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No. 13 Iowa State tops UMass to win Gulf Coast Showcase Championship

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November 29th, 2021 by admin

ESTERO, Florida – No. 13 Iowa State (7-0) closed out the Gulf Coast Showcase with a tough 76-71 win over UMass (7-1) to grab the Gulf Coast Showcase Championship. The win gives the 13th-ranked Cyclones an unblemished 7-0 record to start the season.

Against the Minutewomen, Iowa State was led by Ashley Joens and Lexi Donarski, who  both finished with 23 points in the championship game, en route to being named to the All-Tournament team, with Joens being honored as the Tournament MVP.

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Iowa State will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to take on LSU on Thursday, Dec. 2 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The game will air on ESPN2 at 8 p.m.