Iowa State allowed three power-play goals and committed six penalties as the Ohio Bobcats swept the Cyclones after a 5-1 victory Saturday night.

After Friday’s loss, Iowa State kept it close after the first period, but would not score again, sending them to the loss.

“They beat us fair and square,” said coach Al Murdoch.

Ohio held supremacy over Iowa State in almost every facet of the game. The Bobcats finished with more shots, more puck possession and most importantly, four more goals.

“The effort was definitely there, but it was a tough loss,” said junior Brian Rooney. “We just couldn’t put more pucks into the net.”

Back and forth action defined the first period. Ohio drew first blood when a wrister snuck through the five-hole of ISU goalie Erik Hudson. The Bobcats scored a minute later, putting the Cyclones in an early hole.

On the power play with five minutes left in the first, senior Mike Lebler gained the zone and sent a pass back to defenseman Kyle Van. Van’s shot from the point was blocked, but the rebound fell to Lebler, who put it away to make it a one-goal game.

However, that would be the only scoring for the Cyclones. Ohio would score three unanswered goals, all on the power play. It added one in the second period and two in the third.

“Most of the goals came in the second minute of the power play,” Rooney said. “It means we’re losing focus. We’ve worked on it a lot and it’ll come. We’re not panicking.”

The woes on special teams have Murdoch deciding to go back to the basics in practice.

“We need to work on passing, shooting and foot speed on the penalty kill,” Murdoch said.

Iowa State had troubles finding a groove offensively. Whether it was dumping the puck or carrying it into the zone, the Cyclones could not sustain an offensive strategy for most of the game. Iowa State finished with 22 shots.

“Their goalie is a solid goaltender, but I’m not sure he had to shower tonight,” Murdoch said.

Being down only one goal after one, the Cyclones created chances for themselves on offense with the rush, but simply could not find the back of the net. Ohio responded well to the increased ISU pressure.

“They wanted it more,” said freshman Chris Cucullu. “They were a good team who had scoring chances off of our mistakes that they capitalized on. We couldn’t do the same when they made mistakes.”

The team will endure another “Black Monday” of practice. Murdoch said, however, that the focus of practice this week will be the basics.

“We will be working on basic fundamental skills,” Murdoch said. “Passing, shooting – we have our work cut out for us.”

Iowa State will take its second road trip of the season next week when they travel to Kent State University for a pair of games.