Cyclones keep undefeated season alive, beat Nevada 2-1 in Montana tournament finale

Cory Weaver

The ISU soccer team capped off its weekend trip to Montana with a 2-1 win over Nevada (0-1-2), letting the squad head out of Montana still unbeaten (3-0-1).

Iowa State stuck to the “score often, and score early” game plan that coach Wendy Dillinger laid down earlier this week. The team put together a pair of goals in the first half, a task it hadn’t completed so far this season.

Twenty-seven minutes into the first half, ISU senior co-captain Jordan Bishop capitalized off a Nevada turnover and scored the first goal of the game from 8 yards out on an unassisted shot.

Bishop has been a clear leader for the Cyclones this season, as one of only two seniors on the squad, but hadn’t netted a goal until Sunday’s first half. She also contributed an assist for a career-high-tying three points and led both teams with six shots.

Just three minutes later, Emily Goldstein got in on the action and added to the 1-0 lead from 12 yards out with a goal assisted by Bishop. The goal marked Goldstein’s second on the season, and her fifth point overall, a team high.

Fifteen minutes into the second half, Nevada began its push with a goal from senior Erin Smith 15 yards out at the center of the box.

The lone goal wasn’t enough for Nevada though, as the Cyclones were able to keep the Wolf Pack from scoring for the remainder of the contest.

Freshman Maddie Jobe got her first collegiate start Sunday and played all 90 minutes, recording four saves, and has now seen the pitch in all of the Cyclones victories.

Iowa State led Nevada in all major categories, with 21 shots to the Wolf Pack’s five, six corner kicks to zero, and 11 shots on goal to its five.

The Cyclones will now head to Nebraska for another weekend tournament, against Creighton and North Dakota State. Their Friday evening matchup against Creighton kicks off at 7 p.m.