Iowa State Falls at Texas Tech, 71-58

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Iowa State women's basketball team fell to Texas Tech 71-58 Wednesday evening at United Supermarkets Arena. The loss drops ISU to 15-8 overall and 6-6 in the Big 12. TTU improves to 14-10 overall, 4-8 in the league.

Bryanna Fernstrom led the Cyclones with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting while Nikki Moody contributed 17 points and five assists in defeat. Iowa State struggled from 3-point range, going 3-of-20 from deep while TTU had one of its best games from long-range, going 10-of-22. It was just the third time all season TTU made at least 10 3-pointers.

How it Happened
The first six minutes of the game belonged to the Cyclones, as ISU held the early advantage, building up a four-point lead on multiple occasions as Bryanna Fernstrom and Nikki Moody were strong early. After a quick exchange of the lead had ISU on top 15-14, the Lady Raiders offense exploded. TTU went on a 21-5 run to go from down one, to up 15 in the space of 7:30 of game action.

The Raiders were efficient from 3-point territory, making seven of their first 11 3-point tries, an outburst for a Tech team that averaged just over 5.0 treys per game at just under 33 percent efficiency. A 3-pointer by Minta Spears, the eighth of the half, gave TTU its largest lead of the half at 44-26, but Moody sank a jumper as time expired to make it 44-28 Lady Raiders at the break.

The second half started out rocky for the Cyclones. ISU reduced to deficit to 13 points at 47-34 TTU, but then the Lady Raiders ran off a 6-0 run to get its biggest lead of the game at 53-34. At that point, ISU finally made its move to get back into the game, going on a 10-0 across 3:32 of game action. Fernstrom contributed six points to the run to reduce the Tech lead to 53-44.

From there both teams went into a tailspin shooting, as the Cyclones went on a stretch of 2-for-10 shooting. However, things were worse for the Lady Raiders as they missed 13 consecutive field goal attempts. TTU was able to maintain a steady lead at the free throw line, matching ISU's baskets at the charity stripe.

The Cyclones would reduce the lead one final time to seven points with 1:15, but the Lady Raiders closed it out at the charity stripe, where they were 17-of-23 for the game. ISU was also good from the stripe, going 15-of-18 at 83 percent.

Cyclone GameBall Goes to…
Bryanna Fernstrom. A good performance for the ISU freshman in defeat. Fernstrom led the Cyclones with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field while also recording six rebounds and blocking two shots.

Game Notes
*Iowa State extended its NCAA-record streak for consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 635.
*Nikki Moody finished with 17 points, her 15th game this season in double figures and 60th of her career.
*Bryanna Fernstrom recorded 19 points, her ninth career game in double figures.
*Fernstrom finished with two blocks to move to 30 on the season, tying Monica Huelman (1996-97) for the third-most blocks by a Cyclone freshman.

Up Next
Iowa State's Big 12 road swing continues with a trip to Stillwater against Oklahoma State. The Cyclones and Cowgirls meet Saturday at 7 p.m.

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