Cyclones Turn Back Colgate, 90-53

AMES, Iowa ? The Iowa State women's basketball team used a balanced effort as all 12 players who dressed put points in the book as Iowa State defeated Colgate, 90-53, Thursday night at Hilton Coliseum. It was the first of three straight nights of basketball for the Cyclones as they host Utah State and Loyola Marymount on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Sophomore Nicky Wieben led the Cyclones with 18 points and eight rebounds on the night, including six offensive boards. Senior All-America candidate Lyndsey Medders finished with 17 points and three assists in 23 minutes on the court, while junior Toccara Ross was just shy of a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds. All 12 Cyclones played at least seven minutes and no one played more than Medders' 23.

“The bottom line was for us to blow some dust off our team,” head coach Bill Fennelly said referring to the week long layoff between games. “We have practiced them really hard for the last two days, but we have to play better.”

Both teams worked out their holiday kinks to begin the game as the teams were a combined 3-for-18 over the opening five minutes of the contest. After Colgate took a brief 5-3 lead, the Cyclones went on a 14-2 run, opening a 17-7 advantage.

The Raiders cut ISU's lead to six, 19-13, on a three-pointer by Katie Garman, but the Cyclones posted 16 straight points and held Colgate scoreless for five and a half minutes to go up 35-13. CU warmed up to narrow Iowa State's margin to 16 points, 41-25, going into the locker room at halftime.

In the second half, Iowa State was 7-of-16 from three-point range to widen the gap to as many as 39 points. The Cyclones finished 11-of-30 from long range and shot 43.9 percent from the floor for the contest. Iowa State outrebounded the Raiders, 52-25, marking the ninth game this season the Cyclones have won the battle of the boards.

Iowa State improved to 10-1 on the year and 6-0 at Hilton Coliseum, while Colgate dropped to 1-11 on the season.

Wieben turned in five blocked shots on the night to match her season high. She now has 21 on the season, ranking her in the top five for a single season by a sophomore.

The Cyclones will host the American Family Insurance Classic the next two days, with games starting at 5 p.m. each day at Hilton. On Friday, the tournament will open with a game between Colgate and Loyola Marymount at 5 p.m., followed by a matchup between Iowa State and Utah State at 7:30 p.m.

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Nicky Wieben

Lyndsey Medders

Anna Florzak

Toccara Ross

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Lyndsey Medders

Lyndsey Medders

Toccara Ross

Nicky Wieben

Nicky Wieben

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