Iowa State women top Charlotte 75-59 in Gulf Coast Showcase
ESTERO, Fla. — Ashley Joens poured in 27 points and snagged 15 rebounds and No. 13 Iowa State jumped out to a big lead and cruised to a 75-59 victory over Charlotte in Friday’s first round of the Gulf Coast Showcase.
Joens sank 5 of 11 shots from 3-point range for the Cyclones (5-0). Joens scored seven in the first quarter to help Iowa State grab a 26-9 lead and never look back.
Morgan Kane added 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting. Emily Ryan contributed 12 points and five assists. Aubrey Joens finished with 10 rebounds as the Cyclones won the battle of the boards 45-22 in the first meeting between the schools.
Octavia Jett-Wilson paced Charlotte (1-4) with 18 points and seven rebounds. Mikayla Boykin added 15 points, while Molina Williams scored 11.
Iowa State came into the game averaging 12.5 made 3-pointers per contest — third in the nation — but the Cyclones made just 7 of 26 against Charlotte (26.9 percent), while shooting 40 percent overall.
It was the fourth straight loss for the 49ers, who were trying to beat a ranked opponent for the first time since a 74-70 win over No. 13 DePaul in 2004.
No. 13 Iowa St. 75, Charlotte 59
CHARLOTTE (1-4) — McKinney 2-9 0-0 4, Williams 5-7 0-0 11, Boykin 7-13 1-1 15, Jett-Wilson 5-14 5-8 18, McMillian 4-11 0-0 8, Busick 1-3 0-0 3, Lawrence 0-0 0-0 0, Roach 0-2 0-0 0, McGraw 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 24-59 6-9 59.
IOWA ST. (5-0) — Kane 4-6 5-5 13, Donarski 4-15 0-0 9, Aubrey Joens 1-6 2-2 5, Ashley Joens 8-19 6-8 27, Ryan 4-7 4-4 12, Diew 0-1 2-2 2, Jordao 3-5 1-2 7, Frederick 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 24-60 20-23 75.
Charlotte 9 15 21 14 — 59
Iowa St. 26 13 16 20 — 75
3-Point Goals–Charlotte 5-17 (McKinney 0-3, Williams 1-2, Boykin 0-4, Jett-Wilson 3-5, Busick 1-2, Roach 0-1), Iowa St. 7-26 (Donarski 1-7, Joens 1-4, Joens 5-11, Ryan 0-3, Frederick 0-1). Assists–Charlotte 14 (McMillian 6), Iowa St. 10 (Ryan 5). Fouled Out–Boykin. Rebounds–Charlotte 22 (McKinney, Jett-Wilson 7), Iowa St. 45 (As.Joens 15). Total Fouls–Charlotte 17, Iowa St. 9. A–276.