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Final
Women's Basketball
84
UW-Oshkosh (Ex.)
53
Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, February 1
Lincoln, NE
TBA
Iowa State
(12-7, 3-5)
42
at
54
Nebraska
(12-7, 4-4)
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2
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Iowa State Cyclones
19
23
42
Nebraska Cornhuskers
23
31
54
Iowa State Women Drop 54-42 Decision at Nebraska
02.01.2006 | Women's Basketball
LINCOLN, Neb. - The loss of a veteran point guard proved costly Wednesday night as Iowa State fell to Nebraska, 54-42, in Big 12 Conference action. The loss was the third consecutive conference defeat for ISU (12-7, 3-5 Big 12), and marked the third-straight time the Cyclones have lost in Lincoln.
ISU junior point guard and leading scorer Lyndsey Medders missed the game due to after-effects from an ankle injury suffered Sunday against Kansas State. Medders has missed only three games in her career, and had played in 67 consecutive games until Wednesday night, dating back to her freshman season (Jan. 2004) against Texas Tech.
"For the most part we competed in a tough situation," said Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly. "I thought Megan [Ronhovde] and Heather [Ezell] gave us everything they had and then some. Without Lyndsey Medders, it changes our team maybe more than any other team in the country."
Ezell, a freshman, started at point guard in Medders' absence, and tallied a career-high seven assists to go along with 10 points. Ronhovde led all scorers with a season-high 19 points, including five three-pointers. Both Cyclones played all 40 minutes.
"Nebraska plays really well at home," Ronhovde said. "Not having Lyndsey tonight was a big factor. It's going to be difficult to get into the offensive flow when you're missing your point guard, your ballhandler."
The Huskers utilized full-court pressure for the entire 40 minutes, regularly forcing Iowa State to use nearly half the shot clock just to get the ball across the midline. The Cyclones turned the ball over 21 times while making only 15 field goals.
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Chelsea Aubry powered the Nebraska (12-7, 4-4 Big 12) offense, scoring 13 points. Aubry entered the game averaging only 6.6 points per contest. The Huskers won their second-straight game after dropping four in a row.
The Cyclones were on track early, hitting their first three shots from the field to build a 7-0 lead less than 90 seconds after tip-off. Ronhovde nailed a three-pointer and also converted a steal into a layup in the run.
ISU's offense sputtered after that, as the Cyclones suffered two field-goal droughts that totalled nearly 15 minutes. Iowa State had trouble just getting attempts from the floor, turning the ball over 13 times in the opening stanza.
Despite the lack of offense, Iowa State was able to force 10 first-half Nebraska turnovers to keep the game within reach. A pair of late three-pointers by Ezell and Ronhovde cut the Husker lead to 23-19 at the break.
"We got some confidence at the end of the first half, getting on that little run," Ezell said. "But Nebraska stepped up their defense even more in the second half."
Iowa State closes its two-game road trip Saturday at Kansas. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
ISU
NU
FG%
.341
.404
3FG%
.381
.308
FT%
.500
.667
RB
29
33
TO
21
15
STL
7
12
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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