ISU Soccer Shuts Out TTU, 1-0

AMES, Iowa- Iowa State used a single goal by Lauren Odino to beat Texas Tech on a windy Sunday afternoon at the ISU Soccer Complex. Odino's goal is her third of the season. ISU goalkeeper Ann Gleason had seven saves in the shutout.

With the win, Iowa State improved to 6-7-0, 2-1 in the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech falls to 5-7-0, 1-3 in the Big 12.

Iowa State had all the early scoring opportunities, dominating the offense the first half. ISU outshot the Red Raiders, 9-2, in the first half. Junior Stephanie Kaphingst had several shots near the goal including a blast from 20-yards out that missed wide left and a header shot that she punched just over the net.

In the 37^th-minute, the Cyclones capitalized on the scoring opportunities. Freshman Odino took a shot from 16-yards out and was blocked by a Texas Tech defender. Odino immediately found the rebound and stuck her second shot in the back of the net in the lower left corner, to give Iowa State a 1-0 lead. The eventual game-winner was enough for a Cyclone victory.

“I am real proud of Odino's effort,” said head coach Rebecca Hornbacher. “She is a goal scorer; she is tenacious and she will do what she needs to do to get the ball in the back of the net and she showed it once again today.”

“We found a way to get the win, by getting a goal and then defending and keeping the lead for the win,” said Hornbacher. “To go into the half with a goal under our belts was definitely helpful. Now we had a game plan of preserving the win and still trying to go at them to make them defend us.”

TTU controlled the ball much of the second half. With the wind at their backs, Texas Tech was able to outshoot Iowa State in the second period, 10-6, but the Cyclones' defense held off the Red Raider scoring attempts.

Late in the game, Texas Tech continued to put pressure on the ISU defense, looking to score a game-tying goal. ISU sophomore defender Amanda Purple put up a solid performance maintaining the Cyclone shutout. Of Gleason's seven saves in the match, six were in the second half.

TTU goalkeeper Tina Rincon had several diving saves in the match. Looking to extend their lead, one of the best Cyclone scoring chances was with 32 minutes remaining in the second half. Rincon made a great save off a header shot by the Cyclones' Erin Witte.

Iowa State will play two critical conference games on the road next weekend against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. Friday night, the Cyclones face Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. in Stillwater, Okla., and then travel to Norman, Okla., on Sunday for a 1 p.m. match against Oklahoma.

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