Women's basketball takeaways: 12/10 edition

It was a fun day of women’s hoops. Here are my takeaways and top performers.

1. Iowa State comes out on top vs. Iowa

We were treated to one of the best rivalries in the sport last night – and it delivered. The CyHawk game looked like it may be a blowout in the third quarter, when Iowa State led by 17 points. 

But the Hawkeyes fought their way back into the game until the very end. The result, though, was as expected. The Cyclones earned their first ranked win of the year, 74-69, behind the star-studded duo of Audi Crooks and Addy Brown. 

2. Kansas State drops a home game to San Diego State

I can’t form a true opinion on Kansas State yet, which is wild more than a month into the season with some notable games behind them. 

The Wildcats, coming off a ranked neutral-court win over Ole Miss, then dropped a home game to San Diego State yesterday. The Aztecs won by double-digits. 

In yesterday’s game, Kansas State shot 33% from the field, 33% from deep and just 58% from the free throw line. Taryn Sides has continued to impress me, but the newcomers haven’t quite come together yet. 

3. Notable results

Iowa State 74, Iowa 69

Bradley 65, South Dakota 62

San Diego State 64, Kansas State 53

Arizona 87, Eastern Kentucky 83

South Dakota State 59, Northern Iowa 57

Illinois 70, Missouri 62

Princeton 81, Rutgers 63

Cal 68, Idaho 61

4. Key statlines

Texas’ Madison Booker: 28 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists

Virginia Tech’s Leila Wells: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals

San Diego State’s Nat Martinez: 22 points, 6/9 from deep, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

Eastern Kentucky’s Joseana Vaz: 24 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

Arizona’s Mickayla Perdue: 27 points, 5/9 from deep, 2 rebounds

Arizona’s Noelani Cornfield: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists

Purdue FW’s Alana Nelson: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block

Maryland’s Yarden Garzon: 18 points, 4/9 from deep, 2 rebounds

Iowa’s Chit-Chat Wright: 21 points, 4/9 from deep, 3 assists, 2 steals

Iowa State’s Audi Crooks: 30 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block

George Washington’s Sara Lewis: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals

Illinois’ Gretchen Dolan: 21 points, 3/6 from deep, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block

Louisville’s Skylar Jones: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 3/6 from deep

Princeton’s Fadima Tall: 28 points, 4/9 from deep, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals

Eastern Washington’s Elyn Bowers: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals

Washington State’s Charlotte Abraham: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

Utah’s Lani White: 23 points, 5/5 from deep, 9 rebounds, 6 assists

Fresno State’s Emilia Long: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 steals