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Iowa State drops first game of the year to Baylor
The Iowa State Cyclones couldn’t overcome a poor third quarter and fell to the Baylor Bears 31-24 on Saturday in Ames. Baylor led 17-14 at halftime after Hunter Dekkers hit Dimitri Stanley for a 24 yard score with :46 left in the half. The Cyclones didn’t carry that momentum over though and failed to score in the third.
Baylor would get the first two scores of the second half to lead 31-14. Iowa State rallied with ten points in the fourth quarter but an onside kick attempt with :55 seconds left was recovered by Baylor to secure the win for the Bears.
Hunter Dekkers went 23-36 passing for 284 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jaylin Noel had 7 catches for 120 yards and Jirehl Brock ran for 77 yards and a score. The Cyclones fall to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big 12.
Baylor was led by 19-26 passing for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns from quarterback Blake Shapen. Richard Reese had 83 yards and 1 score on the ground. The Bears improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Big 12 play.
Next up for Iowa State is a trip to Lawrence, Kansas to face the Jayhawks for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff next Saturday.
