Iowa State Cyclones’ center Audi Crooks (55) and guard Emily Ryan (11) during the fourth quarter in the Big-12 women’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Iowa State women’s basketball is headed to the First Four. The Cyclones will take on No. 11 Princeton in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday in South Bend, Indiana.
The winner of the game will advance to face No. 6 Michigan in the Round of 64 on Friday.
Princeton finished the season 21-7 (12-2) in the Ivy League and got into the tournament as an at-large bid after being downed by Harvard in the Ivy League Tournament.
Iowa State and Princeton will tip off at 5 p.m. on ESPNU on Wednesday, March 19.