Iowa State Offense Stalls in 61-36 Loss at Drake

Wednesday, December 10

Des Moines, Iowa

TBA

Iowa State

3-3

Drake

3-3

Team	1	2	F
Iowa State Cyclones	18	18	36
Drake Bulldogs	27	34	61

Iowa State Offense Stalls in 61-36 Loss at Drake

12.10.2003 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Iowa State University

DES MOINES, Iowa - Turnovers and frigid shooting spelled defeat for Iowa State in a 61-36 loss at Drake Wednesday night. The Cyclones scored their lowest total in the Bill Fennelly era and the least amount of points since a 65-36 loss to Montana Jan. 6, 1993.

"I want to commend Drake," Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly said. "They played very hard. They are a very solid team. They don't have any deficiencies from top to bottom."

Iowa State got just 24 points from its starting five and shot a dismal 27.5 percent in the game. The Cyclones were outrebounded for the first time this season (42-31) and committed a season-high 22 turnovers in the game.

Drake led most of the first half, but Iowa State kept it close and managed to take a one-point lead (14-13) with 9:21 on the clock. The Cyclones sank just two baskets to close out the first half, giving the Bulldogs a 27-18 advantage at the break.

Iowa State came out of the locker room to tie the game (31-31) at 14:42 and then take the lead (34-31) with 14:04. ISU would score just one more basket the remainder of the game, giving Drake a 15-2 run.

Drake's Linda Sayavongchanh and Erin Dohrmann led all scorers with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Lisa Kriener had seven points to lead Iowa State.

"We got beat in every phase of the game," Fennelly said. "The last 30 minutes we played were as bad as I've ever seen."