Cyclones Fall To Cowboys In Stillwater, 38-31

STILLWATER, Okla. –Oklahoma State scored 24 unanswered points en route to a 38-31 victory over Iowa State Saturday afternoon at Boone Pickens Stadium in front of a crowd of 53,239. With the loss, Iowa State falls to 1-5 overall and 0-3 in Big 12 action, while Oklahoma State improves to 4-2 and 2-1 in Big 12 play.

Keys of the Game

After a back-and-forth affair in the first half as the Cyclones entered halftime with a 17-14 lead. The Cyclones would break things open in the third quarter with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Joel Lanning to Trever Ryen to take a 24-14 lead, marking the first time either team had a two-score advantage. Iowa State would continue its offensive push, going up by as much as 17, to take a 31-14 lead off an 18-yard touchdown from Lanning to Allen Lazard with 5:55 to play in the third quarter.

However the Cowboys kicked their offense into high gear following Lazard's seecond touchdown as they went on to score 24-unanswered points to take a 38-31 lead with 3:40 left in the fourth quarter, as the Cyclone offense stalled.

Iowa State committed three turnovers and two in the second half, which would prove costly as OSU scored 14 points off Cyclone errors.

Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph was 26-of-44 for 351 yards and four touchdowns. Rudolph's target of choice was wide receiver James Washington who finished the afternoon with eight receptions for 152 yards and two touchdowns.

Players of Note...
Joel Lanning was 18-of-30 for 179 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 67 yards.

Carson Epps finished the game with a career-high five receptions for 56 yards.

Allen Lazard finished the game with six receptions for 55 yards and scored two touchdowns in the contest for the second time in his career.

Trever Ryen led the Iowa State receiving corps with six catches for 74 yards. His six receptions tied his career high, which he set against TCU this season.

Brian Peavy led the Cyclones with eight tackles and five solo.

Cyclone Quick Hits
*ISU's 117 points in the last three games are its most in a three-game stretch since 2005 (117; 42 at Texas A&M, 45 vs. Kansas State, 30 vs. Colorado).

* Cole Netten extended his streak of consecutive field goals made to 13.

*Dondre Daley's 59-yard catch is the longest play from scrimmage this season.

*Lazard has now caught a touchdown from four different Cyclones in his career (Jarvis West, Sam Richardson, Joel Lanning and Jacob Park).

*Lazard is tied for seventh in career touchdown receptions with 12.

*Jhaustin Thomas recorded his team-high third sack of the season.

*Trever Ryen caught six passes today and has caught 20 passes in his last four games.

*Iowa State has scored first in four of six games this season.

*Lazard now ranks sixth in career receiving yards with 1,784.

Up Next

The Cyclones head to Austin, Texas next weekend to face the Texas Longhorns. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., with the game televised on Cyclones.tv and the Longhorn Network.

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Team Stats

Joel Lanning

Jacob Park

Players Mentioned

Dondre Daley

Carson Epps

Joel Lanning

Allen Lazard

Cole Netten

Jacob Park

Brian Peavy

Sam Richardson

Trever Ryen

Jhaustin Thomas

Players Mentioned

Dondre Daley

Carson Epps

Joel Lanning

Allen Lazard

Cole Netten

Jacob Park

Brian Peavy

Sam Richardson

Trever Ryen

Jhaustin Thomas

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