GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Iowa State 87, Cleveland State 54
By ANDREW LOGUE
Associated Press
AMES, Iowa - Ashley Joens had 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and the No. 8 Iowa State women opened the season with a 87-54 rout of Cleveland State.
Joens, a preseason All-American, nearly recorded a double-double in the first half with 24 points and nine boards. She has 50 career double-doubles.
The entire Cleveland State roster had a combined 20 points at halftime.
Stephanie Soares added 15 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks for the Cyclones (1-0). Denae Fritz contributed nine points and 10 rebounds.
Iowa State held the Vikings (0-1) to 26.2% shooting and forced 19 turnovers.
Gabriella Smith led Cleveland State with 16 points and Brittni Moore added nine.
The Cyclones jumped to a 21-6 lead with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first quarter and owned a 60-20 advantage early in the third.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa State may be even better than last season, when the Cyclones won a school-record 28 games and advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 2010. The 6-foot-6 Soares, a two-time NAIA Division I player of the year, is a key addition.
November 7, 2022
| Cleveland State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Ngwafang | F | 21 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| B. Moore | F | 20 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| D. Leo | G | 34 | 2-10 | 3-4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| G. Smith | G | 32 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| C. Villalobos | G | 14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| S. Guerreiro | 23 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| J. Reisma | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| A. Ly | 13 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| F. Burch | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| B. Zieniewska | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Thomas | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Williams | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 17-65 (.262) |
13-18 (.722) |
7-23 (.304) |
14-35 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 54 | |
| Iowa State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| S. Soares | F | 21 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 4-14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| D. Fritz | G | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| E. Ryan | G | 28 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| L. Donarski | G | 27 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| A. Joens | G | 25 | 10-20 | 6-6 | 2-7 | 5-11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| N. Diew | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| S. Dawkins | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| M. Kane | 12 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| M. Espenmiller-McGraw | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| I. Zingaro | 8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| M. King | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 32-73 (.438) |
15-18 (.833) |
8-28 (.286) |
20-57 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 87 | |
Officials: Kristen Bell, Chaney Muench, Bryan Enterline
Attendance: 9,556
