Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball has a chance at a marquee win Thursday when they play at No. 11 Kansas State.

After breaking even in Big Ten contests this past week with a 50-49 loss to Oregon and an 85-61 blowout win against Washington, the Iowa women’s basketball team returns to Carver-Hawkeye Arena this week for games against Northwestern on Tuesday and No.

As Iowa women’s basketball looks to snap its four-game losing skid, the Hawkeyes will have to do so without one of their stars. Junior forward Hannah Stuelke is listed as “out” in the Hawkeyes’ pregame Big Ten availability report.

Despite trailing by 15 in the second quarter, Oregon women’s basketball fought back for a thrilling 50-49 win over Iowa on Sunday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks (14-5, 5-3 Big Ten) were struggling on both ends for much of the first half,

After returning from their two-game Pacific Northwest road trip, the Iowa women’s basketball team (14-7, 4-6 Big Ten) took care of business in a surprisingly close 85-80 victory against Northwestern (7-12,

Iowa had a chance. Sydney Affolter’s left-handed drive with 42 seconds left cut Iowa’s deficit to one point, 50-49. Addison O’Grady’s tough defense forced a miss by 6-foot-8 center Phillipina Kyei, and Aaliyah Guyton rebounded with 9.5 seconds left to give Iowa a chance for the win.

Stuelke also added 6 rebounds and made all 6 of her free throws. Northwestern led by as many as 7 in the second quarter before Stuelke had a series of three-point plays to give Iowa a 41-38 lead at the half.

Iowa women's basketball held on for a win despite a final-minute rally from Northwestern in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday.