Audi Crooks goes up for a lay-in during Iowa State’s 67-52 loss to No. 19 Baylor on Saturday in Waco. Photo Courtesy Iowa State Athletics Communications.
The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications.
WACO, Texas – Iowa State (19-10, 10-6 Big 12) lost 52-67 at No. 19 Baylor (24-5, 14-2 Big 12) Saturday afternoon.
Iowa State was held to 34 percent shooting and committed 21 turnovers leading to 26 Baylor points. Baylor had three in double figures led by Yaya Felder with 15.
Audi Crooks broke her own single-season field goal school record (258) with six field goals on the day to now hold 262. Crooks had her 61st game in a row with double-digit points totaling a team-leading 14.
Addy Brown led the game with 10 rebounds, also totaling eight points and seven assists.
How it Happened
Right out of the first media timeout, Iowa State tied up the game for the third time at 8-8 but the Bears followed with a 7-0 run. Kelsey Joens then stopped the run with a wide-open 3, making it 15-11 with 1:29 left in the first. That score would hold into the second.
Baylor held ISU scoreless for the first two minutes of the frame as the Bears extended a lead of eight. With the score at 21-12, ISU brought things back within four after an Alisa Williams and-1 but BU’s Felder responded with back-to-back 3s preventing the comeback to continue. At the half, Baylor led 33-23.
The home team kept its lead at 10 midway through the third with a score of 41-31. With four minutes on the clock, Baylor opened up its largest lead (46-31) on the Bears’ sixth 3-pointer. That advantage would grow to 19 heading into the final quarter.
Crooks continued adding to her single-season field goal record going 3-for-3 to start the fourth quarter as the scoreboard read 61-47, while Baylor would go on to win it by 15.
Up Next
Iowa State continues its road trip traveling to UCF for a Feb. 25 meeting at 6 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Notes
- Iowa State’s women’s basketball all-time record moves to 886-676 (.568) and 343-358 (.490) all-time in conference play.
- Head coach Bill Fennelly‘s Iowa State record moves to 630-323 (.662) and his career record moves to 796-376 (.680). He is 295-210 (.585) in conference games at ISU.
- Audi Crooks’ 14 points marked the 61st straight game of her career scoring in double figures.
- She has totaled 1,283 career points, the 21st all-time best total by an Iowa State women’s basketball player.
- Crooks has totaled 262 made field goals this season, besting her Iowa State single-season record of 258 makes a season ago.
- Addy Brown totaled her 150th assist of the season with her fifth assist of the day. Brown finished with a team-high seven dimes.
- Brown also scored her 850th career point with her third point of the day. Her career total sits at 855 points with 426 coming this season.
- Emily Ryan has played in 147 career games, the second-best all-time mark by a Cyclone behind Ashley Joens’ best 158 games.
- Arianna Jackson scored her 150th point of the season with her first made free throw of the day.
- Kelsey Joens made her 50th free throw of her career with her first make at the line.
