No. 10 ISU Drops Contest to No. 16 Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa – No. 10 Iowa State (6-2, 0-0 Big 12) fell to No. 16 Iowa (7-3, 1-0 Big 10) 70-57 Wednesday night in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.

Iowa State took a 28-23 lead into halftime but was outscored 47-29 in the second half as Iowa broke away with the victory. The Cyclones had four with 10 or more points in Emily Ryan (15), Ashley Joens (15), Stephanie Soares (10) and Lexi Donarski (10).

The Cyclones capped the first half on a 13-3 run to lead the Hawkeyes to open the game. Ryan led all players with nine points while Soares blocked three shots after two quarters played. Both teams struggled offensively in the opening half as ISU shot just over 30 percent while Iowa was held to 28.6 percent from the field.

How it Happened
Iowa led 6-0 as Iowa State missed its first seven shot attempts Soares hit the first triple of the game with 6:41 on the clock. After going down 11-3, the Cyclones rallied back to tie it at 11 on a Joens 3-pointer as the score remained at 11-11 after one.

ISU got their first lead of the game at 13-11 to open the second. Iowa took the lead back, building it up to five at 20-15 while Ryan answered with a triple to trim the deficit to two midway through the second. Ryan then hit another from deep to go up 21-20. Soares extended the run to 11-0 on the fifth ISU 3-pointer for a 26-20 advantage. A Donarksi layup with 23 seconds to go aided in the Cyclones taking a five-point edge into halftime.

Soares knocked away her fourth shot to begin the third while ISU took its largest lead of the game at 30-23 on a Donarksi layup. Iowa came back within one point but Soares kept Iowa State ahead as she entered double figures off her own rebound, her 10^th of the game, to also notch double-double No. 5. The Hawkeyes then pulled away, taking a 19-2 run to go up 50-36 after three quarters.

Ryan connected quickly on a shot beyond the arc in the first 16 seconds of the final quarter to become the second Cyclone in double figures. After trailing by 16, Joens nailed back-to-back triples to cut into the Hawkeyes lead and join Soares and Ryan with 10 points. Iowa responded to stretch the lead to 70-57 for the win.

Player of the Game
Stephanie Soares performed to her fifth double-double through just eight games. Soares ended the night with 10 points (4-of-9 shooting), 11 rebounds, four blocks and a steal. Soares had her fifth game leading the Cyclones in rebounds.

Up Next
No. 10 Iowa State returns to Hilton to host Jacksonville this Sunday, Dec. 11 at Noon. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and tickets can be purchased at this link.

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Team Stats

Emily Ryan

Ashley Joens

Stephanie Soares

Lexi Donarski

Players Mentioned

Lexi Donarski

Ashley Joens

Emily Ryan

Stephanie Soares

Players Mentioned

Lexi Donarski

Ashley Joens

Emily Ryan

Stephanie Soares

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