Cyclones Fall 2-1 at Denver

DENVER, Colo.- A late two-goal rally helped the Denver Pioneers (3-4-1) defeat the Iowa State Cyclones (5-3-0) 2-1 in Denver, Colorado on Sunday. Iowa State returns home Friday, Sept. 9 to play the Drake Bulldogs.

Turning Point of the Game

In the 85th minute Denver's Anna Willis gave the Pioneers life scoring the equalizer off of an assist from Randee Holman-Kelley. Denver used its new-found momentum to score the game-winner in the 86th minute, a goal by Makenzie Bothner. Iowa State was unable to find the back of the net before time expired.

Cyclone Game Ball Goes To…

Koree Willer. The sophomore scored a goal for the third straight game, this time a header off of a corner kick assist from Hayley Womack. Willer was able to find the ball in a group of players and head it into the back of the net.

Coach Said It

“I thought we took the field at the beginning and I wasn't sure if we were nervous or scared of the environment, but I didn't think we played all that well in the first 15-20 minutes,” head coach Tony Minatta said. “We got settled in and we started doing some decent stuff in the first half, but I felt like we didn't have the better of the play in the first half. We came out firing in the second half. Koree scored a great goal. Hayley Womack got in on two break aways that were inches away from scoring. If either one of those goes in, it may be a different result. I was really proud of the team the way we played in the second half. At the end of the day Denver is a great team, a tough place to play and we learned some lessons in the second half that we're going to learn from and not let happen again."

Game Notes

*Koree Willer scored her seventh goal of the season. She entered the contest tied for first in the Big 12 in goals scored.

*Willer has now scored a goal in three consecutive games.

* Senior goalkeeper Andrea Swanson recorded two saves. She now has 186 in her career.

Fan Tweet of the Game

Let's keep the W streak alive @cycloneSCR #cyclONEnation is following from KC
— ARKTEKT (@RobertCFish) September 14, 2014

On Deck

Iowa State will return home Friday, September 19th to take on the Drake Bulldogs at 7 p.m. The Cyclones will round out the weekend with another home stint against South Dakota State on Sunday at 1 p.m. Fans can follow Iowa State soccer's twitter account @cycloneSCR for live updates on the game. Results will be posted on cyclones.com after the conclusion of the game.

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Team Stats

Koree Willer

Hayley Womack

Maribell Morales

Players Mentioned

Andrea Swanson

Andrea Swanson

Hayley Womack

Hayley Womack

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