Special day leads to easy win for the Iowa State women

Program honors past Big 12 title teams by posting 86-56 win over Colorado

Iowa State Cyclones' guard Arianna Jackson (2) celebrates with Iowa State Cyclones' guard Emily Ryan (11) after making a three-point shot during the third quarter in the Big-12 women’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, in Ames, Iowa. | Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Iowa State women held Colorado scoreless for the final five-plus minutes of the first quarter, using that run to claim an easy 86-56 victory in Ames on Saturday.

During the contest, the program honors the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 teams, both of which won Big 12 Championships.

Who We Play For ❤️

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Audi Crooks became the program’s career sophomore scoring leader with a 33-point effort. Crooks was 15 of 20 from the field, adding a team-high 12 rebounds. Addy Brown, Arianna Jackson and Emily Ryan all had 12 points.

Record Shattered 💥

With her 31st point of the night, @AudiCrooks claimed the Iowa State all-time sophomore scoring record! Audi has scored 597 points through 26 games this season.

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Ryan also made individual history, climbing into the Top 10 on the NCAA career list for assists. Ryan now has 942 after dishing out five. 

For Colorado, Nyamer Diew had 15 points off the bench. 

This was the first meeting between Iowa State and Colorado since 2011, as the Buffaloes returned to the Big 12 this year following an extended run in the league prior to joining the Pac-12.

The Cyclones are now off until next Saturday when they travel to Kansas looking for a third consecutive win.