Cowgirls snare ISU women
AMES — Despite a spirited effort on Senior Night, the Iowa State women’s basketball team fell to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, 88-77, at Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday.
Senior Sydney Harris was honored before the tip, and the Cyclones (21-8, 9-8 Big 12) came out firing, hitting three early 3-pointers and trading blows with Oklahoma State through the first half.
Iowa State took several small leads, but Oklahoma State steadily chipped away and seized control with a decisive 14-4 run early in the fourth quarter.
ISU was paced by Jada Williams, who posted 19 points and a game-high 10 assists, earning her eighth double-double of the season, and Audi Crooks added 19 points and seven rebounds. Harris (12) and Addy Brown (11) also finished in double figures.
For the Cowgirls (22-8, 11-6), Achol Akot led the way with a team-high 23 points, shooting efficiently and hauling in 14 rebounds to dominate the glass.
Oklahoma St. 88, Iowa St. 77
OKLAHOMA ST. (22-8) — Akot 10-14 5-5 25, Gray 3-9 0-0 8, Heard 7-15 3-3 22, Timmer 2-3 0-0 4, Whiting 4-6 1-1 9, Egharevba 1-2 2-4 4, Girardi 1-2 0-0 3, Wooten 5-11 3-6 13. TOTALS 33-62 14-19 88.
IOWA ST. (21-8) — Brown 4-9 0-0 11, Harris 4-8 0-0 12, Crooks 8-14 3-4 19, Jackson 2-3 0-0 6, Jada Williams 6-15 6-9 19, Alisa Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Beaty 0-2 2-2 2, Hare 2-5 0-0 6, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 27-61 11-15 77.
Oklahoma St. 18 17 25 28 — 88
Iowa St. 18 17 25 17 — 77
3-Point Goals–Oklahoma St. 8-21 (Akot 0-1, Gray 2-6, Heard 5-10, Timmer 0-1, Whiting 0-2, Girardi 1-1), Iowa St. 12-26 (Brown 3-5, Harris 4-8, Crooks 0-1, Jackson 2-3, J.Williams 1-3, Beaty 0-1, Hare 2-5). Assists–Oklahoma St. 19 (Wooten 5), Iowa St. 19 (J.Williams 10). Fouled Out–Whiting. Rebounds–Oklahoma St. 37 (Heard 14), Iowa St. 27 (Crooks 7). Total Fouls–Oklahoma St. 13, Iowa St. 15. A–9,686.




