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The Knights take on the Beavers at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night

Men's Soccer

Men's Soccer Takes on Buena Vista Beavers

Brandon Lindholm

STORM LAKE, Iowa – The Wartburg College Knights men's soccer team will be in action Tuesday night as they travel to Storm Lake to take on the Beavers of Buena Vista University at 7:30 p.m.
 
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The Series
The Knights have faced the Beavers 22 times throughout the history of the program and have essentially dominated the series by a record of 18-4, including their current 15-game win streak over Buena Vista dating back to Oct. 2, 2004. Over their 15-game win streak, the Knights have outscored the Beavers a combined total of 61 to 4.
 
Wartburg
The Knights (7-5 overall, 3-1 ARC) are coming off of a 5-4 double-overtime victory against Nebraska Wesleyan on Saturday. The Knights are led in scoring by senior forward Ben Johnson (Marion) with a conference-leading seven goals, with fellow seniors Ayo Adebayo (Rochester, Minn.), Daniel Luzindya (Cedar Rapids) and junior Jack Palen (Norwalk) trailing behind with six, five and five goals, respectively. In total, the Knights have scored 27 goals, which stands at fourth overall in the American Rivers Conference. Johnson and Luzindya are currently the top two players on the team, as well as in the conference, in total points with 16 apiece. Senior goalkeeper Paul Koebke Barsic (Madison, Wis.) is the Knights' lockdown goalie, only allowing six goals in eight games, compiling a conference best 36 saves along the way. Koebke Barsic boasts a 7-1 record in the eight games he's played.
 
Career Record Watch
Following Saturday's win over Nebraska Wesleyan University, Koebke Barsic now has recorded 13 career wins, which moves up to sixth all-time in Knights men's soccer history. He will need to earn three more wins to tie for fifth, currently owned by former Knights goalie Austin Boyke (2014-15).
 
Buena Vista
The Beavers (0-11-1, 0-2-1) are searching for their first win of the season and have allowed 36 goals in total, standing at last in the conference. The Beavers are led in scoring by junior Noah Bardwell, with two goals scored in 12 matches this season. Junior goalkeeper Manuel Garcia Aguilar has compiled 78 saves in total while giving up 35 goals (68.6%). The Beavers are coached by Ben McArthur, who is in his fourth season with the team and has a career record of 18-50-3.
 
National Stat Rankings
Multiple Knights rank within the top 100 of statistical categories on the national scale.
 
As of Oct. 8, Ben Johnson's seven goals are tied for 96th overall in the NCAA, while Daniel Luzindya's six assists are tied for 23rd (first in the ARC) and Paul Koebke Barsic's four shutouts are tied for 53rd.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ayo Adebayo

#9 Ayo Adebayo

F
5' 8"
Senior
Euro FC
Ben Johnson

#10 Ben Johnson

F
5' 8"
Senior
CRSA
Paul Koebke Barsic

#0 Paul Koebke Barsic

GK
5' 8"
Senior
FC Wisconsin
Daniel Luzindya

#11 Daniel Luzindya

M
5' 8"
Senior
FC United
Jack Palen

#17 Jack Palen

F
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ayo Adebayo

#9 Ayo Adebayo

5' 8"
Senior
Euro FC
F
Ben Johnson

#10 Ben Johnson

5' 8"
Senior
CRSA
F
Paul Koebke Barsic

#0 Paul Koebke Barsic

5' 8"
Senior
FC Wisconsin
GK
Daniel Luzindya

#11 Daniel Luzindya

5' 8"
Senior
FC United
M
Jack Palen

#17 Jack Palen

6' 1"
Sophomore
F