Hawkeyes Rally Late to Secure Draw Against Wisconsin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s soccer team rallied late from a two-goal deficit to earn a 2-2 draw against Wisconsin on Friday night at the Iowa Soccer Complex. 

Third-year Kylie Cino scored twice in the closing minutes to help the Hawkeyes secure the tie.

“It’s a mixture of disappointment and pride in our second half.” Iowa head coach Dean Ward said. “Ultimately we didn’t make the Big Ten tournament but I said to the team that we can play with anybody, we’re capable of that but we just haven’t been able to put it together for a full 90 minutes.”

Wisconsin took a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute when Anya Gulbrandsen scored an unassisted goal. 

The Badgers carried the advantage into halftime. Iowa paced the first half in shots (5-3) and corner kicks (5-0).

The Badgers extended their lead to 2-0 in the 78th minute when Hailey Baumann finished a pass from Izy Traub.

Iowa responded in the closing minutes. The Hawkeyes drew a penalty in the box, allowing Cino to convert the penalty kick in the 86th minute to cut the deficit to one. 

The Hawkeyes then earned another opportunity in the box, but Badger keeper Drew Stover saved the attempt. Iowa quickly recovered as Iba Oching set up Cino for her second goal of the match in the 89th minute, leveling the score at 2-2.

Iowa finished with an 18-6 advantage in shots, a 10-3 edge in shots on goal and 14 corner kicks to Wisconsin’s one. Goalkeeper Braelynn Galt recorded one save for the Hawkeyes, while Stover finished with eight saves for the Badgers.

Iowa finished the regular season at 9-4-6 overall and 4-3-5 in Big Ten play while Wisconsin finished 10-4-4 overall and 6-3-3 in conference play.

OF NOTE… 

• Cino’s goals put her at five on the season. She previously only had one in her career.
• Cino recorded her first career brace in the match.
• Oching’s assist is the first of her career.
• Oching, Millie Greer and Josie Jones played the full 90 minutes.
• The Hawkeyes are unbeaten in their last 19 matches at the Iowa Soccer Complex.
• Iowa’s 39 goals are the most in a season by the program since 2019.

THIS SEASON…

• Iowa wrapped up non-conference play with a 5-1-1 record for the second straight season.
• The Hawkeyes upset over No. 10 UCLA marked their first top-10 win since defeating No. 6 Arkansas on Aug.14, 2025. 
• Iowa’s 12 goals through its first two matches were the most in the first two contests of a season in program history.
• Iowa outshot its opponents 334-188 in 2026.
• Fourteen different Hawkeyes have logged an assist this season.
• Reilly Heman and Berit Parten have both recorded multiple braces in 2026, marking the first time since 2017 that multiple Hawkeyes recorded two or more braces in a season.
• Heman tallied three four-point performances this season, marking the first time a Hawkeye has accomplished the feat since 2014.
• Galt’s 61 saves are the most by a first-year since 2020.
• On Oct. 27, Greer was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, while Galt earned Big Ten freshman of the week honors.
• Heman’s nine goals and 20 points are a career high.
• Elle Wildman’s 11 points mark a career high.
• Parten’s team-leading 21 points are a career high.
• Abby Skiff’s three assists mark a career high.