Iowa State guard Reese Beaty to miss Sunday’s game with injury

AMES — The Iowa State women’s basketball team will be without one of its top bench contributors Sunday, Dec. 7.

Iowa State announced that freshman Reese Beaty will miss the 11th-ranked Cyclones’ game against Northern Illinois with a “lingering foot injury.” Beaty is listed as “day-to-day” and missing the game with what the school called “an abundance of caution.”

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Beaty, a 5-foot-8 guard, has already become a key contributor during her freshman season, playing valuable minutes off the bench for the Cyclones. Through nine games this season, she’s averaged 6 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per game.

Iowa State Cyclones’ guard Reese Beaty (1) looks for a drive around Mercyhurst Lakers guard Jenna Van Schaik (5) in the regular season NCAA women’s basketball on Nov. 23, 2025 in Ames, Iowa

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The Jamestown, Tenn., native has given Iowa State another ball handler, great defense and some added intensity on the floor. Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly has continually raved about Beaty’s toughness throughout the early part of the year and has expected her to play a major role this season.

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Tommy Birch, the Register’s sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He’s the 2018, 2020 and 2023 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at [email protected] or 515-284-8468.

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