WAVERLY, Iowa-- The Wartburg men's soccer team (10-5-1 overall, 3-2-0 IIAC) hosts Simpson (7-8-2, 2-2-1) Saturday at 7 p.m.
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The SeriesWartburg leads the series 15-10-1
WartburgJunior Paris Martins (Coralville) and freshman Ben Johnson (Cedar Rapids) lead the team with seven goals each. Martins, who also has racked up five assists, has a team-best 19 points. Freshman Ayo Adebayo (Rochester, Minn.) and senior Zubeen Azari (Spirit Lake) each have five goals, and senior Jonah Waldron (Adel) has four.Â
Senior keeper Austin Boyke (Verona, Wis.) has three shutouts.
National Stat RankingsWartburg ranks in the top 100 of seven statistical categories, which the NCAA released Tuesday. The Knights rank 24
th in total goals (41), 24
th in total points (112), 27
th in shots on goal per game (9.31), 36
th in total assists, 42
nd in scoring offense (2.56), 45
th in points per game (7.00) and 63
rd in assists per game (1.88).
Individually, one Knight ranks in the top 100 of two statistical categories as Boyke ranks 79
th in goals against average (.814) and 81
st in save percentage (.818).
SimpsonFour players—Marcus Varnum, Darius Doswell, Garrett Pochop and Cody Jacobson—each have five goals. Tyler Neumann has three. Keeper Zach McEntee has one shutout.