A team that prides itself on high-paced, high-scoring offense, the ISU women’s basketball team will hit the court against defensive-minded Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

It will be the second straight road game for the Cyclones as they travel to Stillwater, Okla. The Cowgirls have an ability to stop offenses, allowing an average of 54.5 points per game —third in the Big 12.

Iowa State ranks fifth in the Big 12 in scoring offense and 56th in the NCAA, putting up 72.4 points per game through 16 games this season.

Last time around, on Jan. 2, Iowa State pulled out a 49-42 victory against the Cowgirls. It was a defensive battle throughout the game, and the Cyclones shot 22.6 percent from the field. It was the worst offensive performance for the Cyclones of the season, but they still pulled out the win.

“It’s tough,” said ISU coach Bill Fennelly. “Almost every game they’ve played except for one, they’ve held teams under 50 points. We had a real struggle with them here. Luckily, our defense was good. We hung on and won here [in Ames].”

It’ll be a tough matchup inside the paint, as Oklahoma State boasts 6-foot-4 forward Kaylee Jensen. Jensen averages 13.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. She also swats 1.5 blocks per game.

In Oklahoma State’s loss to Oklahoma on Sunday, Jensen put up 17 points and four rebounds.

“Jensen has always played well against us,” Fennelly said. “There are certain kids when they see an Iowa State uniform, they play really well. She’s a strong kid around the block. She gets a ton of rebounds.”

Iowa State is coming off of a 69-66 overtime loss to Texas Tech on Sunday. Fennelly has talked about avoiding any type of a losing streak in Big 12 play, even if it is just two games. He says he will try to find any way possible to avoid back-to-back losses.

“Obviously, we lost yesterday, so we’ve got to come back and try to do it in a hard way, but those are the games that you’ve got to try to find a way to play better,” Fennelly said. “Hopefully, we can do that.”

It has been just two weeks since the Cyclones took on the Cowgirls at Hilton Coliseum. In the week-to-week grind of the Big 12, teams come and go. The mindset has to be focused on the next one.

“It’s the Big 12,” said senior Kidd Blaskowsky. “You battle adversity. We go through it. It happens. We’ve got to focus on the next one. Texas Tech is done. We’ve just got to focus on what we have to do to go to Oklahoma State and get the win.”