Freshman goalkeeper Maddie Jobe continued her hot streak for the Cyclones this weekend.

Jobe shut out both Creighton and North Dakota State, and helped Iowa State head out of Nebraska 4-0-2 on the year.

Last week in practice, senior keeper Ashley Costanzo was still hurting from the contusion she suffered during the University of Montana Tournament, and had to be pulled from a couple activities in practice.

“She wasn’t quite 100 percent back from her injury yet,” said coach Wendy Dillinger.

As the week went on, Jobe began to realize she was going to get the nod.

“I kind of got the vibe that I’d be starting and then [Dillinger] told me on Thursday,” Jobe said. “With Ashley being hurt, I heard from all of the coaches that this is your time to take the spot and this is your time to show everyone what you have.”

The first game of the weekend doubleheader came against Creighton, a team that has put a lot of balls in the net this season — seven goals in the regular season, three during exhibition games — and planned to continue that success against Iowa State.

Creighton kept the pressure on the Cyclones, outshooting them 11-9 in the first half and 17-15 on the game, but it proved to be not enough as Iowa State pushed through the lone goal late in the first half.

Freshman Jennifer Dominguez was fouled in the 40th minute and freshman counterpart Caitlin Graboski stepped up for the Cyclones and buried the penalty kick.

As a result of the goal, Iowa State entered halftime with a 1-0 lead, and the Cyclones were able to hold on to the lead and preserve the victory in the second half for the 1-0 win.

Jobe played all 90 minutes for the Cyclones in the absence of Costanzo, and finished with seven saves and the first shutout of her collegiate career, bringing her record to 4-0.

After an off-day Saturday, Iowa State was back at Morrison Stadium Sunday afternoon to face North Dakota State.

Like the game against Creighton, Iowa State was outshot 15-9 on the game, but Jobe stepped up again for the Cyclones, making seven saves and not allowing a goal during the 110-minute, double-overtime marathon. She improved her season record to 4-0-1.

This game marked Jobe’s third consecutive start, and the experience of starting at the collegiate level has been a big help in her maturing as a goalkeeper.

“It’s calmed me down because I’ve made a few mistakes, but you need to forget about them and go from there,” she said.

The 110-minute match was nothing new for Jobe, as she said she had played many games of equal length in high school and at the club level.

ISU freshman Brittany Morgan came off the bench to lead the team with three shots, and fellow freshmen Erin Green and Emily Goldstein each contributed two.

The Cyclones had eight corner kicks on the game, North Dakota State seven, but neither team could find a player or the net on any of them.

Dillinger has said since day one that they would have no problem with Jobe in the net, saying earlier this season, “We are very, very confident in Maddie, and if Ashley got hurt or she just was out of it, we wouldn’t even bat an eye about Maddie being in the goal.”

She also added, “She definitely plays well beyond her year and doesn’t play like a freshman at all.”

Now Jobe has proved that she can contend and succeed at the collegiate level, but she still treats every day like she has to win the spot over again.

“Every week is the start of something new. You can’t go into the week thinking you have the spot taken care of,” Jobe said.

While Jobe didn’t expect to play this much this early in the season, she has embraced her role and proved to be a difference maker in Iowa State’s already fine-tuned defense.

With the success Jobe has had at the starting position, Dillinger said Costanzo will have to earn back the starting spot when she returns.

“If Maddie’s solid and does really well at practice this week then it’s hers. It’s going to be an interesting week,” Dillinger said.

Iowa State will finish the final leg of road games when it faces Loyola-Chicago and Illinois State in Illinois this weekend.