Iowa State Opens Big 12 Play at #13 West Virginia

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State soccer team opens Big 12 Conference play on Friday, as the Cyclones travel to Morgantown, W. Va. to face 13th-ranked West Virginia. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. (central) and will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

KEY STORYLINES
-Iowa State and West Virginia will face each other in the league opener for the third-straight season.
-Friday is just the second, and final, time this year Iowa State will play back-to-back road matches after opening the season with three-straight road matches.
-The Cyclones lead the Big 12 in shot accuracy at .484.
-West Virginia ranks third in the nation in corner kicks, averaging nine per match.
-Iowa State's Lauren McConnell and West Virginia's Julianne Vallerand each have two game-winning goals this season, ranking 47th in the nation.
-West Virginia's Kayza Massey ranks 56th in the nation in goals against average at .705 and 75th in goalie minutes played with 766:23.
-The Mountaineers are 8-0-1 in Big 12 Conference openers since joining the league in 2012.
-Iowa State has played in seven-straight one-goal matches. That number ties the school record with the 2019 team. Both streaks started with the second match of the season.
-Eight different Cyclones have recorded a point this year. Mira Emma and Lauren McConnell lead the way, as they have each recorded five points.
-Junior Claudia Najera made her 30th career start on Sunday, becoming the fourth current Cyclone to reach the mark. McKenna Schultz (61), Taylor Bee (45) and Mira Emma (32) have each reached 30 career starts.

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Taylor Bee

Mira Emma

Lauren McConnell

Claudia Najera

McKenna Schultz

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