Jadda Buckley looked up at the scoreboard with less than four minutes left in the third quarter. The Cyclones were losing by four. Her eyes widened. It was time to get serious.
So Buckley made a layup. Three possessions later, Nicole ‘Kidd’ Blaskowsky nailed a three, on which Buckley assisted. Two minutes later, Buckley nailed two shots from the charity stripe to complete a 7-0 run, and a four-point deficit turned into a three-point lead.
“It was about us just giving our full effort,” Buckley said. “I think we were just kind of sluggish. We didn’t come out the Iowa State way — you know, pounding it inside and getting our shots up.