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 Mountaineers start off hot with 30 first quarter points and roll past the Cyclones for fifth Big 12 win of the season

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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. − During the final media timeout of Saturday’s men's basketball contest between Iowa State and West Virginia, Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger outlined his plan for his players. Otzelberger preached to them the importance of getting stops, finishing plays on the glass and generating turnovers.

Iowa State men's basketball suffered its first Big 12 loss of the season after the Cyclones got upset at West Virginia.

Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 win over No. 2 Iowa State.

Emily Ryan has averaged 9.6 points, 6.4 assists and 4.2 rebounds for Iowa State this season. She'll miss today's game.

West Virginia pulled off another upset on Saturday evening, taking down No. 2 Iowa State, 63-57. Here are a few of my takeaways from tonight's game. What a day

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,