Sunday, Dec. 19 2:00pm ET
Iowa St 98, Northern Iowa 54
 
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AMES, Iowa (Ticker) -- No. 13 Iowa State ran away for a 98-54 victory over Northern Iowa as Angie Wells totaled 22 points and eight rebounds.

Iowa State (6-2) led just 46-34 at halftime but destroyed its in-state rival over the final 20 minutes and improved to 4-0 at home.

Megan Taylor scored 18 points, Desiree Francis 15 and Stacy Frese 14 for the Cyclones, who shot 59 percent (35-of-59) from the field and collected 25 assists.

Iowa State also outscored the Panthers 42-22 in the paint, 27-11 off turnovers and 23-8 off second chances, forcing 25 turnovers and holding a 41-27 rebounding advantage.

Kary Dawson scored 20 points and Barb Bennett added 16 but both committed seven turnovers for Northern Iowa (4-4), which shot just 26 percent (7-of-27) in the second half and 40 percent (22-of-55) overall.

 


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 Angie Welle rumbles in a layup for the score.
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 Megan Taylor drives hard in the paint against Northen Iowa.
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