AMES - Jamie Steyer hit seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points Saturday as Ames defeated No.7 Kennedy, 60-56, in a girls basketball game in Ames.

Kennedy led 56-55 in the final minute, but Steyer made a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left to give the Little Cyclones (8-6) a 58-56 advantage.

Stephanie Botkin scored 14 points for Kennedy (11-4). Madi Meier hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points.

KENNEDY (56): Meier 4 0-0 12, Holmes 3 1-2 9, Vis 1 0-0 3, Hayden 0 2-2 2, Milbrath 0 2-2 2, Hendrickson 3 0-1 8, Botkin 5 4-6 14, Martin 3 0-0 6. Totals 9 11-21 56.

AMES (60): Frisk 1 3-4 5, Sanders 1 4-5 7, McAtee 3 1-1 8, Peterson 3 4-6 10, Jackson 1 0-0 3, Hiraldo 2 0-0 4, Steyer 7 2-2 23. Totals 18 14-18 60.

Halftime - Kennedy 25, Ames 23. 3-point goals - Kennedy 9 (Meier 4, Holmes 2, Hendrickson 2, Vis 1), Ames 10 (Steyer 7, Sanders 1, McAtee 1, Jackson 1).