Iowa State Women Earn Fifth Straight Win Over Kansas

(Ames, IA) – The Cyclones had a dominant performance against the Jayhawks as they finished Wednesday night 69-61. This is now the fifth straight win for Iowa State and they’re now 2-0 in Big XII play.

Hannah Belanger led Iowa State in scoring with 19 points and six three-pointers in the game. She beat her previous season highs and brought her career total to 2,000 points as she is now the 14th active player to earn the achievement. Addy Brown was right behind her with a double-double in the game as she put down 14 points and grabbed 13 boards. Brown also pitched out four assists and swiped away two steals. Freshman Audi Crooks put down her 12th-straight double-digit game with 11 points and pulled down six rebounds.

S’Mya Nichols led the Jayhawks with 16 points and also grabbed six boards. Behind Nichols was Zakiyah Franklin who knocked in 15 points and grabbed three rebounds while also grasping away two steals. Kansas was also led by Holly Kersgieter also was able to put down 14 points and pull in four rebounds in the game. Kansas was limited to 37.7% from the field and went just 8-25 from the perimeter.

Iowa State was able to continue their consecutive streak of 907 games with at least one three-pointer. The Cyclones now lead the all-time series as they are up 49-48 overall. They have now won the last 17 of 18 games against Kansas this season. Kansas was also outrebounded by Iowa State with a 40-27 Cyclone advantage. Audi Crooks also knocked in her 200th point as a Cyclone. The freshman has made the fifth most field goals by a freshman in Iowa State history.

The Cyclones will be taking on BYU in Utah this Saturday, January 6th at 5:00 p.m.

(Information provided by cyclones.com)