Iowa State's Season Ends with 65-59 Loss to UNLV

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State saw its season end with a 65-59 loss to UNLV in the WNIT semifinals Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. Despite outshooting the Lady Rebels, the Cyclones sent UNLV to the free-throw line 27 times, while only taking eight charity shots of their own.

Senior Erica Junod led ISU with 15 points in her final game as a Cyclone, hitting 3-of-6 from behind the arc and adding seven rebounds. Freshmen Lyndsey Medders and Megan Ronhovde had 12 and 10 points, respectively for Iowa State. Junior all-Big 12 performer Anne O'Neil went scoreless for just the second time in her ISU career.

UNLV took over the lead at 11:19 in the first half, building the advantage to as much as seven (22-15) with 6:39 left. A Mary Fox 3-pointer sparked an ISU comeback that would narrow the lead to just one (28-27) at the break.

Iowa State regained the lead on a Ronhovde trey at 17:53 in the second half and would extend its lead to 47-37 with 12:13 left on the clock. UNLV knocked down four consecutive 3-pointers to pull within one with 8:49 remaining and the lead would change hands five more times before time expired.

The Lady Rebels shot 14-of-20 from the free-throw line in the second half alone, while Iowa State made just 4-of-8 charity shots in the game. UNLV outrebounded the Cyclones 45-36, but shot just 31.1 percent from the floor. Iowa State hit 48.1 percent of its second-half shots and 43.4 percent in the game.

UNLV had four players score in double figures, led by Sheena Moore's 17 points.

Players Mentioned

Mary Fox

Mary Fox

Mary Fox

Erica Junod

Erica Junod

Lyndsey Medders

Lyndsey Medders

Anne O'Neil

Anne O'Neil

Anne O'Neil

Megan Ronhovde

Megan Ronhovde

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