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.

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No. 2 Iowa State suffered its first Big 12 loss of the season 64-57 on the road against West Virginia Saturday. Plagued by poor outside shooting, the Cyclones could not get a bucket when they needed one most,