AMES, Iowa | Princess Anderson scored 15 points off the bench, but Grambling State couldn't overcome a slow start in a 90-61 loss to Iowa State on Monday at Hilton Coliseum.
Anderson shot 4-of-16 from the field and made three of her nine 3-point attempts, all in the fourth quarter. Da'Naya Ross added 11 points, three assists and three steals for the Lady Tigers (0-1). Angel Wilkinson scored six points and had four steals, while Johlana Tatum had five steals. Mariam Alowonle blocked four shots.
Tjasa Turnsek led the Cyclones (1-0) with 19 points. Mya Babbitt added 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range, and Xiao Zhang and Gift Ezekiel each scored 13. Sienna Harvey had nine assists. A crowd of 8,802 attended.
Grambling State tied the game 4-4 on a Madison Holden fast-break jumper with 7:18 left in the first quarter. Iowa State then went on a 19-0 run, and the Lady Tigers went nearly five minutes without a field goal before Ross hit a 3-pointer with 2:34 left in the quarter. The Cyclones led 27-12 after one quarter and 53-23 at halftime.
Iowa State led by as many as 35 points. The Lady Tigers outscored the Cyclones 38-37 in the second half, winning the third quarter 20-19 and tying the fourth at 18. Anderson's 3-pointer with seven seconds left capped the scoring.
Grambling State forced 21 turnovers and finished with 17 steals, but shot 29.2% from the field (21-of-72) and 28.1% from 3-point range (9-of-32). The Lady Tigers also made 10 of 20 free throws. Iowa State outrebounded Grambling State 61-34, including 15-9 on the offensive glass, and outscored the Lady Tigers 46-20 in the paint and 14-4 on second-chance points. Grambling State had 13 fast-break points to the Cyclones' 12.
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Grambling State travels to Lake Charles, La. to take on McNeese State on Nov. 5. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. at Townesly Law Arena and will be streamed on ESPN+.
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