Iowa women’s basketball (12-7, 2-6 Big Ten) suffered their fifth consecutive loss with a disheartening 50-49 defeat at Oregon (14-5, 5-3 Big Ten) from Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore., on Sunday.

Iowa had a chance. Sydney Affolter’s left-handed drive with 42 seconds left cut Iowa’s deficit to one point, 50-49. Addison O’Grady’s tough defense forced a miss by 6-foot-8 center Phillipina Kyei, and Aaliyah Guyton rebounded with 9.5 seconds left to give Iowa a chance for the win.

As Iowa women’s basketball looks to snap its four-game losing skid, the Hawkeyes will have to do so without one of their stars. Junior forward Hannah Stuelke is listed as “out” in the Hawkeyes’ pregame Big Ten availability report.

The Iowa women’s basketball team came up just short on the road against Oregon, falling in Sunday evening’s game, 50-49. The Hawkeyes came out ready to play and snap a four-game losing streak that started with a Jan.

Leading for the first 33 minutes, the Hawkeyes succumbed to a late drought and dropped their fifth consecutive game, 50-49 to Oregon on Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. The Hawkeyes’ 49 points were their least in a game since scoring 46 in a loss at Nebraska on Feb. 24, 2013.

Iowa women’s basketball will be without one of its top weapons at Oregon as the Hawkeyes try to end their four-game losing streak.

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Oregon has adjusted well in its first season as a Big Ten program. Led by talented big man Nate Bittle, head coach Dana Altman has the Ducks near the top of the conference at 15-3. The Gophers will face Oregon for the first time in a regular-season game since 2002, with a chance to pick up another ranked win at the Barn this Saturday at 3 p.m. CT.

The Zags also lost to No. 19 UConn (77-71 in New York City) and No. 23 West Virginia (86-78 in overtime in the Bahamas). GU has no victories over current top 25 squads – Baylor fell out of the rankings after being No. 25 last Monday – or any wins over teams in the receiving votes category – San Diego State went from four points to zero.

Michigan State moved up four spots in both major college basketball polls on Monday coming off home wins over Penn State and Illinois last week to break into the Top 10 for the first time this season at No.