AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball’s big week on the court led to a collection of accolades off the court, as Ashley Joens earned her third Big 12 Player of the Week of the season, while Denae Fritz became a two-time winner of the Big 12 Freshman of the Week Award, the conference announced on Monday.

Joens now sits alone in Big 12 history for career Big 12 Player of the Week awards, now boasting 13 for her career. Iowa State’s star guard/forward was the Cyclones’ leader in both contests. Against then-No. 17 Texas last Monday, she notched a game-high 24 points, while also grabbing eight rebounds and a pair of steals in the Cyclones’ 66-61 win over the Longhorns. In Saturday’s double overtime win at Baylor, Joens rose to the occasion in the bonus periods, scoring 13 of her 27 points in the extra 10 minutes. She also got her 10th double-double of the season with 11 rebounds and dished out four assists in the 81-77 victory.

Fritz was in double figures in both games this past week. In her 10-point outing against Texas, Fritz stepped up with many big shots, but none bigger than her game-icing 3-pointer with 37 seconds left to preserve the win. She also had seven rebounds and three blocks. At Baylor, she played a career-high 45 minutes in the double-OT contest and finished with 12 points (including three 3-pointers) and grabbing seven rebounds.

Fritz, Joens and the No. 20 Cyclones will be back in action on Wednesday at Oklahoma State. Tip from Stillwater will be at 6:30 p.m. on Big 12 Now.

All games start at 7:00 p.m.

Class 3A Substate Quarterfinals

Substate 8

Carlisle @ Bondurant-Farrar
Creston @ Clarke
Atlantic @ Glenwood- ON KJAN
Lewis Central @ Harlan

Substate 1

Gilbert @ Webster City
Denison-Schleswig @ ADM
LeMars @ Bishop Heelan
Carroll @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Class 4A Substate Quarterfinals

Substate 1

Norwalk- BYE
Sioux City North @ Sioux City West
Sioux City East- BYE
CB Thomas Jefferson @ Johnston

Substate 8

Waukee- BYE
Des Moines East @ Urbandale
CB Abraham Lincoln- BYE
Des Moines North @ Dallas Center-Grimes

It was no contest in Evanston. A dreadful first half was too much for Iowa to overcome. The Hawkeyes finished two of 17 from three point range and committed eight turnovers in the opening half and were clobbered at Northwestern 80-60. The Wildcats hang on to sole possession second in the Big Ten and win their 11th conference game in a season for the first time since 1931.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who was ejected with seven and-a-half minutes remaining. The Hawkeyes finished three of 24 from behind the arc and fall to 9-7 in the Big Ten.

Tony Perkins scored all 11 of his points in the second half and the closest Iowa got was seven points.

Drake used a 19-6 first half run to take control and cruised to a 70-56 win over Belmont in Des Moines. It was the Bulldog’s ninth straight victory as they enter the final week of the regular season tied with Bradley for the Missouri Valley lead.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. Belmont was just one of 16 from behind the arc.

Drake is 14-4 in the Valley and 23-6 overall.

The UNI men’s basketball team rallied in the second half and squeaked out a 69-66 win over Missouri State on Saturday.

Bowen Born dropped in 21 points and Michael Duax finished with 17 points. Tytan Anderson added a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds.

The Panthers improved to 13-15 on the season with the win. Next up for the Panthers is a trip to Carbondale, Ill to face Southern Illinois on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

The UNI women’s basketball team breezed past Bradley 76-50 on Saturday at the McLeod Center. The Panthers had a six point lead at the half and then outscored the Braves 24-11 in the third quarter to take command.

Grace Boffeli had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists to lead the Panthers. Maya McDermott had 16 points and Kayba Laube added 10. The Panthers improved to 18-7 overall and 13-3 in the Valley.

Next up for UNI is a trip to Nashville to face Belmont on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Anna Miller responded to her first start of the season by scoring 18 points, one short of her career high, and Drake dominated the final three quarters in beating Missouri Valley Conference leader Illinois State 83-67 at the Knapp Center on Saturday afternoon.

Three other Drake players scored in double figures in the annual Pink Game as the Bulldogs (16-8, 11-5 MVC) won their ninth straight at home against the Redbirds (19-7, 13-3) and avenged an 87-76 loss at Illinois State in the league opener on Dec. 30.

Grace Berg added 17 points for the Bulldogs and moved up one spot to 30^th on the school’s career scoring list, running her total 1,132. Maggie Bair had 14 points and 14 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season and 17^th of her career, while Katie Dinnebier contributed 13 points, six assists and two steals without a turnover.

Drake will be back on the floor next week when they visit Murray State on Feb. 23 and Belmont on Feb. 25 for their final road trip of the 2022-23 regular season.

WACO, Texas – No. 22 Iowa State (17-7, 9-5 Big 12) ended victorious in the 81-77 double-overtime thriller over Baylor (16-10, 7-7 Big 12) Saturday night. The Cyclones solidified the third win at the Ferrell Center in the all-time series with the win.

ISU hit seven 3-pointers in the second half to aid in pushing the game to overtime. With the mark, Iowa State passed 200 3-pointers on the season with 11 in the contest, a milestone the Cyclones have hit for 21 consecutive seasons.

Ashley Joens now holds the second-most career points in Big 12 history as the senior passed Oklahoma State’s Andrea Riley’s mark of 2,835 set from 2007-10. Joens led the game with a commanding 27 points to now hold 2,860. All ISU’s starters ended in double figures: Lexi Donarski (16), Denae Fritz (12), Emily Ryan (10) and Nyamer Diew (10).

No. 22 Iowa State continues its road stint taking on Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Wednesday. Tip is slated for 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

The 7th ranked Iowa Hawkeye women’s basketball team picked up an 80-60 road win over Nebraska on Saturday. Caitlin Clark led the way with 30 points, 8 assists, and 5 rebounds. The Hawkeyes improved to 22-5 overall and 14-2 in the Big Ten.

Monika Czinano added 20 points and five rebounds. The Hawkeyes outscored the Huskers by 13 in the second half to win their 17th game in their last 19 contests.

The Hawkeyes are set to travel to No. 8 Maryland on Feb. 21. Tip-off in College Park is set for 7 p.m. (CT) inside the Xfinity Center. The game will broadcast on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

Despite a combined 35 points from Aljaž Kunc (15), Gabe Kalscheur (11) and Tamin Lipsey (9), No. 19 Iowa State ( 17-9, 8-6) fell to No. 12 Kansas State 61-55 on Saturday.

Without their 3-point leader Caleb Grill in the lineup, the Cyclones worked inside the paint. They had 24 points inside and relied on a balanced scoring line led by Kunc.

Iowa State entered the contest leading the Big 12 in steals and boasting the league’s best turnover margin. The Wildcats entered with 84 turnovers in the last five games. Yet, Kansas State kept the turnover rate under control with only 11 on the day and even generated more points off turnovers with 19.

UP NEXT

Visits No. 6 Texas on Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. on the Longhorn Network.