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Iowa State University Athletics
ISU Soccer Team Opens 2009 Campaign at Creighton
08.19.2009 | Soccer
AMES, Iowa--The Iowa State soccer team officially starts the 2009-10 ISU athletics campaign when the Cyclones face Creighton Friday at 7 p.m. in Omaha, Neb., at Morrison Stadium. Clone Zone members can watch the match via webcast on cyclones.com. The link is available in the "links" slide-out tab located above.
Cyclone Notebook
? Iowa State is in its 14th season of soccer. The Cyclones have a 103-130-21 all-time record.
? Iowa State and Creighton met last season in Omaha in an exhibition match on Aug. 16, that ISU won 2-0. Current Cyclone seniors Elise Reid and Amanda Nimtz notched assists in the match.
? Iowa State boasts a 2-0 all-time record against the Bluejays. The most recent regular-season tilt was a 2-1 Cyclone win Sept. 8, 2006, in Omaha.
Gleason Tabbed Preseason All-Big 12
? Iowa State senior goalkeeper Ann Gleason was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 soccer team, as voted on by the conference's head coaches.
Gleason Records Watch
? Ann Gleason needs one more win to break a three-way tie atop the career goalkeeper wins list in Iowa State history. With one more win, Gleason will have 20 career victories in the ISU goal.
? Gleason currently sits tied for third on the Iowa State career goals-against average leaderboard at 1.73 with Lynley Hilligoss (1998-99). Joanna Haig (2004-05) is first with a 1.26 career goals-against average.
? Gleason already is first in ISU history in career saves (318), minutes in goal (5,077) and shutouts (11).
ISU Opening-Match Facts
? Iowa State is 4-7-2 all-time in season-opening matches.
? The Cyclones are 2-3-1 on the road in season openers, most recently dropping a 3-1 match at No. 18 Illinois on Aug. 29, 2008.
Second-Year Breakthrough Under Dillinger
? Head coach Wendy Dillinger is entering her second season at Iowa State and is looking to see similar progress in year two as she did at her previous coaching stop, Washington University in St. Louis. In her first season at WU, Dillinger guided the Bears to a 10-5-3 mark. The second campaign saw the Bears jump to a 14-3-3 record, capture the program's second conference title and advance to the second round of the NCAA Championship.
Iowa State Adds 11 Freshmen
? There are 11 new Cyclones on the ISU roster this season. Iowa State will additionally receive the services of redshirt freshmen Amanda Cacciatore and Krista Long, who were injured last season. Furthermore, redshirt senior Elisa Berzins is back in Cardinal and Gold after sitting out the entire 2008 campaign due to offseason surgery prior to last year.
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