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Crooks continues to dominate for Cyclones

AMES (AP) — Audi Crooks had 27 points, four teammates reached double figures in scoring, and No. 12 Iowa State routed Mercyhurst 112-62 on Sunday. The former Bishop Garrigan superstar, who is averaging 25.7 points per game, hit on all but one of her nine shots from the field, and made 11 of ...

ISU gets back to its winning ways

By ZANDER WHITE The Associated Press AMES — Rocco Becht threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns, with two scores and 73 yards going to Brett Eskildsen, and Iowa State defeated Kansas 38-14 on Saturday. The Cyclones (7-4, 4-4 Big 12) earned their first win against the Jayhawks (5-6, 3-5) ...

Hawkeyes find a way past Michigan State

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Drew Stevens kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired to give Iowa a 20-17 win over Michigan State on Saturday. The kick capped a 13-point fourth-quarter comeback for the Hawkeyes (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game losing ...

ISU hopes to send seniors out in style

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net AMES — Senior Day presents the Iowa State football team with the chance to improve in the Big 12 standings and look toward a more promising bowl appearance. The Cyclones host Kansas here Saturday inside Jack Trice Stadium. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. ...

Hawkeyes take on Spartans in Kinnick finale for ’25

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net IOWA CITY — Ahead of a meeting with Nebraska on Black Friday, the Iowa football team returns home to host Michigan State on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. with the game airing live on FS1. The Hawkeyes (6-4 overall, 4-3 in the Big Ten ...

Cyclone women drub Drake

DES MOINES (AP) — Audi Crooks scored 22 points, Addy Brown nearly had back-to-back triple-doubles with 12 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists, and No. 12 Iowa State went on the road for the first time this season to beat Drake 87-60 on Thursday night. Iowa State improved to 6-0 for the ...

Another huge win for Iowa men

IOWA CITY (AP) — Tavion Banks scored 16 points to go with 10 rebounds, powering Iowa to a 93-54 win over Chicago State on Thursday night to stay unbeaten. Iowa (5–0) controlled the game early, leading 40–24 at half, then buried the Cougars with a decisive second-half push. Cooper Koch ...

Iowa women top No. 7 Baylor

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Ava Heiden had 18 points and 11 rebounds, with most of those coming in the second half, and No. 19 Iowa overcame Taliah Scott’s huge night to defeat seventh-ranked Baylor 57-52 in a matchup of unbeatens Thursday night. Scott scored 32 points and was often too ...

No. 16 Iowa State men rout Stonehill

AMES (AP) — Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey scored 23 points a piece and No. 16 Iowa State pulled away late in the first half of a 96-57 win over Stonehill on Monday night. Jefferson added nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals in a terrific all-around performance that helped the ...

Triple-double for ISU’s Brown

AMES (AP) — Addy Brown had 11 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Audi Crook and Alisa Williams had double-doubles and No. 16 Iowa State cruised to a 98-52 win over Norfolk State on Sunday. Crooks had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Williams 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Cyclones (5-0). ...

No. 21 Iowa women too much for UNI

CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Chazadi Wright scored 19 points, Layla Hays added 14 off the bench, and No. 21 Iowa defeated Northern Iowa 74-41 on Sunday. Wright had a near-perfect shooting performance, making 7 of 8 shots overall, 3 of 3 3-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. Hays, too, shot it well, ...

Strong opening half doesn’t hold up for Iowa

By GREG BECHAM The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Coliseum’s mood was as dark as the halftime sky when Southern California went to the locker room soaked in nonstop rain and trailing Iowa by 11 points. With their postseason hopes under a serious cloud, the Trojans gathered themselves ...

Crooks sets ISU school record with 43 points

AMES (AP) — Audi Crooks set a program record with 43 points in just 20 minutes for No. 16 Iowa State in a 97-50 rout over Valparaiso on Wednesday in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Crooks set the program’s single-game record on a free throw with 8:42 remaining in the ...

No. 16 Cyclones dominate in Sioux Falls

By TOM SAVAGE The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Tamin Lipsey scored 14 of his 25 points in the second half to lead No. 16 Iowa State to a 96-80 win over Mississippi State on Monday night in a neutral-site game that was the 100th Division I basketball contest played at the Sanford ...

Hawkeyes have hearts broken by Oregon in final seconds

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Atticus Sappington kicked a 39-yard field goal with 3 seconds left, and No. 6 Oregon escaped with an 18-16 win over Iowa on a rainy Saturday. Dante Moore led a 10-play, 54-yard drive to set up Sappington’s third field goal of the game, ...

ISU get back on track with huge road win

By STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Aiden Flora returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown with 6:32 left and Iowa State snapped a four-game losing streak with a 20-17 win at TCU on Saturday. Flora ran to the right after fielding the 51-yard punt, then cut back to an ...