Cyclone junior Alison Lacey hit one of her biggest three-pointers of her career Wednesday night against Nebraska.

With 15:25 left to play in the game, Lacey nailed a three, marking more than 1,000 career points for the Canberra, Australia native.

After her fourth trey, Lacey had joined the group and extended her score to 17 on the night, but most importantly, her parents were there to witness the feat.

“I’m happy that my parents were here to see that,” Lacey said. “That is really special to me and to get it at home was nice, too.”

Most Cyclone players are used to having “mom and dad at most games,” head coach Billy Fennelly said, but for Lacey it is a different story.

“All of our players make a great sacrifice to become a division-one athlete,” Fennelly said. “But when you have someone from a country like Australia, and their parents aren’t always there, it is even more special. They got to see her play really, really well.”

Lacey is the 21st Cyclone to accomplish the feat and the third ISU player to reach the goal this year. The junior guard joins teammates Heather Ezell and Nicky Wieben in the 1,000-point club.

Ezell reached the mark in a win over Drake this season while Wieben reached 1,000 in the game against IPFW.

“I feel lucky to be in that group of girls,” Lacey said. “To be the 21st person, that’s a big deal to me.”

Lacey has been on tap the past two games, posting 19 points against the Longhorns on Sunday and adding five boards and three assists.

“I actually felt good the last two games with shooting,” said Lacey. “I try to be a little more confident when I shoot.”

Early in the year Lacey was not as confident in her shooting but with help from assistant coach Jodi Steyer, her skepticism has dwindled.

“In the beginning of the season I didn’t really want to shoot the ball,” Lacey said. “I was kind of hesitant and thinking I was going to miss.”

Having three Cyclones on the roster this year that are 1,000-point members shows the level of talent this women’s basketball team has.

“I think having three of us in that group really goes to show how good of a team we have this year,” senior Nicky Wieben said. “It’s nice being able to be a part of a group that special.”

The six-foot junior leads Iowa State in rebounding, averaging 5.3 boards per game. Lacey also averages a solid 10 points per match.

Lacey drained another trey with 6:32 left in the game to tie her season high in points with 20, and in treys with five. Lacey also pulled down four rebounds and dished in five assists for Iowa State.

Lacey had one of her most efficient offensive games this season shooting 63.6 percent from field goal range and 62.5 percent beyond the arc.

“Aus’ has had three really good games offensively and is kind of getting her stroke back a little bit,” Fennelly said. “Her decision-making has improved dramatically.”