Ashley Joens

MINNEAPOLIS — Iowa State women’s basketball player Ashley Joens was named the Cheryl Miller Award winner for the second consecutive season, the WBCA announced Friday on ESPN. Joens is also the first back-to-back winner of the award, which honors the nation’s top small forward.

The Cheryl Miller Award has been presented to the top small forward in women’s college basketball the past five seasons. Iowa State has claimed the honor three times, with Bridget Carleton winning in 2019.

Joens led the Cyclones with 20.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, while dishing 1.8 assists. The Iowa City native elevated her game from beyond-the-arc, 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.

She helped the Cyclones to a program record 28 wins, along with a record-setting 14 conference wins.

Joens solidified herself as the most prolific scorer in Iowa State basketball history, scoring 2,369 career points.