Iowa State will travel to face Missouri in a Friday night game that could possibly determine whether or not the team will head to the Big 12 tournament.

ISU coach Wendy Dillinger said the team will have to correct the uncharacteristic mistakes it made in the loss against Kansas if it wants to have a shot of advancing to the postseason.

“We weren’t tackling, [freshman] Lindsay [Frank] slid one time in the whole game,” Dillinger said. “In a game where they are coming at us, you have to play more physically than that. You have to slide tackle and you have to challenge and we just didn’t. That’s what has got to change.”

Another match to keep an eye on is the contest between Oklahoma and Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday at 3 p.m. Oklahoma and Iowa State each currently have a 1-6 conference record and are vying for the No. 8 seed in the Big 12 tournament.

The Sooners hold the tiebreaker over the Cyclones after defeating them on Oct. 14 in Norman, Okla.

For Iowa State to advance to the Big 12 tournament, it has to win at Missouri on Friday with Oklahoma losing or drawing against Kansas. The Cyclones also could qualify for the tournament if they draw against Missouri and the Sooners are defeated by Kansas.

It would not be possible for Iowa State to qualify for the tournament if it is defeated by Missouri or if Oklahoma defeats Kansas.

Sophomore forward Brittany Morgan said that for the Cyclones to be successful, the team will need to come out with more of a sense of urgency and have a “nothing to lose” attitude.

“This is our last game and everything is on the line,” Morgan said. “We just can’t come out the way we did on Sunday or we will get the same results we did on Sunday.”

Last season, the Cyclones defeated the Tigers 5-0 in Ames, and Morgan said there is a possibility that Missouri will have revenge on its mind.

Last Friday, the Tigers showed how resilient they can be by scoring three goals in the final six minutes against Kansas to win 3-2.

Morgan said that capitalizing on scoring opportunities for the Cyclones will be more important than ever if they want a chance to come out on top and make the conference tournament.

The match between the Cyclones and Tigers is scheduled to begin on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Columbia, Mo.