After a rocky start in Big 12 play, the Iowa State women’s basketball team finally walked out of Hilton with “a smile on their faces,” as coach Bill Fennelly put it.

The Cyclones notched their first conference win by beating the Jayhawks 87-58 on Sunday.

Iowa State (10-5, 1-3 Big 12) hopes to continue its winning ways Wednesday night when it hosts the Oklahoma Sooners (12-4, 3-1 Big 12).

Taking on the Sooners will be no easy task for the Cyclones. Oklahoma enters the matchup ranked No. 22 nationally and carries only one conference loss.

The Iowa State starting lineup will be something to watch out for in this game as well. Over the past few games, Fennelly has used both Heather Bowe and TeeTee Starks in the lineup. Due to matchup issues against Oklahoma, Fennelly is thinking of making changes elsewhere.

“It will either be Heather [Bowe] or [Meredith Burkhall],” Fennelly said. “TeeTee will stay in the starting lineup. We’re going to go with four guards.”

Oklahoma’s starting center, Nancy Mulkey, stands at 6 foot 9, which is why the issue of Bowe or Burkhall as the starter comes into question. Burkhall, at 6 foot 3, provides the better matchup, but Bowe has had a string of solid performances so far in conference play.

In either scenario, Mulkey is bound to cause some trouble for the Iowa State post presence.

In order to pull off the upset, the Cyclones are going to need big performances from their big three — Bridget Carleton, Seanna Johnson and Jadda Buckley. Carleton, who got off to a slow start in conference play, came out with a huge performance against Kansas, recording 21 points and four rebounds.

“[Carleton] is a huge part of our team,” Fennelly said. “Jadda, Bridget and Seanna carry a lot of the load, and they know it.

“When they do, we got a chance to be pretty good. When they don’t, we’re going to struggle.”

Although solid performances from these three is essential to the success of the team, the Cyclones also have some X-factors off the bench.

One of those players is freshman Adriana Camber. Camber has seen her playing time increase over the past few games, and although she hasn’t had any outstanding performances yet, she comes in with the confidence and ability to knock down key shots and cause problems on the defensive end.

“She comes in, puts in some good minutes off the bench,” Buckley said. “When she comes in she’s looking to shoot and she’s knocking down her shots, which is something we need throughout conference play.”

Another player to keep an eye on is junior guard Emily Durr. Durr will enter the game ranked No. 6 in the conference in 3-point percentage (42.1), and she had a significant role in defeating Kansas.

“It was good to see the ball go in the hoop and get my defense back,” Durr said. “It was good to have a game like that, especially with Oklahoma coming up.

“Oklahoma is always a good team and it’s always a big fight with them here in Hilton. We’re looking forward to it and hopefully we can carry our confidence into that game.”