WAVERLY, Iowa – The Wartburg College Knights men's soccer team will face the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks on Wednesday evening at 5 p.m.
 
The Knights (4-4 overall; 1-0 ARC) are in the midst of a three-game win streak coming into the matchup after trouncing American Rivers Conference foe Coe College 6-0 over the weekend. The Knights are led in scoring by Ben Johnson (Marion) with seven goals, followed by Ayo Adebayo (Rochester, Minn.) and Jack Palen (Norwalk) with four a piece. Senior goalkeeper Paul Koebke Barsic (Madison, Wis.) has been a solid presence in the goal this season, as the senior carries a 4-0 record to go along with 16 saves in 325 minutes of action. This match will be the final nonconference foe the Knights will see for just under a month, when they take on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Oct. 23.  
 
The Warhawks (4-3-1) are currently riding their own three-game win streak into this week's contest, most recently defeating Fontbonne University (Mo.) 2-0 over the weekend. The Warhawks have been solid on the road, boasting a 3-1-1 overall record in those contests. Whitewater has combined to score 18 goals this season, with Hozai Ceballos leading the way with five. The Warhawks have out-shot their opponents 124-87 thus far in the season. Whitewater is coached by Tony Guinn, who is in the midst of his seventh year at the helm and owns a career record of 74-31-17 at UW-Whitewater. Guinn is assisted by Scott Surprise and Jordan Kayser.
 
The two programs have faced off a total of six times in their respective histories, with the Warhawks getting the best of the Knights by a 2-4 all-time record in the series. The last time the Knights faced the Warhawks was on Sept. 14, 2013, when the Knights traveled to Whitewater and fell to the Warhawks 2-1 in overtime. 

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National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of six statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank 1^st in penalty kicks (1.00), 65^th in shutout percentage (.5), 89^th in shots on goal per game (7.75), 96^th in team goals against average (.869), and 96^th in total goals (17).
 
Individually, five Knights rank in the top 100 of nine statistical categories: Johnson ranks 35^th in total goals (7), 39^th in total points (16), 44^th in goals per game (.88), 44^th in points per game (2), and 75^th in shot accuracy (.632); senior Daniel Luzindya (Cedar Rapids) ranks 49^th in total assists (4) and 75^th in assists per game (.5); Adebayo ranks 19^th in shot accuracy (.706); Koebke Barsic ranks 47^th in shutouts (3); and Palen ranks 49^th in game-winning goals (2).