CEDAR FALLS -- Here's all you need to know about the Northern Iowa women's basketball squad's encounter with Iowa State Thursday: Cyclone sharpshooter Kelsey Bolte poured in 14 points before the second TV timeout.

This intrastate showdown was a rerun of last year's, as Iowa State drew critical acclaim in a 79-54 rout.

"When you make a mistake, they make you pay," UNI second-year head coach Tanya Warren said of the Cyclones.

Said Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly: "When you're on the road, it's nice to get off to a nice start. And Kelsey Bolte was unbelievably on fire."

Northern Iowa (1-1) missed 15 of its first 17 field-goal attempts and Iowa State's Bolte buried her first four 3-point attempts en route to a game-high 17 points.

These two teams were ships passing in the night from that point forward.

"I was just spotting up and shooting it," said Bolte, a 6-foot-1 guard from Ida Grove. "It just built our confidence."

Iowa State (2-0), which returned 100 percent of its scoring from last year's NCAA Tournament team, opened the game on a 16-1 run, then surged out of the second-half gates with a 20-4 offensive outburst.

"They came out and did everything they were trying to do. We didn't," said UNI swing player Nicole Clausen, summing up the night.

The hosts' only bright spots were a 10-0 run midway through the first half, and the team-high 12 points from Allison native Indy Uhlenhopp.

"We have to be more consistent, start to finish," Warren noted. "We're playing a little too individualistic.

"We've got a lot of work to do."

On this night, the Panthers had a pile of bricks. Their man-to-man defense offered little resistance. And they were drastically outperformed in the paint.

The Cyclones outrebounded the Panthers 53-29, and outscored the hosts 30-14 in the post.

Iowa State, ranked No. 24 in this week's ESPN/USA Today poll, will make a lot of teams look bad this year. Still, that doesn't excuse the Panthers' unsightly performance Thursday.

The Panthers took Iowa State to overtime the last time they hosted the Cyclones, in 2006. But 23.5 percent first-half shooting never gave UNI a chance in this one.

"Once things go bad, there's a lack of leadership," said Warren, assessing her young team. "I don't know how you don't come out ready to play when … you're at home. It's mind-boggling."

Iowa State's depth made a huge difference Thursday. While the visitors played 13 players -- including star forward Toccara Ross, who had missed 11 months with an ACL injury -- UNI was without three starters, including guard Jacqui Kalin, last year's Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, who remains hampered by an ankle injury.

Regardless, Warren's squad will pick itself up by its bootstraps and seek a quick recovery.

"It's way too early in the season to duck your heads," noted forward Kim Wypiszynski.

"We know who we can be," said UNI's Clausen, "and we'll just get back to work. That's all you can do."

SHORT SHOTS: Warren was an assistant at Iowa State, during the 1994-95 season. … The Panthers return to action next Tuesday, when they host Western Illinois, at 5:35 p.m. …Warren said UNI star sophomore Jacqui Kalin, currently sidelined with an ankle injury, will begin 5-on-5 workouts this weekend and the guard could play against the Westerwinds. … Former UNI head coach Tony DiCecco provided color commentary of Thursday's contest for local cable TV.

Contact Kelly Beaton at (319) 291-1456 or kelly.beaton@wcfcourier.com

Iowa St. Mn FG-A FT-A Rb As PF TP

Nisleit 16 3-6 5-6 6 0 3 11

Wieben 21 3-8 2-2 3 1 0 9

Lacey 20 3-6 0-0 10 5 2 6

Bolte 22 6-9 5-7 4 2 0 17

Ezell 20 5-12 0-0 4 5 1 13

Williams 23 1-4 0-0 1 2 2 3

Yackley 13 1-4 2-4 1 2 0 4

Stuckey 13 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 0

Lightbourne 9 2-2 0-0 2 0 1 4

Rockall 8 0-1 0-1 3 3 1 0

Arlen 13 2-3 1-1 11 0 3 5

Ross 12 1-2 0-0 3 0 1 3

Anderson 10 2-3 1-2 1 0 4 5

Team 5

Totals 200 29-60 11-16 53 20 4 79

N. Iowa Mn FG-A FT-A Rb As PF TP

Mennen 31 3-11 2-4 0 1 3 8

Wypiszynski 26 4-4 1-5 3 0 1 9

Armstrong 26 3-13 2-3 1 1 3 9

Clausen 32 1-7 0-0 3 2 2 3

Swanson 18 1-6 0-2 2 1 2 3

Uhlenhopp 17 3-5 4-4 1 1 0 12

Boeck 13 2-7 0-1 9 1 4 5

Wubbens 21 2-4 1-2 4 3 1 5

Cain 6 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0

Yeggy 10 0-1 0-0 3 0 1 0

Team 2

Totals 200 19-59 10-21 29 11 18 54

Iowa State 39 40 - 79

Northern Iowa 19 35 - 54

3-point goals - Iowa State 10-24 (Bolte 5-7, Nisleit 0-1, Wieben 1-1, Lacey 0-2, Ezell 3-8, Williams 1-3, Yackley 0-1, Rockall 0-1); UNI 6-18 (Uhlenhopp 2-3, Mennen 0-2, Armstrong 1-5, Clausen 1-3, Swanson 1-2, Boeck 1-2, Cain 0-1). Turnovers - Iowa State 19 (Arlen 5); UNI 13 (Clausen 4). Blocks - Iowa State 7 (Anderson 4); UNI 3 (Mennen 2). Steals - Iowa State 7 (Lacey 4); UNI 9 (Armstrong, Clausen 4).

Officials - Phil Streit, Laura Morris, Scott Fruehling.

Att. - 2,320.

Runouts

Iowa St. 79, UNI 54

Leaders of the pack: Iowa State's Kelsey Bolte canned five 3s en route to a game-high 17 points. UNI was paced by Indy Uhlenhopp's 12 points.

Off the bench: Cyclone star Toccara Ross inspired, coming off the bench in her first action in 11 months after an ACL injury. She had three rebounds in 12 minutes.

Game changer: Iowa State used a 20-4 second-half surge to slam the door on UNI.

Next up: vs. Western Illinois, 5:35 p.m. Thursday.