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc. She also totaled 18 double-doubles on the year.

Joens was named a Second-Team All-American by the Associated Press and USBWA.

She helped the Cyclones to a program record 28 wins, along with a record-setting 14 conference wins. Iowa State finished league action second in the conference and also spent much of the 2021-22 season in the AP Top 10.

She recently solidified herself as the most prolific scorer in Iowa State basketball history, scoring 2,369 career points. She also joins Angie Welle as the only other Cyclone to score 2,000 points and amass 1,000 rebounds.