DALLAS — Chelsea Poppens had 24 points and 14 rebounds and Hallie Christofferson added 23 points as Iowa State defeated Kansas 77-62 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament on Saturday night.
Anna Prins scored 14 points for the second-seeded Cyclones (22-7), who play No. 3 Oklahoma in Sunday’s semifinals. The Sooners defeated No. 6 West Virginia 65-64 on Saturday.
Carolyn Davis had 17 points and Angel Goodrich 15 for the No. 7-seeded Jayhawks (18-13).
AMES, Iowa — Kansas couldn’t answer Iowa State’s balanced scoring and lost to the Cyclones 83-68 on Wednesday night.
Chelsea Poppens led four Cyclones in double figures with 22 points and Hallie Christofferson added 20.
KU (16-11, 7-9) did battle back from a 12-point deficit at the 15-minute mark. The Jayhawks went on a 13-4 tear to trail by just 60-57. Iowa State put together a 13-0 run to put the game away.
AMES, Iowa — Kansas’ women played without their leading scorer on Wednesday and it showed in a 66-47 loss to Iowa State.
The Cyclones took advantage of the Jayhawks’ missing cog, Carolyn Davis, and zoomed away from a 23-21 halftime de… Continue reading