AMES, Iowa — Britiya Curtis and Jasmine Matthews scored in double figures again, but Iowa State pulled away for a 68-44 win over Nicholls on Thursday night at Hilton Coliseum.
Curtis played all 40 minutes and led the Colonels with 17 points and nine rebounds. Matthews added 10 points. As a team, Nicholls shot 25 percent from the field and 3 of 15 from 3-point range.
Nicholls (1-1) stayed close early, trailing 18-13 after the first quarter. Iowa State stretched the lead to 36-23 by halftime. Matthews and Curtis cut it to eight early in the third, but the Cyclones answered with a 9-0 run and controlled the rest of the game. Curtis scored the Colonels’ final seven points.
Tjaša Turnšek led all scorers with 18 points and 13 rebounds for Iowa State (2-0). Sienna Harvey added 15. The Cyclones shot 46.7 percent overall but only 5 of 20 from beyond the arc.
Nicholls plays Georgia on Sunday at noon CT, then hosts LSU-Alexandria in its Elementary Game on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m.
Photo: Nicholls Athletics
