When Iowa State lost in Colorado just over a month ago, senior shooting guard Kelsey Bolte seemed to be the only Cyclone that made the trip. She had 25 of the team’s 60 points in a 66-60 overtime loss.

In the rematch of the two teams at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday, the Buffaloes (12-3, 3-9 in Big 12) got a taste of the full ISU arsenal. 

The Cyclones (18-8, 6-6) put together one of their most balanced scoring efforts of the season in the victory. Bolte lead the way with 17 points and seven rebounds, but had plenty of help, as she was one of four players to reach double figures.

“Players have been all over [Bolte],” said junior point guard Lauren Mansfield, who had 13 points and three assists. “Teams have been trying to deny her the ball so we all know we have to step up and I think we’re trying to achieve that.”

Jessica Schroll recorded her highest scoring output of the season with 11 points to go with her five rebounds. She was out with a concussion the last time these two teams met, so the the Cyclones were happy to get production out of her in this contest.

“She’s someone that’s strong, physical and can get the ball to the basket,” said coach Bill Fennelly. “Offensively, when she’s efficient, she’s hard to guard.”

Iowa State went 10-15 from the free throw line the last time these two teams met. This time, the Cyclones did a better job of getting to the free throw line, shooting 22-28 from the line.

It was also one one of the team’s best defensive performances of the season. After taking a 31-28 lead into halftime, Iowa State outscored Colorado 40-17 in the second half.

“At halftime, I think we were disappointed with some of the things we had done” Fennelly said. “In the second half, we decided to not go big and went to a more conventional line up; then we continued to do a good job of spacing the floor and not turning the ball over.”

The Cyclones did make adjustments in the turnover department. They had 14 turnovers in the loss in Boulder, Colo. and just six Saturday at Hilton.

Iowa State also did a better job of keeping the Buffaloes off the boards this time around. The team got out-rebounded 45-39 in the loss, but this time held Colorado to 32 rebounds. The Cyclones finished with 34.

“I think we did a really great job rebounding tonight,” Schroll said. “It wasn’t that big of a deficit, but I think we got some rebounds at really crucial times.”