ISU shuts out South Dakota

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Photo: Jonathan Krueger/ Iowa State Daily

Cyclones celebrate after a point during the game against South Dakota on Sunday, Sept. 23, at the ISU soccer field. Cyclones defeated South Dakota 7-0.

Maddy Arnold

In the final game at the ISU Soccer Complex, Iowa State rebounded from its loss to Texas on Friday night with a shutout against South Dakota on Sunday.

Iowa State (8-4, 0-1 Big 12) beat South Dakota (1-6-2) 7-0 in an offensive performance coming from all over the field.

“We know we can play: We played our game; we weren’t scared; we weren’t thinking about Friday,” said sophomore forward Hayley Womack. “We just came out to play and we all love this game.”

In her first start of the season, Womack had a breakout game, scoring two goals with seven shots in only 40 minutes of playing time.

“That is why I recruited her,” said ISU coach Wendy Dillinger. “She gets in behind and finishes. We need to see more of that in conference play, but that is what she is good at.”

Sophomore defender Ashley Johnson also had a big impact on Sunday’s game. She had one goal and three assists in only 38 minutes of playing time.

“I was really happy with how dynamic we were in the attack today,” Dillinger said.

Junior forward Jennifer Dominguez scored her seventh goal of the season Sunday. She is currently leading the team in goals scored.

“I have been doing my job as a forward,” Dominguez said. “I am capitalizing on opportunities and putting goals in the back of the net.”

Iowa State’s other goals were scored by junior defender Jessica Stewart and sophomore forward Kaeli Flaska. Junior midfielder Emily Goldstein came off the bench for a goal as well.

The Cyclones dominated the Coyotes in more than just goals. Iowa State led in shots with 29 while South Dakota had nine.

“We challenged them at halftime that two goals were okay, but we need to be scoring more goals,” Dillinger said. “They responded well.”

The Cyclones will now return to conference play this weekend at Oklahoma State on Sept. 28 and Texas Tech on Sept. 30. Iowa State will begin playing on its new field at the Cyclone Sports Complex on Oct. 5 against Texas Christian.