Cyclones Fall to Colorado 2-1 in Overtime

BOULDER, Colo. - The Iowa State soccer team (4-2-0) fell to Colorado (4-1-1) by the score of 2-1 in overtime in Boulder, Colorado.

Turning Point of the Game
The Cyclones came out firing. In just the fourth minute, senior Haley Albert put a perfect through ball in for junior Koree Willer. Willer made a defender miss before firing a shot from just inside the box on the right side into the top left corner of the net. Colorado was able to find the equalizer in the 82nd minute when Danica Evans buried a rebound off a Brie Hooks cross that was blocked by goalkeeper Lindsey Hendon. The game went into overtime and Colorado was awarded a penalty kick in the 95th minute and junior Brie Hooks found the back of the net.

Cyclone Game Ball Goes to...
Koree Willer. The junior forward found the back of the net for her first of the season on a fantastic shot at the top left corner. Willer played strong the whole game and had multiple chances to score again. Willer tied for the team lead with two shot attempts.

Coach Said It
"I'm proud of the effort out there,” head coach Tony Minatta said. “We came out strong and got that early goal, but sometimes that can be a detriment because we have to hold onto that lead for 87 minutes. I thought we fought hard and toward the end of the second half you could definitely see the fatigue factor, it's our sixth game on the road. No excuses. Hats off to CU. They were relentless in their attack and they kept coming at us and they got us to breakdown and got the equalizer. In overtime, it was tough. I didn't see the call and it's a tough way to go out on that. We can hold our heads high. We went 1-1 on a tough road trip against Colorado College and Colorado and we are looking forward to our next game.”

Game Notes
* Junior Koree Willer scored her first goal of the season.
* Senior Haley Albert got her second assist of the season. Albert has now scored or assisted on five of Iowa State's 10 goals.

Fan Tweet of the Game

Let's go State! Welcome to Colorado! @cycloneSCR pic.twitter.com/BpBbMwEh0V
— Susan De Tar (@Susannna7878) September 6, 2015

On Deck
Iowa State is on the road to Iowa for the matchup of the Iowa Corn CyHawk Series. The Cyclones take on the Hawkeyes in Iowa City on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. Fans can follow Iowa State soccer's Twitter account (@cycloneSCR) for live updates on the game. Results will be posted on Cyclones.com after the conclusion of the match.

Players Mentioned

Haley Albert

Lindsey Hendon

Koree Willer

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