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.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – No. 24 University of Iowa Soccer tied Western Michigan, 1-1, on Thursday afternoon. The Hawkeyes move to 1-0-1 on the season.

Senior Meike Ingles wasted no time scoring a goal in the 3rd minute of the game. The goal was assisted by senior Kenzie Rolling and sophomore Millie Greer. The goal marks Ingle’s second goal of the young season. Ingle’s two goals are tied with freshman Berkley Binggeli for the most on the team.

Western Michigan tied the game at one a piece with a goal form graduate Jen Blitchok in the 30th minute.

At halftime the game stayed tied at one a piece. Iowa outshot the Broncos eight to four in the first 45 minutes. Both goalies had a pair of saves a piece.

The Hawkeyes dominated Western Michigan in the box score, out shooting them 17-4 in the second half and 25-8 for the game. Ava Wilberding of Western Michigan had six saves in the second half for the Broncos. The Hawkeyes had four corner kicks compared to Western Michigan’s one in the second half.

Freshman Berit Parten led the way for Iowa with six shots and three shots on goal. Rolling had five shots and Ingles had three. Seven other Hawkeyes had one shot for the game. Graduate Macy Enneking had four saves.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI

“Credit to Western Michigan for taking their chances today. We created more than enough to win and were a bit naïve both in mentally and offensive execution.”

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• The Hawkeyes are now 2-0-1 against Western Michigan all-time.
• Senior Meike Ingles and freshman Berkley Binggeli lead Iowa with two goals on the season.
• Iowa is now 161-70-17 against non-conference opponents all-time.
• 90 Tracker: Sophomore Eva Pattison, senior Miah Schueller, and sophomore Millie Greer.

UP NEXT

Iowa travels to Austin, Texas on Aug. 25 to take on No. 12 Texas. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. (CT). The Hawkeyes face Florida Gulf Coast on Aug. 29 at 7:00 p.m. (CT) for Iowa’s season opener.

Friday, August 23, 2024

• Thomas Jefferson @ Atlantic **On KJAN, pre-game at 6:30 pm/ Kick-off at 7:00 pm**
• Boyer Valley vs. Moravia (@ ADM)
• Melcher-Dallas @ Murray
• Twin Cedars @ Colo-Nesco

Week 0 is underway for the Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson Yellowjackets Football squad and their first opponent of the year will be the Atlantic Trojans. Yellow Jackets Head Coach Jeremiah Watters is now in his first full year of coaching for T.J. as he co-coached a 3-6 team a year ago. Now in full control, coach Watters has been pleased with the progress his team has made over the summer and how all of the players have seemed to mesh together.

All of the effort displayed by the Yellow Jackets has shown some impressive results for various players. One of them being junior quarterback Jayden Fujii who passed for 1303 yards and 10 touchdowns last year.

Coach Watters has also seen improvement in his offensive line. T.J.’s O-line has grown from last year and average over 280 pounds per lineman.

The offensive line will not be the only strength for T.J. The Yellow Jackets are also bringing back their leading rusher junior Jayden Mulligan who gained 250 yards on the ground last year. Fujii will also have his favorite target junior wide receiver Mayson Kramer returning who collected 29 passes and 3 scores. The talent that T.J. is getting back creates faith for Coach Watters in his team’s ability to win ball games. Nevertheless, he is even more excited about how his team is believing in the 2024 T.J. theme.

One of the strategies for the Yellow Jackets as they head into Friday’s contest against Atlantic is minimizing mistakes. Coach Watters wants his team to stay in control by limiting turnovers and keeping their heads up throughout the entire ball game.

KJAN has the coverage for T.J.’s matchup against the Atlantic Trojans starting with the pregame show at 6:30 pm.

Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger expects forward Joshua Jefferson to be ready for preseason practice. The transfer forward from St. Mary’s started the first 26 games last season before suffering a knee injury and he missed most of summer workouts while recovering from surgery.

Otzelberger says Jefferson watched most of summer drills before gradually returning to the court.

Otzelberger on what Jefferson will bring to the Cyclones.

Jefferson on what his rehab was like this summer.

Jefferson is happy with the way ISU has handled his recovery.

Jefferson averaged just over 10 points and six and-a-half rebounds last season at St. Mary’s before the injury.