Angie Welle likes to have things in order. She likes to know what’s going on and when.

That’s why this week has been more stressful than most others. She’s job hunting today, the only problem is, she has no idea where she’s going to work.

“It’s so exciting, but at the same time I hate all of the unknowns,” she said. “I like my life to be all structured. Right now I don’t know if I could end up in Los Angeles or New York. I might even be staying in Ames.”

Welle, along with roommate and former teammate Tracy Gahan, will have their eyes glued to the television starting at 10:30 a.m. Friday as the WNBA draft is conducted on ESPN2.

The Seattle Storm have the first pick, which will likely be Connecticut guard Sue Bird. After that, everything is up for grabs and neither Cyclone knows where, or if, they will be drafted.

“I have no idea,” Gahan said. “Where I go – if I go – whatever happens, happens.”

ISU head coach Bill Fennelly has a pretty good idea that both will be playing in the WNBA. As far as where they will go he can only venture to guess. Of the 16 teams in the league, Fennelly said it’s “about half of the league that is sincerely interested in both of them.”

He guesses that Welle will go in the late first round to early second round of the four round draft. As for Gahan he thinks her name will be called in the third or fourth rounds.

“One team could change the whole draft with a surprise pick,” Fennelly warns.

ESPN.com Nancy Lieberman’s mock draft has Welle going to the Indiana Fever, the 13th overall pick.

“That would be good,” said Fennelly noting that they are a newer team and could use size and depth.

Welle isn’t quite as picky.

“I’ll take anybody who will take me,” she said.

Both players’ stats speak for themselves.

Welle, a three-time All-American, is a 6-foot, 4-inch center who led the Big 12 Conference in scoring (20.5 points per game) and rebounding (11.3 per game). Gahan’s stats aren’t as gaudy as those of her teammates, but her versatility is her selling point.

Gahan filled any spot the Cyclones needed her to fill, from power forward to point guard, this season and averaged 14.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. She said she wouldn’t be too concerned about what position she would play in the WNBA, except for one.

“I had to play [point guard] here,” she said. “I don’t think that will happen ever again.”

She said she would probably fill the shooting guard or small forward role in the pros.

That is, of course, if she gets there.

While both of the players definitely have their sights set on playing professionally, they also understand there is a chance their name might not get called.

“I would be disappointed,” Welle said. “When you have your mind set on something and don’t get it, it’s hard. Also it’s kind of a pride thing too.

“But I can’t base my whole life on the WNBA. That’s why I went into teaching.”

Welle will graduate with a degree in elementary education. Gahan, a marketing major, wouldn’t mind a different type of teaching if her playing days come to an early end.

“I’d be disappointed, but life does go on,” Gahan explained. “I’d like to continue my life and go into coaching.”

Fennelly likes that idea.

“She’d be a phenomenal coach,” he said, pointing out that in her career she has played the role of struggling freshman and senior leader. “I hope that’s something that she pursues.”

Gahan still has one year of school left before she gets her degree, so she wouldn’t be ready to jump into a coaching job right now, but if she was, would Fennelly hire her?

“In a heartbeat,” Fennelly said. “I want to keep her around as long as possible. I’m selfish, I’m not ready to let her go.”

Of course he would prefer she go to the WNBA. In fact, as he pointed out, he might be more nervous about the situation than the players.

“It’s like they’re your own kids,” Fennelly said. “I feel good that they’re going to get drafted. . It’s been a long week though. I’m glad the draft is in the morning, otherwise I’d probably drive everybody in the office crazy.”

And while the draft is a bit of mystery as to who will go when, Welle seems to think that the No.1 pick is a pretty safe bet.

“Sue Bird,” she said. “I think teams want people that have been successful in the past and know what it takes to win.”

Bird led the Huskies to their third NCAA national championship in March, and with a 39-0 record, knows about winning.

As do Welle and Gahan, as the Cyclones have compiled a 103-29 record in four seasons. Iowa State has also made the NCAA Tournament in each of those seasons, upset Connecticut for a trip to the Elite Eight in 1999 and won a Big 12 Conference regular season title along with two conference tournament titles.

“Getting drafted is probably the easy part,” said Welle.

She has watched three former Cyclone stars, Stacy Frese, Desiree Francis and Megan Taylor, all get drafted but not last in the professional ranks.

Welle isn’t worried about letting the Cyclone nation down, though. After all when great players like that are out of the league, “It just shows how tough the league is.”

After Friday, she’ll just be happy to have her life back in order.