The ISU women’s basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to earn its second Big 12 Conference road win at Colorado Saturday night. The Cyclones, now 12-4 overall and 3-2 in the league, had six players score in double figures in the 86-71 win.

“Offensively, we were as good as we could possibly be,” ISU coach Bill Fennelly said. “The only thing I was disappointed in was that we missed a lot of layups.”

Iowa State shot a sizzling 56.7 percent in the first half to take a 44-34 lead into the locker room at the break. Freshman forward Nicky Wieben came off the bench to score 14 first-half points for the Cyclones on 5-of-5 shooting. After trading baskets, Iowa State built up a six-point lead, but Colorado battled back to take a 12-11 lead with 12:32 left on a Caley Dow layup.ÿThe Cyclones got back-to-back 3-pointers from freshman Heather Ezell and junior Megan Ronhovde to regain the lead, and never looked back.

The second half wasn’t as offensively efficient for Iowa State, but the Cyclones had just two turnovers and outrebounded their first league opponent (42-35) to hold off any Colorado comeback.

“I don’t think that there is any question that balanced scoring and taking care of the basketball on the road gives you a chance to win,” Fennelly said.

Senior forward Brittany Wilkins led Iowa State with 21 points, hitting 9-of-11 shots and all three 3-point attempts, and added nine rebounds. Wieben had 17 points from the bench, while junior Lyndsey Medders had 15 points and 14 assists. It was the sixth game in which Medders has recorded double-digit assists this season and the seventh double-double of her career.

Ronhovde notched her fourth double-double of the season and the seventh of her career with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Ezell had 11 points, while sophomore forward Lisa Bildeaux rounded out Iowa State’s double-digit scoring with 10 points and eight rebounds.

-ÿISU Media Relations