PRIMER: Iowa State at Drake

Who: Iowa State (2-0-0, 0-0-0 Big 12) at Drake (0-2-0, 0-0-0 MVC)

Where: Mediacom Stadium (4,000) – Des Moines, Iowa

When: August 20 – 5 p.m. CT

Kicking Off
After opening the season 2-0 for the first time in three years, Iowa State will attempt to move to 3-0 for the first time since 2013. ISU will play the second road contest of its first three outings as it heads to the state capital with the hope of downing Drake for the first time since 2015.

Iowa State is coming off back-to-back wins over Summit League teams to open the season. Last time out, ISU netted four goals in a win over Kansas City, tying the second-most goals in a game under Coach Fannon.

Drake enters the midweek tilt coming off a westward road trip that saw the team drop bouts both at Wyoming and Colorado College. Through two games, the Bulldogs have yet to score a goal.

From the Notebook

Morgan Goodman recorded the first three-plus assist game by a Cyclone since Ashley Johnson in 2012 when she collected a trio of helpers against Kansas City.
- Goodman finished with five points against the Roos, the most by a Cyclone in a game since Emily Goldstein at Oklahoma in 2013.
Iowa State scored four goals in the win over KC. It's the fifth game of the Fannon Era that ISU has netted at least four goals in a contest.
Iowa State drew nine corner kicks against Omaha. It was the team's most in a single game since 8/20/23.
Iowa State earned a season-opening result for the fourth consecutive season, as it dispatched Omaha, 1-0.
After two seasons with San Francisco without earning a point, Danica Lunceford scored her first career goal in her first contest with the Cyclones, which would prove to be the game-winner.
ISU lost over half of its 2025 roster (14 players) over the offseason.
Morgan Struttmann and Giovanna Hansen will miss the season with injury.

Leading the Cyclones
Through two games, Morgan Goodman leads all Cyclones in points with five, holding a team-high three assists. Goodman has one score to her name, tying her for the lead with Danica Lunceford, Aubrey Crawford, Mia Sowders and Grace Luedde. Maia Soulis leads the team in minutes played (148), while Lunceford leads in shots (5).

Between the pipes, Eme McClenahan has started both of ISU's contests. The redshirt freshman has a clean sheet and a combined shutout to her name this year. She has three saves and has yet to allow a goal in her collegiate career.

Overall, the Cyclones have scored 5 goals and allowed 0 through two contests. The team has 30 total shots, averaging 15.0 per contest, and has placed 40% of them on goal.

Opponent Outlook
Drake has been held scoreless in its first two outings and only has 12 shots on the year. Zoey Mahoney leads all Bulldogs with four attempts.

Addie Ford and Kate Hopma have each been given one complete game in goal for the Bulldogs, with each owning four saves and one goal allowed. Hopma started the most recent contest against Colorado College, but Ford has been in net for Drake the last two times the team has faced off with ISU.

Overall, the Bulldogs have scored 0 goals and allowed 2 through a pair of contests. The team has 12 total shots, averaging 6.0 per contest, and has placed 33.3% of them on goal.

Series History
The Cyclones and Bulldogs will meet for the 17th time on Thursday. Iowa State holds the all-time series advantage, 6-4-6, but has not bested Drake since 2015. ISU is 2-1-4 against the Bulldogs in Des Moines and Coach Fannon will aim for his first win over the in-state school.

Up Next
Iowa State will return to the Cyclone Sports Complex to welcome Creighton in the first leg of a four-game homestand on Sunday, August 23. The Cyclones and Bluejays will kick off at 6 pm and the contest will be streamed live on ESPN+. As a reminder, all admission to the CSC is FREE.

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Players Mentioned

Aubrey Crawford

Morgan Goodman

Giovanna Hansen

Grace Luedde

Danica Lunceford

Eme McClenahan

Maia Soulis

Mia Sowders

Morgan Struttmann

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