Cyclones Fall to NDSU, 3-2, in Overtime

AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State soccer team (4-4-0) fell to North Dakota State (4-3-0) in overtime, 3-2, on Sunday at the Cyclone Sports Complex. Iowa State found themselves facing a two-goal deficit in the second half, but rallied in the 62nd minute after a goal by Maribell Morales. Iowa State would even the score on a penalty kick by Koree Willer, but would eventually fall in overtime to NDSU, 3-2.

Turning Point of the Game
In the eighth minute, North Dakota State was awarded a free kick from 19 yards out on the top left of the box and junior Lauren Miller fired a shot the carried the ball and curved into the top left corner of the net. NDSU found a second goal in the 55th minute when Amy Yang put in a goal from just the top of the box off of an assist from Britney Monteon. The Cyclones would answer in 62nd minute when sophomore Maribell Morales fired a shot from 20 yards out into the left corner to put the score at 1-2. In the 81st minute, Klasey Medelberg got fouled hard inside the box and Iowa State was awarded a penalty kick. Junior Koree Willer stepped up to take the penalty kick and put it into the bottom left corner. The game went into overtime and the Bison were awarded a penalty kick. Amy Yang buried her second goal of the game to give North Dakota State the win.

Cyclone Game Ball Goes to...
Koree Willer. The junior forward was always on the attack. She led the team with six shots and four of them were on goal. Willer assisted Morales on Iowa State's first goal and she buried the penalty kick to tie the game and send it into overtime.

Coach Said It
"It's very frustrating that we can't get off to a good start right off of the first whistle,” head coach Tony Minatta said. “I think a lot of it needs to come from the team, the leaders. We only have one game this week, on Sunday, so we have a whole week where we can get back to training and really get to some competitive training. When you are in-season and play every Friday andSunday, you get stuck to the same schedule of just Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We need players to step up and start being leaders on the team. People who are looked up to need to start bringing it every game, and it's something they can't just talk about. It's something they need to do. We are going to get back at it and try to get some momentum going into Big 12 play.”

Game Notes
* Sophomore Maribell Morales scored her first goal of the season and her second of her career.
* Junior Koree Willer scored her second goal of the season and the16th of her career.
* Sophomore goalkeeper Lindsey Hendon recorded three saves.

Fan Tweet of the Game

We want to give a big thank you to our fans for coming out to cheer us on today for #SuperheroDay! #Cyclones pic.twitter.com/7XOglucc2f
— Iowa State Soccer (@cycloneSCR) September 13, 2015

On Deck

Iowa State travels to Des Moines, Iowa, to take on Drake on Sunday, September 20 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 match.

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Team Stats

Koree Willer

Maribell Morales

Haley Albert

Klasey Medelberg

Players Mentioned

Lindsey Hendon

Klasey Medelberg

Maribell Morales

Koree Willer

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