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Iowa State University Athletics
Thursday, October 8
Tempe, Ariz.
9 p.m.
Iowa State
at
Arizona State
Photo by: Iowa State Athletics
PRIMER: Iowa State at Arizona State
10.07.2026 | Soccer
Who:Â Iowa State (4-5-3, 0-3-1 Big 12) at Arizona State (7-3-2, 2-2-0 Big 12)
Where: Sun Devil Soccer Stadium (1,051) – Tempe, Ariz.
When: Thursday, October 8 – 9 p.m. CT
Kicking Off
Embarking on their longest road trip of the season, Iowa State is set to head to the Grand Canyon State to take on Arizona State. The Cyclones will then stay in Arizona for the weekend as they take on the Wildcats in Tucson on Saturday.
Iowa State enters Thursday night's contest after earning its first point of the conference slate last time out against Utah. After going into the half down 1-0, Breezie Brewer curled in a free kick from roughly 30 yards out to equalize and help ISU to a 1-1 draw.
Arizona State is returning to its home field after a three-game road trip of its own that saw the Sun Devils go 1-2. ASU dropped a pair of 0-2 losses to Kansas and Texas Tech, but sandwiched between the setbacks was a 2-0 win at K-State.
From the Notebook
- Through 12 games, 12 different Cyclones have scored goals.
- That's the most Cyclones to have scored in a single season since 2012.
- Iowa State shut out five of its first seven opponents, marking the first time since 2015 an ISU squad has done so.
- Iowa State's 2-1-1 start to the season was tied for the best four-game opening stretch by an ISU team since 2016.
- Iowa State's two highest-scoring games under Coach Fannon have come against UNI. A 6-0 win over the Panthers in 2024 marks the most in a game, while the 5-0 win from August is the second-most.
- Morgan Goodman recorded the first three-plus assist game by a Cyclone since Ashley Johnson in 2012, when she collected a trio of helpers against Kansas City.
- Goodman finished with five points against the Roos, the most by a Cyclone in a game since Emily Goldstein at Oklahoma in 2013.
- Iowa State scored four goals in the win over KC. It was the fifth game of the Fannon Era that ISU has netted at least four goals in a contest.
- Iowa State drew nine corner kicks against Omaha. It was the team's most in a single game since 8/20/23.
- Iowa State earned a season-opening result for the fourth consecutive season, as it dispatched Omaha, 1-0.
- After two seasons with San Francisco without earning a point, Danica Lunceford scored her first career goal in her first contest with the Cyclones, which would prove to be the game-winner.
- ISU lost over half of its 2025 roster (14 players) over the offseason.
- Morgan Struttmann, Giovanna Hansen and Maia Soulis will miss the remainder of the season with injury.
Leading the Cyclones
Through 12 outings, Morgan Goodman leads all Cyclones in points with six, holding a team-high four assists. Alaina Villa, Megan Walters and Sophie Forrester are tied for the team lead in goals with two apiece. Erin Hopewell leads the team in minutes played (977), while Forrester leads in shots (23).
Eme McClenahan has started each contest between the pipes for ISU. The redshirt freshman has three clean sheets and a pair of combined shutouts to her name this year. She has 42 saves so far, tallying a career-high 10 saves against Iowa.
Overall, the Cyclones have scored 15 goals and allowed 11 through 12 contests. The team has 150 total shots, averaging 12.5 per contest, and has placed 39.3% of them on goal.
Opponent Outlook
Arizona State has scored the third-most goals in the league (26) and has allowed the fourth-fewest (9). Leading the way for the Sun Devils is Kierra Blundell, who has a team-best six goals and two assists to pace the team in scoring with 14 points.
In goal, Kennedy Zorn has shouldered the load for ASU, playing 1,012 minutes so far and holding a 0.80 goals-against average. Zorn has 38 saves and boasts a 0.809 save percentage.
Overall, the Sun Devils have scored 26 goals and allowed 9 through 12 contests. The team has 174 total shots, averaging 14.5 per contest, and has placed 40.2% of them on goal.
Series History
Iowa State and Arizona State will be meeting for the third time, in a series the Sun Devils lead 1-0-1. The teams met in Ames last year, battling to a 1-1 draw. The lone other meeting came back in 1999 in Tempe with the Sun Devils winning, 3-1.
Up Next
The Cyclones will stay in Arizona and head to Tucson for a Sunday afternoon showdown with the Wildcats. ISU and Arizona will square off at 3 pm CT, and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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