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ISU Women top UMKC 61-45

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November 21st, 2017 by admin

The Iowa State women’s basketball team (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) took care of UMKC (0-4, 0-0 WAC) on Monday night as the Cyclones defeated the Kangaroos 61-45.

The Cyclones had four players in double-digits. Freshman Madison Wise led all scorers in the contest with 15 points and also hauled in a game high 15 boards.

The Cyclones opened separated themselves from UMKC in the second quarter with a 13-1 run to lead 39-15 at the break. ISU held the Kangaroos to just 5-39 (13%) from the field in the first stanza.

ISU out rebounded UMKC by a margin of 61-38 and the defense held UMKC to 16-75 shooting, which included 7-32 from behind the arc.

Next up for Iowa State they will travel to the Bahamas for the Junkanoo Jam. The Cyclones will open the tournament on Friday afternoon with a matchup with Tulane at 2:45 CT.