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AMES -- Four players scored in double figures as the Iowa State women's basketball team blew out Grambling 90-61 to open the season Monday night at Hilton Coliseum.
Tjasa Turnsek scored a gaem-high 19 points to pace the Cyclones, who never trailed. Iowa State's 59 bench points were powered by Mya Babbitt, who made five 3-pointers on her way to 17 points to go with seven rebounds. Gift Ezekiel and Xiao Zhang both scored 13 points for ISU, which won the rebounding battle 61-34.
Princess Anderson scored 15 points off the bench to lead Grambling, and Da'Naya Ross added 11 points.
Panthers pull past St. Thomas
CEDAR FALLS -- The Northern Iowa women's basketball team shot its way out of a slow start to take down St. Thomas 67-59 in Monday's season-opening game at the McLeod Center.
The host Panthers (1-0) shot 50 percent from the field in the second half after going 7-for-24 from the floor (29 percent) in the first half. St. Thomas was within 28-26 at halftime before getting outscored 39-33 after the break.
Abby Tuttle led UNI with a career-high 16 points, making three 3-pointers in the win. Callie Levin, a University of Iowa transfer from Solon, scored 15 points to go with four rebounds and four assists, and Jenna Twedt tallied 13 points.
Alyssa Sand scored a game-high 19 points for St. Thomas.