Arizona Downs Iowa State, 2-1, for Second Straight Big 12 Victory

Sunday, October 11

Tucson, Ariz.

1:00 PM MST

University of Arizona

5-5-4, 2-1-3

Iowa State

4-6-4, 0-4-2

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

Box Score (PDF)

Arizona Downs Iowa State, 2-1, for Second Straight Big 12 Victory

10/11/2026 | Soccer

Box Score

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Soccer earned its second consecutive Big 12 victory Sunday afternoon, defeating Iowa State 2-1 at Murphey Field at Mulcahy Stadium behind goals from Lainey Swanson and Kyleigh Johnson.

The Wildcats improved to 5-5-4 overall and 2-1-3 in conference play, while Iowa State fell to 4-6-4 and 0-4-2 in the Big 12.

Arizona opened the scoring in the 25th minute when Swanson found the back of the net off an assist from Mireya Stephenson. The goal marked Swanson's third of the season, tying her with Stephenson for the team lead.

The Wildcats carried their 1-0 advantage into halftime despite Iowa State generating five first-half shots. Sofia Cortes-Browne recorded one save in the opening 45 minutes, while Arizona added a team save to preserve the lead.

Iowa State responded early in the second half as Megan Walters scored an unassisted equalizer in the 53rd minute to level the match at 1-1.

Arizona continued to push offensively, generating five second-half corner kicks before breaking through again in the 73rd minute.

Johnson, who entered the match in the 68th minute, scored the game-winner just over four minutes later off an assist from Ella Weathersby. The goal was Johnson's third of the season, matching Swanson and Stephenson for the team lead.

The Cyclones continued to apply pressure in the second half, but goalkeeper Laurynn Ziller recorded five saves across the final 45 minutes to help Arizona preserve the victory.

Iowa State finished with a 12-11 advantage in shots, including an 8-6 edge in shots on goal. Arizona held a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks, with five coming after halftime.

The Wildcats have now earned points in five of their first six Big 12 matches and improved to 2-0-1 over their last three contests.

NOTABLES

Arizona earned its second consecutive Big 12 victory after defeating Houston 1-0 on Thursday.
The Wildcats improved to 5-5-4 overall and 2-1-3 in conference play.
Kyleigh Johnson scored her third goal of the season and the game-winner in the 73rd minute.
Johnson scored just 4:17 after entering the match in the 68th minute.
Lainey Swanson recorded her third goal of the season, opening the scoring in the 25th minute.
Swanson, Johnson and Mireya Stephenson are now tied for the team lead with three goals each.
Stephenson recorded the assist on Swanson's opening goal, while Ella Weathersby assisted Johnson's game-winner.
Laurynn Ziller recorded five second-half saves and earned her fourth goalkeeper victory of the season.
Arizona finished with seven saves as a team, including six goalkeeper saves and one team save.
The Wildcats earned six corner kicks, including five in the second half, while holding Iowa State to one.
Arizona snapped a two-match losing streak against Iowa State and improved to 2-3 in the all-time series.
The Wildcats have earned points in five of six Big 12 matches this season.
Sunday's match served as Arizona Soccer's Breast Cancer Awareness game, with the Wildcats wearing pink in recognition of those impacted by breast cancer.