GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Iowa State 81, Texas Tech 58
Associated Press
LUBBOCK, Texas - Ashley Joens and Lexi Donarski scored 22 and 21 points, respectively, and No. 15 Iowa State used a strong finish to beat Texas Tech 81-58 in a Big 12 Conference opener.
The Cyclones came into the game following a 13-day layoff after beating No. 25 Villanova, 74-62. Their Dec. 22 game with Drake was cancelled because of an Iowa blizzard.
Bryn Gerlich hit a jumper to pull the Raiders within seven, 61-54, but Ashley Joens converted a five-point play for the Cyclones with 5:55 left, scoring at the basket and drawing a common foul and technical foul from Bre'Amber Scott. She knocked down all three free throws to give Iowa State a 66-54 lead and sparking an 18-4 finish to close out the game.
Emily Ryan was 6-for-6 from the line and finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Stephanie Soares, a 6-foot-6 senior transfer from NAIA member The Master's University, blocked four shots and finished with 14 points and a Division I-career-high 16 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season.
The Cyclones shot 26 of 58 from the field (44.8%), but struggled from beyond the 3-point arc, hitting just 4 of 26 (15.4%). Iowa State entered the game shooting 33.4% from distance.
Scott led Texas Tech (12-2, 0-1) with 18 points and grabbed five rebounds. Jazmaine Lewis came off the bench to add 13 points and grab six rebounds.
Iowa State's fifth-year senior post Beatriz Jordao announced that she is medically retiring from basketball after dealing with a chronic leg injury.
December 31, 2022
| Iowa State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| S. Soares | F | 30 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 0-2 | 7-16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| E. Ryan | G | 40 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 1-3 | 1-10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| L. Donarski | G | 35 | 7-18 | 6-6 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| A. Joens | G | 29 | 8-12 | 5-6 | 1-4 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| D. Fritz | G | 26 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N. Diew | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| M. Espenmiller-McGraw | 13 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| M. Kane | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 26-58 (.448) |
25-27 (.926) |
4-26 (.154) |
15-50 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 81 | |
| Texas Tech | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| K. Ferrell | F | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| B. Gerlich | F | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| E. Tofaeono | C | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| B. Scott | G | 33 | 7-20 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| R. McKinney | G | 31 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Lewis | 23 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| J. Shavers | 22 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| B. Maupin | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| A. Chevalier | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Veitenheimer | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 25-67 (.373) |
4-8 (.500) |
4-21 (.190) |
10-27 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 58 | |
Officials: Maj Forsberg, Bryan Enterline, Angelica Suffren
Attendance: 5,868
