Cyclones Fall To No. 16 West Virginia

Friday, October 11

Morgantown, W. Va.

6:00 PM

Iowa State

6-7-2 (0-3-1Big 12)

West Virginia

10-2-2 (4-0Big 12)

Team	1	2	Final F
Iowa State	0	0	0
West Virginia	1	1	2

Cyclones Fall To No. 16 West Virginia

10.11.2013 | Soccer

Box Score

By: cyclones.com

MORGANTOWN, W. Va.- The Iowa State soccer team fell 2-0 to the No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineers Friday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, W.Va.

Turning point of the game

In the second period, West Virginia (10-2-2) was leading the Cyclones (6-7-2) 1-0, when West Virginia's Kate Schwindel scored a goal to put the Mountaineers up 2-0. After this point the Cyclones were unable to mount a comeback. Kate Schwindel and Frances Silva, who were tied for second in the Big 12 for goals scored this season, both score goals for the Mountaineers.

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Cyclone game ball goes to…

Haley Albert. The sophomore continued her hot-streak, tying for the Cyclones lead in shots (2) and shots on goal (1). The Cyclones were able to fire 12 shots as a team with four of them being of goal. Iowa State was able to get good looks at the West Virginia goal, but was unable to capitalize.

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Cyclone notes

* Senior goalkeeper Maddie Jobe recorded six saves during the contest bringing her career total to 297.

* West Virginia was averaging 2.54 goals per game coming into the contest. The Cyclones held the Mountaineers .54 under their season average.

* The Cyclones took eight corner kicks in comparison to ten taken by West Virginia in the contest.

Fan tweet of the game

Lets go @cycloneSCR !!!! You got it girls! #Believe #BigXIIgame
— Michelle Shealy (@mshealy10) October 12, 2013

After each game, one tweet will be chosen as the "Fan Tweet of the Game". Fans are encouraged to tweet @cycloneSCR during the game and should check to see if their tweet was chose as "Fan Tweet of the Game".

On Deck

Iowa State continues their two-game road swing as they head to the University of Oklahoma to take on the Sooners at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Results will be available on Cyclones.com after the conclusion of the game. Follow Iowa State soccer's twitter account @cycloneSCR for live updates on the game.