Audi Crooks set a program file with 43 factors in simply 20 minutes for No. 16 Iowa State in a 97-50 rout over Valparaiso on Wednesday within the first-ever assembly between the 2 applications.
The accomplishment got here regardless of Crooks battling a bug that had her throwing up earlier within the sport, in accordance with The Des Moines Register.
Crooks stored the ailment to herself.
“I’m not going to inform anyone that I’m not feeling good as a result of then they’re not going to play me,” Crooks mentioned.
Crooks set this system’s single-game file on a free throw with 8:42 remaining within the fourth quarter, passing Tonya Burns’ mark of 42 towards Nebraska on Jan. 18, 1984. Crooks scored the primary six factors of the fourth for a 73-42 lead earlier than being subbed out.
“They stood behind her and performed one-on-one,” Iowa State coach Invoice Fennelly mentioned, in accordance with the paper. “And there’s individuals who can try this to her. You’ll be able to most likely rely them on one hand. That’s a tough factor to do as a result of her positioning is sweet, her fingers are good and her toes are good.”
Crooks, who additionally added seven rebounds and a block, prolonged her streak of scoring in double figures to 71 straight video games on 18-of-23 taking pictures.
It’s the longest energetic streak in NCAA girls’s basketball and the longest in Cyclones historical past.
Crooks poured in 22 factors within the first half, main a 33-10 run and giving the Cyclones (3-0) a 43-22 lead on the break.
Addy Brown was the second-leading scorer for the Cyclones with 18 factors on 7-of-10 taking pictures, with seven rebounds and 4 assists. Brown additionally went over 1,000 profession factors. Jada Williams notched her first profession double-double with 11 factors and a career-high 10 assists, together with three steals.
Milana Nenadic was the lone double-digit scorer for the Beacons (0-3), tallying 20 factors on 8-of-19 taking pictures with six rebounds and a few steals.
The Cyclones offense was 53.4% from the sphere (39 for 73), whereas holding the Beacons to 29% (18 for 62).
It marks 4 consecutive video games with 85 factors or extra to start the season, and a median of 44.5 factors per sport allowed.
— With AP
