Not all demons have been eradicated for Nebraska soccer.
Iowa kicked a 53-yard discipline aim as time expired Friday evening to beat Nebraska 13-10. The Hawkeyes shut the common season 8-4 whereas the Huskers are 6-6 headed into bowl season.
Nebraska jumped out to a 3-0 lead on its first offensive possession. The groups mixed for 10 punts within the first half, however NU tacked on a landing within the closing minute to take a 10-0 lead into the half.
Then the Nebraska of the previous decade re-emerged.
The opening drive of the third quarter completed with a missed discipline aim for the Big Red after a nasty sna[. Iowa’s ensuing possession lasted just five plays, but the punt ended in a scramble in which Vincent Shavers thought the ball had touched a teammate. He attempted to grab the loose ball, which turned into a turnover and Iowa ball at the Nebraska four.
The Hawkeyes turned that special teams mistake into three points. After a Nebraska punt, Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson took a screen pass 72 yards to the house, tying the game 10-10 early in the fourth quarter.
The contest remained close into the final minutes. The Blackshirts forced an Iowa punt with 1:45 left, setting up the Nebraska offense with the ball at its own 20 with two timeouts.
Husker QB Dylan Raiola marched the Big Red to the Nebraska 43. On first and 10, Raiola was hit by Max Llewellyn. The ball came lose and Iowa recovered.
Iowa ran the ball up the middle with Johnson twice, burning the clock to just three seconds left. Drew Stevens then capped off the comeback with a 53-yard field goal.
Iowa gained just 164 yards on the day, including only 49 on the ground. Quarterback Jackson Stratton completed 8-of-15 passes for 115 yards and one score.
Nebraska tallied 334 yards of offense. Raiola completed 22-of-32 passes for 190 yards. Emmett Johnson ran for 71 of NU’s 144 yards on the ground.
The Huskers now await their bowl destination.
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