Iowa State's women's basketball team snapped a historic 945-game NCAA record streak of making at least one 3-pointer in a game after failing to make a shot from beyond the arc against Texas Tech. Despite the streak ending, the Cyclones defeated Texas Tech 71-58.
Iowa State defeats Texas Tech 71-58, but the Cyclones go without having a 3-pointer for the first time in in 945 games. Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.'s women's basketball team did not make a shot from beyond the arc Tuesday.
To put the streak in a women's basketball historical perspective, the last time Iowa State didn't make a 3-pointer, the WNBA didn't exist , UConn had not won any of its 11 NCAA titles and Team USA's streak of eight consecutive Olympic gold medals had not started . "I get it's a big deal to some people, and it's a big deal to us. I'm proud the streak was there. But it's just like a kid getting a triple-double; I'm not leaving them in the game just to get stats. We ran two plays to get a 3, and both were in the first half."were a combined 19 of 31 from the field for 49 points to lead Iowa State. The Cyclones began the season ranked No. 8 but have fallen out of The Associated Press poll.
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