The Iowa State women’s basketball team signed two players to its 2025 recruiting class on Wednesday.
Guards Reese Beaty and Freya Jensen are officially Cyclones.
“We are excited to add Reese and Freya to the Cyclone women’s basketball family,” Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said in a statement announcing the news. “They provide more skill and versatility to add to our roster for next season.
Beaty, a 5-foot-8 native of Jamestown, Tenn., averaged 17.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game as a junior. She’s a multi-sport star athlete at York Institute, winning state titles in the shot put and discus.
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“Reese fits what we look for in a point guard,” Fennelly said. “She is a talented player who has the toughness to play in a leadership role.”
Jensen, a 5-10 native of Risskov, Denmark, averaged 16.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while competing for the 2024 U18 European Championship. She also shot 35% from beyond the arc.
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“Freya is an outstanding shooter and scorer at all levels,” Fennelly said. “She has played a lot of basketball at a high level internationally as well.”
Tommy Birch, the Register’s sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He’s the 2018, 2020 and 2023 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at tbirch@dmreg.com or 515-284-8468
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