AMES, Iowa - Britiya Curtis and
Jasmine Matthews scored in double figures for the second time in as many games but it was not near enough against Iowa State as the Colonels fell 68-44 on Thursday night inside Hilton Coliseum.
Curtis went the distance, playing all 40 minutes for a team-high 17 points and was a rebound shy of a double-double with nine. Matthews finished with 10 points but like Curtis, both were held to less than 50 percent shooting. As a team, Nicholls (1-1) finished at 25 percent and 3 of 15 from 3-point range.
The Colonels had their best shooting quarter to start the game, trailing 18-13 after 10 minutes of play. But the deficit grew to as much as 14 in the second before Iowa State took a 36-23 advantage into the locker room.
Matthews and Curtis both scored early in the third to trim the lead down to eight, however, the Cyclones answered with a 9-0 run and controlled the rest of the game. Although Nicholls trailed by 20 or more points for most of the final stanza, Curtis closed out her night by scoring the Colonels' final seven points.Â
Tjasa Turnsek led all scorers with 18 points and Sienna Harvey added 15 for Iowa State. The Nicholls defense did a good job at limiting the Cyclones from behind the arc as they made just 5 of 20, but shot 46.7 percent from the field overall.Â
Up Next
Nicholls will take on Georgia on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. central before hosting its Elementary Game on Tuesday, Nov. 10, against LSU-Alexandria. Tipoff is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
