CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – No. 7 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) survived a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback to continue its undefeated start to the season with an 88-85 win over UNI (2-1, 0-0 MVC) Wednesday night at the McLeod Center.

The Cyclones had a lead of as many as 14 points in the second half, but saw that lead erased in the fourth quarter. However, Emily Ryan stepped up with a step back 3-pointer with 2:03 to play to put ISU ahead, as the Cyclone defense stepped up to hold the Panthers scoreless over the last 2:17 of the contest.

Iowa State was led by 26 points and nine rebounds from Ashley Joens, who set a new career field goals record, now sitting at 795 buckets in her career. She was joined in double figures by the rest of the starting lineup, with Stephanie Soares getting 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, 14 from Ryan, 12 from Denae Fritz and 10 by Lexi Donarski.

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