Riding a two-game win streak, the ISU women’s basketball team will get its second chance at a victory against No. 14 Texas A&M in College Station, Tex., on Sunday.

In their first meeting, the Aggies (14-5, 4-3 Big 12) held the Cyclones (11-7, 2-5) to 33 points for the lowest total of the Bill Fennelly-coached era, and Chelsea Poppens says that will help motivate them this time around.

“The way we played [last time] was unacceptable, which motivates us to push on,” Poppens said.

The Cyclones will enter Sunday’s matchup coming off a come-from-behind victory over Kansas State on Wednesday in which Poppens had 23 points and nine rebounds.

Against a team that allowed just 33 points last time, Poppens said keeping the same mindset could help her replicate that success against the Aggies.

“You just have to maintain the same focus you came in with,” Poppens said.

After the loss Jan., 14 at Hilton, coach Fennelly said jokingly that he thought Texas A&M played more aggressive than their football team did, as they out-rebounded the Cyclones 40-33 with seven blocks as well.

Now that they have experienced the aggressive style of play first-hand, Brynn Williamson said they will have a completely difference mentality.

“We can’t back down from it, and when we go in there we have to know that it will be a game of aggressiveness and intensity, and we just have to match it,” Williamson said. “We have to get stronger, and we have to go there with the mentality that we’re going to win, and we can’t be scared going into the game just because of the outcome of the last one.”

One player who played a big role for Texas A&M in the paint was Adaora Elonu, whose 14 points and nine rebounds helped Aggies maintain their presence down low, but Anna Prins said they just need to answer back.

“I think just matching their intensity and really focusing on boxing out in this game and not getting pushed around I think is really going to be key in this game, Prins said.

Aggie senior Skylar Collins, also a friend of ISU guard Nikki Moody, came off the bench to hit four of her team’s seven 3s to help Texas A&M pull away late in the game last time around. Poppens believes they’ll take what worked for them against K-State and put it to use this time.

“We just need to play kind of how we did last night (Wednesday) and get out to the 3-point line and get a hand up and bother them up there because they’re a good shooting team and we just need to step up our defense,” she said.

The Iowa State team Aggies fans will see Sunday afternoon will be coming in with a much more confidence, Poppens says, which could help their shots continue to fall like they have been for this two-game win streak.

“After [Wednesday’s] game, I think everyone’s feeling a lot more confident in their shot and just knowing that when we’re playing together as a team and playing as one, that gives us trust in each other and that will overall transfer into the game against Texas A&M,” she said.