AMES — The Iowa State women’s basketball team checks in at No. 15 in The Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll. It marks the team’s first preseason ranking since the 2013-14 season when ISU started 23rd.

Iowa State’s ranking is also its highest preseason ranking since the 2001-02 season, when the Cyclones debuted at No. 8 nationally.

Iowa State returns its four leading scorers from last season with Ashley Joens (20.5), Kristin Scott (14.2), Rae Johnson (8.9) and Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw (8.6).

Iowa State will open the 2020-21 season at home against Omaha on Nov. 25 at noon.