Soccer uses Berg goal to win road tilt at Iowa State, 1-0

Friday, October 16

Ames, Iowa

6 p.m. CT

University of Texas

3-3-0, 3-3-0

Iowa State

2-4-0, 2-4-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Texas	0	1	1
Iowa St.	0	0	0

Soccer uses Berg goal to win road tilt at Iowa State, 1-0

10.16.2020 | Soccer

Box Score

The Celina, Texas, native’s score at 53:22 was the 22nd of her standout career in the Burnt Orange & White

AMES, Iowa – With temperatures hovering in the mid-40's and windy conditions on Friday night at the Cyclone Sports Complex, Texas soccer (3-3-0) got a picture-perfect, 22-yard free-kick goal from senior midfielder Haley Berg at the 53:22 mark to knock off Iowa State (2-4-0) in a Big 12 Conference road tilt, 1-0.

Texas Team Notes

Currently in her 21st season as a head coach, Texas' Angela Kelly now owns 248 career coaching wins, just two from reaching the 250-win plateau.
Texas is 21-3-1 since the start of the 2018 season when scoring first in a match.
Texas is now 24-3-1 all-time in its series against Iowa State, including a 10-2-1 mark in Ames, Iowa, and has won the last four meetings between the two programs.
Both teams managed 12 shots in the match with Texas leading Iowa State in shots on goal, 7-3.

Texas Player Notes

Senior midfielder Haley Berg scored her second goal of the season and the 22nd of her standout career to move into a tie for seventh in the Texas career record book alongside Kylee Wosnuk (2000-02) and Valerie Page (1995-98).
With tonight's goal, Berg has now scored at least one point in four straight matches for the second time in her career, tying her original career-high streak established from Oct. 7-21, 2018.
Senior goalkeeper Savannah Madden made three saves in stretching her shutout streak to two consecutive matches and 253:22 of match time.

The Details

Iowa State created a threatening opportunity just 38 seconds into the match as a cross was delivered in from the right wing. Cyclone midfielder Emma Mira raced in, while tightly marked at the near post, but chipped her shot wide right of frame.

After a prolonged battle through the midfield, Texas' offense began to settle in as junior midfielder Julia Grosso managed UT's first two shots by blasting high of frame twice at 11:00 and 13:50.

The Longhorns continued their pressure over the next few minutes as sophomore forward Sydney Nobles (17:03) and Berg (19:33) each forced saves from distance by ISU goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz.

In the 31st minute, Texas freshman forward Presley Echols managed to out-leap a crowd in the middle of the 18 to get her head on a ball, but her shot traveled well wide right.

Iowa State had another chance off a corner kick at 35:32 as the delivery into the middle was deflected towards goal. In a crowd near the top of the six, ISU midfielder Courtney Powell flicked a nine-yard shot on frame, but Madden dove quickly to her right to make a key save.

At 41:16, Texas created another opportunity as Echols played a ball out wide left to junior forward Cameron Brooks. She took a dribble and blasted a shot at Silkowitz that deflected out of the keeper hands and towards the middle of the box. The net minder had enough defensive cover, however, to be able to race out and corral the rebound before UT's Echols could manage any follow-up effort.

Out of the halftime break, UT junior Carlee Allen fired in a shot from 15 yards out of the left wing that was blocked away by the ISU defense and cleared at 46:50.

An Iowa State defender tripped up Berg at 52:37 to set the Longhorns up in a dangerous position just outside the top of the box. Off the free kick, Berg took full advantage as the Celina, Texas, product blasted a 22-yard effort through the Cyclones defensive wall and into the lower left corner to grant UT a 1-0 advantage.

Almost three minutes later at the 56:22 mark, ISU had a solid opportunity for the equalizer as Mira received a pass in some space inside the 18. With a steady wind at her back, she lifted her eventual 15-yard shot up and over the crossbar for a goal kick.

The Cyclones' offense continued to press as Mira forced a Madden save at 66:50, while Powell fired wide left at 68:49.

Off an Iowa State corner kick in the 77th minute, Madden fought her way through a crowd near the top of the six and punched the ball out of any danger.

From there, Texas did a strong job of holding possession and working down the clock. Iowa State did manage one final chance with approximately 40 seconds remaining, but a lengthy header from just inside the top of the 18 traveled on a bounce to Madden as the Longhorns prevailed, 1-0.