DES MOINES, Iowa – The Cyclones and Bulldogs played to a draw on Thursday evening in Iowa’s capital city, tying 1-1.

Iowa State (1-1-1) walks away from its first road contest of the season with its first draw in a game where it outshot the opponent and, for the most part, controlled the second half of play. Drake (0-1-2) was unable to grab its first win of the season in its second-straight home contest.

For the third straight game, Iowa State struck first, as Morgan Furmaniak sent a sliding right-footed goal into the bottom right of the net, just past Drake’s keeper. The Cyclones have now scored in the first half in all three games this season. Junior Magdalena Keck earned her second career assist and first of the season on the play.

Furmaniak joined Keck as the only Cyclones to post multiple scores this season as both have two through three contests.

Drake attempted to counter a Cyclone runout late in the first half but ISU defenders were able to knock the ball out of bounds, forcing a throw-in. Off the throw-in, Drake’s Zoey Mahoney performed flip-throw landing the ball perfectly in foray of players. Off the bounce, Drake’s Maia Bentley sent a left-footed strike into the bottom right of the net to knot the game up at one-all.

The two teams would go into the break tied at one, with each side having four shots. The Cyclones had two first half saves to Drake’s one, while the Bulldogs had two corners to ISU’s one.

The energy picked up on each side in the second half, as the stanza featured four yellow cards, two on each side. Each team had plenty of chances, as both teams surpassed their first half shot totals.

In the second half, each team had what would have been a go-ahead goal wiped off the board due to offside calls as the score remained knotted.

Play continued to be back and forth as each side traded quality looks. As it came down to the final moments of the contest, Iowa State found itself with a favorable advantage with under a minute to play.

The ball eventually found Michigan Tech transfer Seulgi Lee, but the newcomer was unable to convert as the ball sailed over the crossbar.

The Lee shot would be the last attempt from either side, as the game went on to end in a 1-1 draw.

Goals
Iowa State: Morgan Furmaniak – 24’ (2)
Drake: Maia Bentley – 38’ (1),

Assists
Iowa State: Magdalena Keck (1)
Drake: Zoey Mahoney (1)

Up Next
The Cyclones will return home for their next contest, welcoming the UNI Panther to the Cyclone Soccer Complex this Sunday, Aug. 25. Sunday’s match is set to kick off at 6 p.m., will be streamed on ESPN+ and will be free to attend.