Iowa State Falls To Kansas State, 31-26

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State made a late rally but it ultimately fell short as the Cyclones lost to Kansas State, 31-26, Saturday afternoon at Jack Trice Stadium. The Cyclones fall to 1-7 overall and 0-5 in Big 12 play, while Kansas State improved to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in league action.

Keys of the Game
After cutting the Kansas State lead to 31-17, Iowa State got a stop and had four plays from inside the one. The Cyclones were unable to convert on the four opportunities, with the last coming as Park was unable to connect with David Montgomery in the end zone.

The Cyclone defense gave ISU another opportunity as Kane Seeley stopped Charles Jones in the end zone for a safety, cutting the lead to 31-19. The Cyclones marched the ball down to the K-State 22, but a sack on third down put them in a hole and they were unable to convert.

The Cyclones had one more opportunity following a defensive stop as Deshaunte Jones' second receiving touchdown of the game trimmed the K-State lead to 31-26 with 51 seconds left. ISU ended up recovering the onside kick, but it was negated when Cole Netten made the recovery a yard before it reached the 10-yard minimum.

K-State held a 17-3 edge at the half but the Cyclones used a little trickery to open the second half as Chris Francis kicked and recovered an onside kick. Iowa State's first touchdown of the game came on the ensuing drive as Jacob Park found Jones for a 24-yard touchdown reception to trim the lead to 17-10 with 12:08 left in the third quarter.

K-State went on to score the next two touchdowns and the Cyclones were scrambling to come from behind the rest of the way.

The Cyclones gained 154 yards on the ground, the most by a Kansas State opponent this season. Joel Lanning led the way with 74 rushing yards.

Players of Note...
Park finished 19-for-35 for 301 yards, all of which were career highs. Allen Lazard matched his career high with eight receptions going for 134 yards.

Jones had five catches for 43 yards and two touchdowns. The freshman now has five receiving touchdowns this season, the second-most in school history.

Defensively, Kamari Cotton-Moya led the Cyclones with nine tackles and a pair of pass breakups.

Cyclone Quick Hits
*Today's Attendance: 52,763
*Lazard moved up to fourth in career receiving yards at Iowa State.
*Lazard has at least one reception in a school-record 31 consecutive games.
*Iowa State's onside kick recovery to start the second half was its first of the season.
*Lanning's rushing touchdown was his fourth this season and the eighth of his career.
*Iowa State recorded its first safety since 2006.

Up Next
The Cyclones host No. 16 Oklahoma Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN.

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Team Stats

Jacob Park

Joel Lanning

Jones Deshaunte

Players Mentioned

Kamari Cotton-Moya

Chris Francis

Deshaunte Jones

Joel Lanning

Allen Lazard

David Montgomery

Cole Netten

Jacob Park

Kane Seeley

Players Mentioned

Kamari Cotton-Moya

Chris Francis

Deshaunte Jones

Joel Lanning

Allen Lazard

David Montgomery

Cole Netten

Jacob Park

Kane Seeley

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