Courtesy: Athletics Communications –
AMES – The No. 11 Iowa State women’s basketball team (14-1, 3-1 Big 12) dropped its second game of the season to West Virginia (14-2, 3-2 Big 12) 73-59 in Hilton Coliseum Wednesday night. Senior Hallie Christofferson led Iowa State with 21 points and five rebounds.
Jadda Buckley scored 15 points with 6 reb0unds.
Iowa State was able to reduce the WVU lead to six points multiple times in the second half, but timely 3-pointers by the Mountaineers shot down the Cyclones’ momentum.
The Cyclones came out to a slow start, with West Virginia knocking down seven three-pointers in the first half, and the Cyclones going 0-for-12 from long range. WVU would grab as much as a 15-point lead over Iowa State, marking ISU’s largest deficit of the season. The Cyclones would enter the locker room trailing 23-36.
Iowa State would continue to struggle in the second half, with West Virginia extending its lead to as much as 16. Iowa State would begin to mount a fierce second-half comeback to pull within six on multiple occasions. The comeback just wouldn’t be enough as the Cyclones ultimately fell to the Mountaineers, 73-59.
Hallie Christofferson was the Cyclones only source of offense throughout much of the game, with another 20-point performance. This was the 25th 20-point game of her career. The senior finished the 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting and five rebounds.
