DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's soccer team fell to the Iowa State Cyclones, 2-0, Saturday night in front of more than 800 fans at the Cownie Soccer Complex in the team's final exhibition contest of the 2018 preseason. The two teams played three 30-minute periods in the final preseason tune-up for each.
Saturday night was extra meaningful for the program as it hosted its annual "Kick Cancer" game in honor of one of their own in senior midfielder Alyssa Brand (Skokie, Ill.). Brand was diagnosed with thyroid cancer during the 2017 season but didn't miss any matches because of the cancer and earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors for the third straight season.