The U is decidedly not back, as Iowa State easily won the battle of tropical storms and defeated the #24 Miami Hurricanes 75-52 to win the Preseason WNIT Sunday at Hilton Coliseum. Seniors Bridget Carleton and Ines Nezerwa led the way scoring 15 points each. Carleton was named tournament MVP, after averaging 16.3 points in the 4 wins.
In a game of runs, Iowa State scored the last 12 points of the first quarter to take a 24-18 lead, and used a 7-0 run late in the 2nd quarter to take a 10 point lead at halftime. Miami never seriously threatened in the 2nd half, as a suffocating Cyclone defense held the Hurricanes to just 31 percent shooting for the game, and 10 percent from 3.