The Iowa State women's basketball team has yet to beat a ranked opponent this season. They're running out of chances.

The Iowa State women suffered an 82-69 setback against TCU this past weekend, falling for the second straight time to a ranked opponent. Now, as the season begins to really wind down, the Cyclones (15-9,

AMES − The Iowa State women's basketball team is still missing a marquee victory on its March Madness resume. The Cyclones (15-8 overall, 6-4 in Big 12 Conference play) have another shot to get one Sunday when they host No. 9 TCU at 3 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum.

The Iowa State women’s basketball team’s week began full of opportunities. The Cyclones, who had two ranked opponents on their schedule within four days, had a great chance to pick up a much-needed resume-building victory and possibly move off the NCAA Tournament bubble.

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Iowa State basketball suffered a second-half beatdown by Kansas State, who handed the Cyclones their first home loss in two years.

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