Iowa State women top No. 22 Kansas St. 75-69
AMES — Jadda Buckley scored 21 points, Seanna Johnson totaled 13 points, eight rebounds and a career-high nine assists and Iowa State got its first victory against a ranked team in more than a year with a 75-69 win against No. 22 Kansas State on Saturday.
Iowa State led 48-44 heading into the fourth quarter and stayed in front until a pair of free throws from Karyla Middlebook gave the Wildcats a 58-57 lead with 5:19 remaining. Bridget Carleton put the Cyclones up for good with her fourth 3-pointer, as Buckley and Johnson coupled to make all eight free-throw attempts in the final 30 seconds to seal it.
Buckley and Carleton combined to make 7 of 11 3-pointers for Iowa State (11-8, 2-6 Big 12). The Cyclones made 8 of 12 from the field and 9 of 9 free throws in the fourth quarter and shot 51 percent from the field (26 of 51) overall.
Kaylee Page and Breanna Lewis each had 14 points for Kansas State (15-5, 5-3).
Iowa State last defeated a ranked team on Dec. 11, 2015, with a 69-66 win over Iowa.
Iowa St. 75, No. 22 Kansas St. 69
At Ames
KANSAS ST. (15-5) — Lewis 7-12 0-0 14, Page 5-9 0-0 14, Martin 5-8 0-1 11, Wesemann 4-10 0-0 10, Goth 4-7 1-2 10, Middlebrook 2-6 4-4 8, Page 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Sheble 0-1 0-0 0, Thomson 0-0 0-0 0, Willock 0-3 0-0 0. TOTALS 28-58 5-7 69.
IOWA ST. (11-8) — Buckley 6-8 6-6 21, Carleton 5-13 0-0 14, Johnson 5-9 3-3 13, Burkhall 4-7 2-2 10, Durr 2-8 2-3 8, Bowe 3-5 0-0 6, Ricketts 1-1 1-1 3, Starks 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 26-51 14-15 75.
Kansas St. 14 12 18 25 — 69
Iowa St. 14 20 14 27 — 75
3-Point Goals–Kansas St. 8-20 (Page 4-8, Wesemann 2-7, Martin 1-2, Goth 1-2, Page 0-1), Iowa St. 9-19 (Carleton 4-7, Buckley 3-4, Durr 2-7, Johnson 0-1). Assists–Kansas St. 22 (Wesemann 6), Iowa St. 18 (Johnson 9). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Kansas St. 22 (Lewis 5), Iowa St. 31 (Johnson 8). Total Fouls–Kansas St. 14, Iowa St. 8. A–11,673.