Like most ISU sports teams, the soccer team has been faced with a few struggles in the wake of this summer’s flooding.

Coach Wendy Dillinger said the flooding has just been a minor speed bump for the team.

“The team hasn’t missed a beat,” Dillinger said when asked about the flood. “It hasn’t affected training at all.”

It has been an adjustment traveling for training, as it adds about an hour every day with traveling to the Bergstrom Indoor Facility for practices.

Last season the team finished last in the Big 12, with a conference record of 2–8. This season, the Cyclones will be without their leading scorer, Amanda Woelfel, due to injury. Combining that with the flood makes for a tough way to start the year.

Despite this, the team has kept its hopes high and is ready to compete.

“The team has dealt with it pretty well,” said senior midfielder Jordan Bishop. “I think when you go through any struggle, whether it be the flood or injuries, it binds the team together.”

Senior goalkeeper Ashley Costanzo will be a team leader this season, as she will fill the shoes Ann Gleason left after her final season.

“It’s been a challenge, but no one has complained,” Costanzo said. “You can’t do anything about the flood, it happens, so I think we’ve kind of just owned it. If we have to play in Ankeny, we will play in Ankeny.”

The Cyclones tied Drake 0–0 in Ankeny on Friday in what would have been their home opener, but their field should be ready for action when the next home game rolls around Sept. 17 against Iowa.

For a team that has been through so much already this season, one thing players haven’t lost is confidence.

“It doesn’t matter where our field is, we are going to be our team and do our thing,” Costanzo said