Iowa State Falls to No. 4 UConn

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Iowa State (9-4, 0-0 Big 12) fell to No. 4 UConn (10-1, 0-0 Big East) 101-68 in the Invesco QQQ Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase Tuesday night.

UConn came out hot, making 10 3-pointers in the first led by Ashlynn Shade's 20 points including 6-of-6 shooting from the 3-point line. The Huskies were unstoppable totaling a school-record 20 3-pointers while three scored 20-plus points. Sarah Strong led with 29.

Audi Crooks was the leader for Iowa State with 22 on 9-of-14 shooting, her third straight 20-plus game and seventh of the season. Sydney Harris scored 17 shooting at 75 percent from the field and making five of ISU's eight triples.

How it Happened

Crooks put the first points on the board, while UConn took the next eight. Crooks would stop the run with a layup, but the Huskies kept shooting hot with their fourth early 3-pointer to build a 14-6 lead with 5:59 to go in the opening frame. The advantage stretched to double figures at the media timeout after another shot from deep, and UConn followed to total 10 3s in the quarter on its way to a 36-10 lead.

Paige Bueckers drained her fourth 3 on as many attempts continuing to extend UConn's lead, with ISU following with the early timeout at 8:46. Emily Ryan competed a 3-point play, making for five straight Iowa State points, but UConn's lead remained over 20. With six minutes left in the half, Harris netted the Cyclones' first 3 and hit another pair. The run continued to 11 straight as Addy Brown sent in a jumper, cutting the deficit to 14 (47-33). At the half, UConn led 54-34.

After UConn went on a 12-2 run, Arianna Jackson fired off a 3 but could not halt the Huskies. UConn went on another scoring spree of eight, making it 74-42 at the media timeout. The Huskies continued to seemingly not miss from 3, recording their 16^th to lead by 32 with 4:03 on the clock and UConn would lead it 81-52 into the final frame.

UConn went on to win the contest 101-68.

Up Next

ISU now moves to Big 12 play, traveling to Stillwater Saturday, Dec. 21 at 4 p.m. to meet Oklahoma State. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Notes

Iowa State's all-time women's basketball record moves to 857-670 (.561).
Head coach Bill Fennelly's Iowa State record moves to 620-317 (.662) and his career record moves to 786-370 (.680).
The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA women's record 940 consecutive games, finishing with six triples tonight. ISU has made 7,619 triples throughout the streak and has finished with 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 288 times.
Audi Crooks' team-high 22 points marked her seventh 20-plus point game of the season and 24th of her career. Crooks has finished with 10 or more points in 45 consecutive games.
Emily Ryan moved into sole possession of the NCAA Division I 20^th all-time best assists total. Ryan tallied six assists tonight and has posted 875 in her career.
Ryan's career point total of 1,402 also moved her into 16^th all-time by an Iowa State player. She passed Chelsea Poppens' 1,400 points with her nine points on the night.
Sydney Harris knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers in 24 minutes of action. Harris also posted a season-high 17 points.

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Team Stats

Audi Crooks

Sydney Harris

Emily Ryan

Addy Brown

Players Mentioned

Addy Brown

Audi Crooks

Sydney Harris

Arianna Jackson

Emily Ryan

Players Mentioned

Addy Brown

Audi Crooks

Sydney Harris

Arianna Jackson

Emily Ryan

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