Soccer Whitewashes North Dakota State

AMES, Iowa- The Iowa State soccer team knocked off North Dakota State, 2-0, Wednesday night at the ISU Soccer Complex. Brittanie Waddell scored her fourth goal of the season off the double-assist from Leslie Hill and Elise Reid nine minutes into the game. The Cyclones' Lauren Odino scored in the second half, her second goal of the season.

With the win, the Cyclones improved to 4-6-0 and the Bison fell to 3-3-1.

“We were strong from the start to the finish,” said head coach Rebecca Hornbacher. “We created a lot of scoring opportunities but the good thing is, we finished a couple.”

The early lead was representative of the Cyclones' early offensive domination. In the first half, Iowa State outshot North Dakota State, 10-3

Iowa State's first score came after Hill drove into the box and crossed the ball, one of many good crosses she had in the game. This time, her pass found Reid, who got a touch on the ball to pull the Bison goalkeeper, Monica Morgan, towards her. Reid then dumped the ball to Waddell who easily touched the ball into the back of the open net to put the Cyclones ahead, 1-0.

“I was there at the right time in the right place,” said Waddell. “The goalkeeper mishandled the ball and I was just there to put it in. Hill made all the work.”

The Bison picked up the offense at the start of the second half, but the Cyclone defense held NDSU to a total of seven shots. ISU goalkeeper Ann Gleason had four saves on the Bison's four shots-on-goal in the second shutout of her career. Beth Passman, Amanda Purple and Kate Kirwan put a lot of pressure on the ball in the Cyclone defense.

Hornbacher said, “Our back line played outstanding to preserve the shutout.”

Odino also capitalized on one of many Cyclone scoring opportunities. At the 22:41 mark, she took a shot from 20-yards out on the left side that flew to the high right corner of the net. The Bison goalkeeper reached fully extended, but could not get her hands on the nicely placed shot.

“Odino put in extra effort after getting stopped once,” said Hornbacher. “She continued to go threw it, not putting her head down, and getting a beautiful goal out of it.”

Lorraine Thompson led the Bison offense with two shots. NDSU's Morgan had eight saves in the match.

Iowa State plays again at home on Sunday afternoon to kick off Big 12 Conference play against Nebraska. Game time is set for 1 p.m.

Immediately following the game, the ISU soccer team will sign autographs followed by a free youth soccer clinic. The ISU soccer coaching staff will teach fundamentals during the clinic. Admission to the clinic is free, but it is requested that you register prior to Sunday. Send an email to cy@iastate.edu or call (515) 294-5302 to make your reservation today.

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