Two Iowa State soccer players walked out of practice on a foggy morning, one with a cast on her right foot and the other with a full leg cast.

That’s been the story all season with the team.

With the latest injury to senior Stella Maris Strohman, who will be out for the weekend due to a concussion, the Cyclones are down to 20 total players for their two-game road trip to Texas.

“It’s definitely frustrating,” said coach Tony Minatta. “It’s close to a third of our team being out. You go into a season with 28 total players and now you’re down to 20. It’s been tough.”

The team has succumbed to so many injuries that they can’t even play a full scrimmage in practice.

“Right now we only have 18 field players,” Minatta said. “We can only go nine vs. nine. You have to modify training now because you can’t afford to lose anybody else.”

Redshirt junior Madison Wiegand-Brown, freshman Kelsey McSorley and sophomores Marin Daniel and Anna Frerichs all are out for the year, along with senior Sasha Stinson.

Stinson’s season and time with the Cyclones came to an end last week when she tore her ACL.

“It’s hard,” Stinson said. “I’ve put a lot of work into [this season]. We’ve put a whole lot of work into it as a team. It’s odd that my whole life career has ended on an injury, but it’s alright.”

The Cedar Park, Texas, native will end her career with 43 games started and 3,367 minutes played in an Iowa State uniform.

“It’s honestly heartbreaking,” said Emily Steil, junior midfielder. “That girl [Stinson] is one of the most hardworking people we know. It’s been super sad, but she has still been bringing a positive energy and influencing our team in any way that she can.”

Stinson is working on the side of the field and giving advice to her teammates.

“It’s a lot different on the sidelines,” Stinson said. “You’re kind of helping them open their eyes and realize what needs to happen and how they can move.”

Iowa State has found it difficult to get into a constant rhythm with all of the uncertainty its roster has seen this year.

“Once you get a rhythm with a certain group, you want to build with that,” Minatta said. “Now, you have got to start over.”

The Cyclones currently have a 2-6-1 record through their first nine games of the season, but it’d be hard to tell that by the way the team played against No. 7 Florida and No. 12 USC.

A week ago, Iowa State held USC scoreless in the second half and took the Gators into overtime on Sunday in what looked to be the team’s best performance all season.

“I think our players have managed it really well,” Minatta said. “They haven’t lost faith themselves. They just keep working hard. That’s a testament to their resolve as a team.”