AMES, Iowa – Iowa State defeated the Drake University women's basketball team, 75-67, Sunday, Nov. 20 evening at Hilton Coliseum.
Drake (1-2) was led in scoring by senor
Lizzy Wendell (Blue Springs, Mo.) with a game-high 20 points. Wendell added six rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block as she recorded her 50
th career 20-plus scoring performance.
Senior
Caitlin Ingle (Runnells, Iowa) finished with 16 points, six assists and three rebounds. Ingle surpassed the 1,000 career-point mark in the loss. She is the 29
th player in program history to reach the scoring milestone.
Sophomore
Sammie Bachrodt (Wichita, Kan.), a game after scoring a then career-high of 16 points at Creighton Thursday night, set her new mark with 17 points. Bachrodt added six rebounds, two assists and one steal. Fellow sophomore
Sara Rhine (Eldon, Mo.) just missed a double-double with nine points and a game-high 13 rebounds
Iowa State (3-0) had four players hit double figures led by Bridget Carleton with 19 points.
Drake had a five-point advantage at the start of the fourth quarter, but a turnover by Ingle led to a three-pointer by Carleton. The teams then traded points until the score was tied for the seventh and final time at 65-65 after Ingle made the second of two-straight layups with 2:26 to play in the game. However, Drake would score just two more points as Iowa State's Jada Buckley scored seven-consecutive points to help pull out the comeback win.
The Bulldogs limited the Cyclones to just 32.8 percent shooting. Iowa State went 21-of-28 at the free throw line as Drake was whistled for 24 fouls to just 10 for the Cyclones. ISU capitalized on 13 turnovers by Drake and scored 23 points off the Bulldogs' miscues.
Drake was plagued by tough shooting in the final quarter at 33.3 percent. The Bulldogs missed all seven three-pointers they took in the period and finished 7-of-32 behind the arc in the contest.
Following a three-game road trip to start this season, Drake will finally return to the Knapp Center on Nov. 27 when the Bulldogs welcome Wyoming. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
