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Audi Crooks’ Scoring Surge Puts Her No. 1 in Division I for Unbeaten Iowa State

A more-than-a-point-per-minute start underscores rare efficiency, prompting questions about how her interior game will translate to the pros.

Overview

  • Crooks has 276 points in 245 minutes through 10 games, putting her on pace to be the first Division I women’s player this century to average at least one point per minute, a feat matched this century only by Joel Embiid across DI, NBA or WNBA.
  • Her career-high 47 points in a 106–95 win over previously unbeaten Indiana set the single-game scoring record for Iowa State across both the women’s and men’s programs.
  • She leads Division I at 27.6 points per game and ranks second nationally in field-goal percentage at about 73%, with two 40-point outings and eight 20-plus-point games this season.
  • Iowa State is 10–0 and ranked No. 10, with a rivalry test against No. 12 Iowa on Wednesday night as the Cyclones seek their first win in the series since December 2021.
  • Crooks has scored in double figures in 77 straight games, the longest active Division I streak, even as analysts raise concerns about her WNBA projection regarding switchability, perimeter defense and rebounding.