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Photos: WVU collapses late against Iowa State

By Ben Queen 
Senior offensive lineman Pat Eger reacts after WVU was stopped at the 2-yard line in overtime of a 52-44 loss to Iowa State. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
Iowa State tight end E.J. Bibbs catches a 2-point conversion against WVU in triple-overtime. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Iowa State celebrates its win in Morgantown. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
Iowa State Cyclones running back Shontrelle Johnson (21) dives through the West Virginia defense for a fourth-quarter touchdown during the fourth quarter at Milan Puskar Stadium. Iowa State Cyclones defeated West Virginia Mountaineers 52-44 in the third overtime. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
West Virginia's Dreamius Smith caries the ball against Iowa State in Morgantown. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
Seniors Doug Rigg and Ivan McCartney closed their college careers with a 52-44 triple-overtime loss to Iowa State. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Karl Joseph returns a fumble 38 yards for a first-half touchdown against Iowa State. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
West Virginia's Clint Trickett threw for a season-high 356 yards against Iowa State, albeit in a 52-44 overtime loss. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
West Virginia's Charles Sims ran for 149 yards and two scores in a 52-44 riple-overtime loss to Iowa State in Morgantown. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
Mario Alford is one of four West Virginia players who played their high school football in the Atlanta area. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Mario Alford made eight catches for 215 yards in a 52-44 loss to Iowa State. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
West Virginia's Clint Trickett rolls out against Iowa State in Morgantown. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
West Virginia's Charles Sims ran for 149 yards and two scores in a 52-44 riple-overtime loss to Iowa State in Morgantown. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
West Virginia's Charles Sims celebrates a 7-yard touchdown against Iowa State. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
Coach Dana Holgorsen speaks to the media after Saturday's season-ending loss to Iowa State in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
WVU's Nick Kwiatkoski was injured in the second overtime period. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Iowa State's Justin Coleman hauls in a touchdown pass against WVU. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Iowa State's Quenton Bundrage reacts to his dropped pass against WVU in Morgantown. - Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
West Virginia's Charles Sims ran for 149 yards and two scores in a 52-44 riple-overtime loss to Iowa State in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
West Virginia's Charles Sims ran for 149 yards and two scores in a 52-44 riple-overtime loss to Iowa State in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
West Virginia safety Karl Joseph returned a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown against Iowa State. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
West Virginia's Charles Sims ran for 149 yards and two scores in a 52-44 riple-overtime loss to Iowa State in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
WVU quarterback Clint Trickett recently learned he played the final six games of 2013 with a torn labrum. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Saturday's crowd of 33,735 was the third-smallest in the history of Mountaineer Field. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
West Virginia's Charles Sims ran for 149 yards and two scores in a 52-44 riple-overtime loss to Iowa State in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Travis Bell (26) and Avery Williams pursue a fumble that Iowa State's Grant Rohach recovered. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the second half in Morgantown. - Ben Queen/MetroNews photo
Action from the first half in Morgantown. - Joe Sadlek/All-Pro Photography

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Check out the photo gallery from the West Virginia-Iowa State season finale at Mountaineer Field.





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