DUBUQUE, Iowa – The No. 2 seeded Wartburg College Knights (13-5-1 overall, 6-1-1 A-R-C) fell to the No. 1 seeded Loras College Duhawks (16-3, 7-1) 3-2 in the American Rivers Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday.  
 
The Duhawks would strike first in the match when freshman forward Emily Perharts scored on a header off of a corner kick from junior midfielder Jenny Wick at the 38:35 mark. The Knights would quickly respond by scoring their first goal of the night when freshman defender Annie Place (Denver) scored in the midst of a cluster of players in front of Loras' goal off of a pass from senior forward Nicole Adair (Reinbeck) at the 42:32 mark to tie the match 1-1 before the half.
 
Coming out of the break, the Knights took the 2-1 lead at the 58:38 mark when sophomore midfielder Anna Rood (Ames) received a pass from freshman forward Joy Smith (Polk City) and scored from 18 yards out. The 2-1 lead lasted just 14 minutes before the Duhawks would tie things up midway through the 72^nd minute when senior forward Elizabeth Mills scored her third goal of the season after collecting her shot off of a Jenny Wick deflected attempt.
 
Nearly five minutes later, the Duhawks would seal the deal after freshman forward Ryleigh O'Brien scored her ninth goal of the season off of a downfield pass from Wick to take the 3-2 lead and give Loras their 13^th conference championship in program history.
 
Loras wins its second-straight A-R-C title and receives the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA DIII tournament. The Orange and Black await the results of the NCAA Selection Show on Monday at 12:30 p.m. to determine if they will qualify for the NCAA tournament.