West Virginia 83, at Iowa State 70

AMES, Iowa (Interstat) — In a pivotal early-season Big 12 clash between teams with identical records, the West Virginia women’s basketball team delivered a statement performance on the road, defeating Iowa State 83-70 on Sunday at Hilton Coliseum. The Mountaineers, improving to 14-3 overall, used a dominant defensive effort and a decisive third-quarter surge to silence a crowd of 10,009 and hand the Cyclones, who also fell to 14-3, their second consecutive conference loss. The game’s most critical sequence unfolded in the third quarter. Leading 40-39 at halftime in a tightly contested battle, West Virginia transformed the contest with relentless… Read more...