UNI followed a 2-1 home win over Northern Illinois Friday with the program’s first victory in 12 meetings with Iowa State, 1-0.
Win or lose, Panthers’ coach Bruce Erickson looked at the Sunday afternoon match against the Cyclones as an opportunity for growth. UNI (4-3-2) will open conference play 1 p.m. Sunday with Loyola (3-5-1) traveling to the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex.
“I told our girls before and after the (Iowa State) game our number one and two goals for the day were to be better going into Loyola, and let’s be healthy,” Erickson related. “If being better wins the game so be it, and we did.