Va. − The Iowa State women’s basketball team knew it was facing a difficult task dealing with West Virginia's intense defense Sunday. But the job got monumentally more difficult with the news that Cyclones star point guard Emily Ryan wouldn’t be available for the tough Big 12 Conference road matchup.

West Virginia delivered one of the biggest upsets of the college basketball season with a 64-57 win at home over No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday. The Cyclones entered the weekend having won their last 12 games -- the longest active winning streak in the country-- before the Mountaineers snapped it.

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Iowa State has lost its last eight games at West Virginia and is 2-9 there all-time. The Cyclones have outscored Big 12 foes by an average of 14 points per game. WVU is coached by Darian DeVries, who left Drake in March. He was 150-55 over six seasons at Drake, and led the Bulldogs to three NCAA tournament appearances.

The No. 2 Iowa State men are feeling great coming off a 74-57 victory over ninth-ranked Kansas this past week. But the Cyclones (15-1, 5-0) will be tested this

After missing Sunday's game vs. Oregon, Iowa women's basketball provided an injury update on star junior forward Hannah Stuelke.