AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (5-10-1, 2-6 Big 12) defeated Kansas (3-7-6, 0-6-2 Big 12) by a score of 1-0 on Thursday evening, behind Sophia Thomas’s first goal of the season, notching the team’s third shutout on the year.

The Cyclones and Jayhawks played a scoreless first half which saw Kansas outshoot Iowa State 14-5 across the first 45 minutes of action. KU tallied eight corners to ISU’s one and forced Avery Gillahan to be on the ball, as the redshirt freshman recorded seven saves in the first half.

ISU came out in the second half with their adjustments in mind, tightening down on defense and being more aggressive on the attack. The mindset paid off in the 55th minute, as Thomas – off a feed from Abigail Miller – converted off a right-footed shot into the back left of the net past a diving Kansas keeper.

The score was Sophia’s second of her career which brings her career points up to four. Miller notched her first assist of the year to bring her season point total up to five.

Gillahan recorded a new career-high nine saves on the evening, surpassing her old best of eight against Memphis, on her way to her third career shutout.

Iowa State and Gillahan handled every KU attempt in the second half, forcing most shots to be off-target and saving the two that weren’t. Seven Cyclones came off the bench on the evening as both teams dealt with the cold/windy weather.

Alex Campana and Mira Emma led the team in shots with two apiece as the Cyclones totaled 12 on the night. Kansas had 22 shots, nine of which were on target, but were unable to convert any into points.

For the 14th time this season, Chloe Broughton played all 90 minutes, as Hanna Reid, Olivia Edwards and Miller joined her in the 90-minute club.

Fannon’s Thoughts 

“We knew coming in it was going to be a really good, really enjoyable game of football. We knew that someone, and ultimately was us, was going to come out and win the game. We knew it was going to be a bit of a tactical chess game and we knew that at some point one of our players was going to step up and say, ‘Our team wants it more’ and they did and I’m proud of them.

Goals 

Iowa State: Sophia Thomas – 55’ (1)

Kansas: N/A

Assists

Iowa State: Abigail Miller (1)

Kansas: N/A

 Up Next 

Iowa State will next play in Manhattan this Sunday, October 15, when it takes on Kansas State. The Cyclones and Wildcats will kick off from the Little Apple at 1 p.m. and the match will be streamed on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+.