After a dominating performance against Loyola-Chicago on Sunday, the ISU soccer team will take on South Dakota State in a game of redemption.

Last season, the Jackrabbits (4-4-0) defeated the Cyclones (4-3-1) by a score of 2-1 in Sioux Falls, S.D. This season, however, Iowa State will be the one working to make sure that it comes out on top.

“We definitely want revenge and will definitely be out for blood,” said senior forward Amanda Cacciatore.

Coach Wendy Dillinger said the team “has to finish” and maintain its aggressiveness in order to continue to have success. 

“Last year, we had a number of quality opportunities and just didn’t finish,” Dillinger said. “We had a breakdown on a corner kick [last year], so the first thing we have to do is try not to give up the corners. They are a dynamic team, so we have to do a good job defensively and stay organized and communicate. We are going to get chances, but we have to finish them.”

Against South Dakota State, the Cyclones will look to be the aggressors in the contest instead of being the reactive team. Cacciatore said the team needs to “take it to them” like it did against Loyola-Chicago instead of “playing on their heels like [we] did against Iowa.”

“There was a lot of things we needed to fix, a lot of it was discipline and movement off the ball,” Cacciatore said. “I think on Sunday we did a lot better with discipline and our dynamic movement created a lot of scoring opportunities that we capitalized on.”

Iowa State will continue to strive for consistency in practice because that is what will prepare the team for in-game situations, Cacciatore said.

The match between the Cyclones and Jackrabbits is scheduled for Friday at 6:30 p.m. It will be at the ISU Soccer Complex in Ames.