The Iowa State women will play fifth ranked Texas in tonight’s Big-12 Championship in Kansas City. The Cyclones shot a blistering 58 percent, including 12 of 23 from three point range, to beat 17th ranked and regular season champion Oklahoma 85-68 in Monday’s semifinal round.
That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. The Cyclones avenged a 14 point loss to the Sooners in Ames a month ago.
Tonight’s game against Texas will be a rematch of last year’s title game won by the Cyclones 61-51.
Freshman center Audi Crooks led the Cyclones with 25 points and added nine rebounds.
Point guard Emily Ryan had 12 points and 10 assists and talks about playing in the title game for the second straight year.
The Longhorns advanced to the title game with a 71-64 win over Kansas State.
