NDSU vs. Iowa State University – October 30, 2005

On a dreary, rainy morning in Mankato, the Bison fell in frustrating fashion to Iowa State in overtime by a score of 5-2. The game was pretty evenly played with both teams having their share of opportunities. The Bison got on the board first with a defensive mistake by the Cyclones. Bob Smith sent a pass to Dan Salyards who made an excellent cross into the box. An Iowa State defender made a diving play to try to clear the ball, but the ball went into the back of his own net to give NDSU the lead. NDSU held onto this lead for about ten minutes when a Cyclone forward received a through ball. He appeared to be offside, but it was not called and he easily put the ball away to tie the game. Iowa State’s celebration ended almost immediately when Nate Shubert tapped the ensuing kickoff to Brad Bateman, who proceeded to take a shot that squeezed between the outstretched hands of the Iowa State keeper and the crossbar. The Bison took the 2-1 lead into halftime. There was no scoring until about 20 minutes into the second half. A Cyclone midfielder made a cross that found a waiting forward and headed it in to tie the score at 2. With no further scoring in regulation, the game moved to two 10 minute overtime periods without sudden death. With sloppy play, poor passing and worse goalkeeping, NDSU conceded 3 goals in overtime to lose 5-2. The loss dropped NDSU’s record to 7-9-2 on the season.