Elite Eight Clash: Cyclones' Wonders Dominate Syracuse 78-60 With Explosive Rebounding and Dunks!
Iowa State Cyclone Audi Crooks (55) scored her 1,500th point (in 70 games) in the win against Southern. She tallied 29 of the Cyclones’ 85 points. | Jared Larson The Cyclones (22-9, 10-8 Big 12) will bring their all-time March Madness record of 23-23 to Storrs, Conn.
, where they will meet the No. 9 seeded Syracuse Orange (23-8, 12-6 ACC) on Saturday. It’s the 24th tourney appearance in program history.
No. 7 seeded Iowa State fell 77-68 to No. 10 seeded Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 conference tournament.
As for Syracuse, the No. 7 seed in the Ally ACC conference tournament, they opened with a 75-52 win over No. 10 seeded California in the second round.
The Orange fell to eventual runner up No. 2 seeded Louisville 87-61 in the quarterfinals. Syracuse leads the all-time series against the Cyclones 2-0.