Ashley Joens

AMES — Iowa State women’s basketball player Ashley Joens has been named to the Cheryl Miller Award Watch List for the second-consecutive year, the WBCA announced Tuesday.

Joens capped off a banner sophomore season as a consensus honorable mention All-American, averaging 20.5 points and 10.9 rebounds, as the only player in the country to average more than 20 points and 10 rebounds. Joens, who became the first Cyclone sophomore to reach 1,000 career points, was also named a unanimous first-team all-Big 12 selection.

Last season, Joens’ exceptional play earned her a spot as a top-5 Finalist for the award.

In early February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2021 Cheryl Miller Award will be narrowed to just 10. In early March, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Miller and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee.

Iowa State, which is ranked 15th nationally in the Preseason Associated Press Poll, will open the season on Nov. 25 at noon against Omaha in Hilton Coliseum.