GAMER: ISU women’s basketball defeats Wyoming, 84-63
Senior guard Nikki Moody dribbles down the center of the court. Iowa State won the game against USC Upstate 98-76 and managed to stay up by more than 20 points for nearly the entire game which took place Nov. 16.
November 28, 2014
The Lowdown
In its first game of the 2014-15 season outside of Hilton Coliseum, the ISU women’s basketball team defeated Wyoming 84-63 to open the 2014 St. Mary’s Thanksgiving Tournament in Moraga, Calif.
Iowa State (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) jumped ahead early, opening the game with a 14-0 run and not allowing Wyoming (2-2, 0-0 MWC) to score its first point for over four and a half minutes.
The Cyclones had standout performances across the board, but point guard Nikki Moody stole the show. The senior put up her first career triple-double, netting 14 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing 11 assists. It was the first triple-double by an ISU player since Alison Lacey’s against Iowa on Dec. 10, 2009.
X-Factor
Nikki Moody – The senior turned in an all-around performance, tallying the first triple-double for the ISU women’s basketball team in nearly five years. To go with her 14 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Moody also added a block and a steal while committing just one turnover in 35 minutes of play.
By the Numbers
1,814 – Days since the last triple-double by an ISU women’s basketball player.
+14 – Iowa State won the battle of the glass, out-rebounding Wyoming by a total of 49-35.
33.9 – Shooting percentage for the Cowgirls, who made just 21-of-62 shots they took.
24 – Assists for the Cyclones. With 32 made shots in the game, Iowa State assisted on 75 percent of its makes.
Up Next
The ISU women’s basketball team will face its first true road test of the year when it faces off against host-school St. Mary’s College. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 at McKeon Pavilion.
