University of Missouri
Iowa State
Mizzou Fall at No. 22 Iowa State
1/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 21, 2009
AMES, Iowa -The University of Missouri women's basketball team suffered a 65-42 defeat at the hands of No. 22 Iowa State on Wednesday night in Ames, Iowa. The Tigers dropped to 10-7 overall and 1-3 in Big 12 play while the Cyclones improved to 14-4 and 2-2.
Redshirt freshman Bekah Mills paced Mizzou with nine points and three steals.
Both offenses started slow to open the contest. After a layup from Mills got the Tigers within four, 13-9, with 7:38 remaining, the Cyclones turned up their game and went on a 19-5 run for the rest of the first half. A driving layup from Alison Lacey with 1.4 seconds on the clock gave the home team a 32-14 halftime advantage.
Iowa State remained hot in the second half and opened up a 46-18 advantage when Denae Stuckey hit a layup with 13:08 on the clock. The Cyclones upped their lead to 60-29 after a layup from Ashley Arlen at the 5:26 mark.
The Tigers outscored Iowa State 13-5 to close out the contest, including seven points from sophomore RaeShara Brown.
Missouri will play host to the Colorado Buffaloes (8-7, 0-3) on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. and to the No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowgirls (12-4, 1-2) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
