Council Bluffs, IA –Iowa Western played at #4 Laramie County on Sunday in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Laramie County beat the Reivers 5-0, which drops IWCC to 0-5-0 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED: The Iowa Western defense pressed hard defensively, but 12 minutes into the match, Laramie's Nikita Woods broke down the back line and found the back of the net. Nikita Woods continued to cause trouble for Iowa Western's defense for the remainder of the first half. In the 26th minute, Nikita Woods, found Jazmine Moyte for the second goal of the match. Finally, in the 40th minute Woods scored off of a cross from Natalie de Marco to give Laramie the 3-0 lead at halftime. The Reivers worked to possess the ball and find freshman forward, Alex Boss, throughout the match, but the Golden Eagles consistently broke up the Iowa Western attack. The Laramie attack struck again in the 62nd and 76th minutes to win the match 5-0. Iowa Western goalkeeper, Mandy Clark, finished the match with four saves.
NOTES & NUMBERS: Freshman Goalkeeper, Mandy Clark, earned four saves during the match. Iowa Western took three shots on goal.
QUOTES: Coach Marissa Ringblom
"Over the course of our last five matches, we have learned a lot about our strengths and weaknesses. We are proud of the effort and work rate of the group. That has never wavered. We feel like we have already played one of the toughest schedules in the country and it has shown us where we need to improve. Laramie County is a very good team. We truly believe that we are capable of playing at that level, but we must do the little things right and make smarter decisions on the ball. We are very excited to start conference play next weekend at Iowa Central. We will be looking to get a positive result. We are confident that these first five matches have prepared us well for conference play."
UP NEXT: The Reivers begin conference play at Iowa Central CC on Saturday, September 9th. Match updates can be found on Twitter at @ReiverWSoccer.
