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Women's Basketball falls to Iowa State, 69-51
02.12.2020 | Women's Basketball
Charli Collier earns her 12th double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
AUSTIN, Texas – Charli Collier scored 17 points but Texas shot only 27 percent from the floor, as the Longhorns dropped a 69-51 Big 12 Conference game to Iowa State on Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center.
Collier also hauled down 11 rebounds to achieve her 12th double-double of the season for the Longhorns (15-9, 7-4). Iowa State (15-8, 7-5) was led by Ashley Joens and Kristin Scott, who scored 23 and 20, respectively.
Iowa State shot 46 percent from the floor to take a 15-12 lead by the end of the first quarter. Collier lead all first-period scorers with six points.
Texas endured a six-minute field goal drought in the second quarter, allowing the Cyclones to build a 12-point lead prior to Collier's three pointer at the buzzer -- which closed the ISU halftime lead to 30-21. The Horns shot 25 percent in the first half.
Texas did not score again until the 4:05 mark of the third quarter, as Iowa State scored the first eight points of the penultimate period. The Longhorns outscored the Cyclones, 13-12, during the last four minutes, but ISU took a 50-34 lead into the fourth quarter.
Iowa State outscored Texas, 19-17, in the fourth quarter.
KEY STATISTICS
- The Longhorns started Collier, Celeste Taylor, Sug Sutton, Jada Underwood and Joyner Holmes.
- In the 40th meeting between the two teams, Iowa State now has a 21-19 lead.
- Iowa State outshot Texas in field goal percentage, 42-27.
- The Horns won the turnover battle, forcing Iowa State to lose the ball 26 times, compared to Texas' 19.
- Texas scored 22 points in the paint. Iowa State scored 30.
- Texas led in rebounds, 43-42.
- The Longhorns had 15 steals and scored 26 points off of Cyclone turnovers.
- UT led in second-chance points, 11-4.
TEXAS HEAD COACH KAREN ASTON
"Just a really, really disappointing performance. As I said on the radio, I think the big struggle tonight was that we couldn't control anything on the defensive end which typically we are able to sustain - defensive effort - even when things are not going great on the offensive end. I mean, that's an obvious statement that our offense was a struggle tonight. It was a struggle to shoot the basketball. We turned the ball over too much early in the game, but as we went along I think we made better decisions but it didn't go in. We just couldn't control our effort and attention to detail on the defensive end. it snowballed on us pretty quickly. Iowa State did exactly what we thought they would do. They didn't do anything different. It was just a really disappointing performance."
IOWA STATE HEAD COACH BILL FENNELLY
"Our team has figured out that the only way for us to be successful is to compete at a level that gives us a chance. The aesthetics of the game weren't the best but the game plan for us was to try and pack it in and get as many bodies as possible. Fortunately for us, they missed some shots and we withstood the big run by them when they started pressing. Our kids are tough minded. Big, big win for us. Any time you beat a team the caliber of Texas and a Karen Aston-coached team, it's something to be proud of. We made sure that we didn't get swept so I'm pretty pleased with our effort."
UP NEXT
Texas returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Lawrence, Kan., to take on Kansas. Tip-off at Allen Fieldhouse is slated for 6 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast by Big 12 Now on ESPN+. The game will be available on radio at 105.3 FM in Austin and online at TexasSports.com/audio.
