Mountaineers win at No. 11 Iowa State, 83-70

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks (55) is defended by West Virginia Mountaineers forward Jordan Thomas (23) during the first half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard Jada Williams (8) defends West Virginia Mountaineers guard Jordan Harrison (10) during the first half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks (55) is defended by West Virginia Mountaineers forward Jordan Thomas (23) during the first half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks (55) and Iowa State Cyclones guard Jada Williams (8) defend West Virginia Mountaineers forward Kierra Wheeler (22) during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks (55) looks for a pass from teammates in their game with the West Virginia Mountaineers during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks (55) and Iowa State Cyclones guard Jada Williams (8) defend West Virginia Mountaineers forward Kierra Wheeler (22) during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers forward Carter McCray (1) beats Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks (55) to the basket during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Against the Iowa State Cyclones, West Virginia Mountaineers guard Jordan Harrison (10) shows some frustrations during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach Bill Fennelly watches his team against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard Evangelia Paulk (5) and West Virginia Mountaineers forward Kierra Wheeler (22) battle for a lose ball during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers forward Kierra Wheeler (22) celebrates after they beat the Iowa State Cyclones during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard Evangelia Paulk (5) defends West Virginia Mountaineers guard Sydney Shaw (5) during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers forward Kierra Wheeler (22) celebrates after they beat the Iowa State Cyclones during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach Bill Fennelly and West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Mark Kellogg meet after their game at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

Jan 11, 2026; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks (55) is triple teamed by the West Virginia Mountaineers during the second half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images

The WVU women’s basketball team collected their second NCAA Quad 1 win of the season, defeating No. 11 Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum, 83-70. The Mountaineers are now 4-0 in road games this season, and 3-0 in Big 12 road contests.

Kierra Wheeler scored a career-high 25 points and she pulled down a team-best seven rebounds. Jordan Harrison scored 19 points and added eight assists, seven steals and five rebounds. Harrison surpassed the 1,500-point mark in the victory. Carter McCray added nine points while Sydney Shaw and Celia Riviere each scored eight points.

Leading 40-39 at halftime, WVU (14-3, 4-1 Big 12) gained some distance on the scoreboard, outscoring the Cyclones 19-11 in the third quarter.

Audi Crooks led ISU (14-3, 2-3 Big 12) with 22 points and ten rebounds.

The Mountaineers return to Hope Coliseum to host No. 12 TCU Wednesday at 7 p.m.