IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s soccer team defeated Missouri State, 2-1, on Friday night at Iowa Soccer Complex. The Hawkeyes advance to the Round of 32 for the third time in school history and second straight year. Iowa moves to 14-2-4 on the season.
The Hawkeyes broke the draw in the 22nd minute with a goal from senior Meike Ingles. The goal is Ingles’ sixth of the season, second most on the Hawkeyes. The goal was assisted by fellow senior Kenzie Roling, her fifth assist of the season. Roling is tied with Ingles for most assists on the season.
The Hawkeyes posted a shutout in the first half leading Missouri State, 1-0, at the break.
Iowa then added to their lead quickly in the second half, with a goal from graduate student Maggie Johnston in the 48th minute. The goal was Johnston’s third of the season. Graduate student Lauren Geczik had the assist, her fourth assist of the year.
Missouri State was then able to cut into the Hawkeye lead in the 78th minute with a goal from Jenna Anderson.
Iowa would go on to control the rest of the game, beating the Bears, 2-1.
The Hawkeyes outshot Missouri State 28 to seven and had 13 corner kicks to its one. Missouri State goalkeeper Camielle Day had 11 saves, while Iowa goalkeeper Macy Enneking had three.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI
“We thought Missouri State was going to try to press us a little bit and they did. The space between their backline and midfield we thought would be available and it was. I thought Maya Hansen and Sophia Bush played really well. Kenzie Roling was a handful in the first half. That might’ve been the best I’ve seen Meike Ingles play. They press really well and that creates separation and we wanted to play in that space; I thought we did a good job in that space. We created some great chances and their goalkeeper made some great saves.”
HAWKEYE NOTABLES
– The win marks Iowa’s third NCAA Tournament win. All three wins have come under head coach Dave DiIanni.
– Iowa improves to 3-4 all time in the NCAA Tournament.
– The Hawkeyes will look to make it to the first Round of 16 in school history next weekend.
– Iowa’s record is 55-2-3 in its last 60 games when scoring two goals or more, which dates back to October of 2017. The Hawkeyes are 11-0 this year in multi-goal games.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes await the winner of No. 6 seeded Georgetown and Fairfield. The game between Georgetown and Fairfield will be played on Saturday. If No. 2 seeded UCLA beats California Baptist, the Hawkeyes will travel to Los Angeles where they will play their second-round game on Nov. 22. If UCLA loses later tonight, the Hawkeyes will host their second-round game on the same date.
