(PHOTO): Iowa State junior guard Arianna Jackson (2)

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Audi Crooks had 27 points, four teammates reached double figures in scoring, and No. 12 Iowa State routed Mercyhurst 112-62 on Sunday.

Crooks, who is averaging 25.7 points per game, hit on 8 of 9 shots and made 11 of 14 free throws. Arianna Jackson scored 12 points and Reese Beaty, Addy Brown and Sydney Harris scored 11 each for the Cyclones (7-0).

Iowa State led just 26-24 entering the second quarter, but outscored the Lakers 63-19 in the middle quarters. It was 89-43 entering the fourth.

Iowa State shot 54% and Mercyhurst hit for 40%. Both teams made 12 3-pointers.

Jenna Van Schaik scored 17 points, Sofia Wilson 13 and Lena Walz 10 for the Lakers (0-5).

The Cyclones are off to their best start to a season since 2021-22 when that team also opened 7-0.

Notes

• Iowa State women’s basketball’s all-time record moves to 877-678 (.564) and 640-325 (.663) in the Bill Fennelly era.
• Fennelly’s career record moves to 806-378 (.681) in his 38-year career.
• Iowa State scored 112 points today, tied for the third-most in a single game in program history. It is tied for the second-most points scored by a Cyclone team in regulation.
• ISU’s 51 bench points marks the highest by the squad this season.
• Scoring a game-high 27 points, Audi Crooks extended her double-figure scoring streak to 74 games. She has scored in double digits in every collegiate game except for her Cyclone debut in 2023.
• Crooks has scored 1,637 points in her career, the 11^th most by a Cyclone. With 27 points, she passed Alison Lacey’s 1,620 points (2007-10) and Emily Ryan‘s 1,632 points (2021-25).
• With her third rebound of the day, Addy Brown pulled down her 600^th career board. She has recorded 306 rebounds in her career.
• Arianna Jackson finished 4-of-6 from beyond the arc today, the second straight game she has hit four triples.
• With her first steal of the day, Evangelia Paulk swiped her 150^th career steal. She has totaled 151 career steals.
• Lilly Taulelei recorded her 50^th point at Iowa State with her first points of the day. Taulelei has tallied 53 points as a Cyclone.

Up next

Iowa State: Friday vs. Marquette at Coconut Hoops in Fort Myers, Fla.

Mercyhurst: at Canisius on Sunday