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.

The Iowa State women's basketball team will try for its third-straight Big 12 when the Cyclones play Texas Tech on Tuesday.

Iowa State women's basketball improved to 11-6 on the season and 2-2 in Big 12 play with a road win at Arizona State on Wednesday night.

The Arizona women’s basketball team lost to Iowa State 79-58 on Saturday despite holding Cyclones star Audi Crooks to a season-low 11 points.

Ja'Naiya Quinerly had 20 points to move into eighth place on West Virginia's all-time scoring list and No. 20 West Virginia cruised to an 82-68 victory over Iowa State.

Powered by five players who each scored in the double-digits, the Iowa State women's basketball team beat Arizona State on the road Wednesday night with a final score of 90-83. The five Cyclones to reach the threshold of at least 10 points were Crooks (20),

The Iowa State women saw their three-game win streak come to an end on Sunday at No. 20 West Virginia, 82-68. Coming into the weekend, the Cyclones (13-7, 4-3)

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.

The Iowa State women's basketball team is back in the Big 12 Conference race after a three-game winning streak. The Cyclones will try to stay hot when they take on No. 20 West Virginia at noon Sunday in Morgantown,

Before that, in a 74-55 win over Arizona State ... It may have to be a similar outing to Iowa State's win over Baylor when the Cyclones shined defensively without generating turnovers.

A trip to Arizona was just what the Iowa State women needed. Following a win over Arizona State earlier this week, the Cyclones finished off the state with a 79

The climb continues for Iowa State men's basketball. For the first time in program history, the Cyclones are ranked No. 2 in the nation. Iowa State is No. 2 in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY Sports Coaches polls. It is the Cyclones’ highest ranking ever.