The ISU women’s basketball team jumped into the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday. The Cyclones are now ranked No. 22 after coming up with victories over two Big 12 opponents last week.

After its first conference victory over Colorado on the road, Iowa State has bounced back offensively.

The first win for Iowa State came over Kansas last Wednesday at Hilton Coliseum, where the Cyclones were able to shut down the Jayhawks’ leader Danielle McCray to a low six points.

Iowa State then traveled to Austin to face the Longhorns, coming out on top in an overtime battle. Big plays made by the Cyclones late in regulation and in overtime fueled Iowa State to a conference victory over then-No. 20 Texas.

—Zimmerman earns Big 12 honor

Freshman post Amanda Zimmerman was chosen as the Big 12’s Freshman of the Week on Monday afternoon. In Iowa State’s overtime victory over Texas last Saturday, Zimmerman was a main contributor.

The Huxley native posted 14 points and five rebounds for Iowa State.

Zimmerman’s offensive rebound in overtime after a missed shot was a key in the Cyclones’ victory as the freshman dished it off to senior point guard Alison Lacey, who hit the three to put the game into overtime.

“I thought [Zimmerman] did a lot of really good things in a pretty pressured situation,” said coach Bill Fennelly in Monday’s press conference. “No doubt that’s a game, I think, hopefully she’ll see it as a start point for what could be a really good run.”

In Iowa State’s victory over Kansas, Zimmerman compiled seven points. The freshman is averaging 6.2 points and 2.6 rebounds this season after getting off to a slow start with an ankle injury.