WAVERLY, Iowa - The No. 2 seed Wartburg women's soccer team will host No. 3 seed Dubuque on Wednesday at the Wartburg Soccer Field for the American Rivers Conference Semifinals.
Wednesday, Nov. 5 - 6 pm - Wartburg Soccer Field
Wartburg Knights (12-2-3, 6-1-1 A-R-C) vs. Dubuque Spartans (12-4-2, 4-2-2 A-R-C)
A-R-C Tournament Notes
- Last season the Knights faced Luther in the A-R-C Semifinals and advanced onto the championship game after a 2-0 victory
- Loras hosted Wartburg for the 2018 A-R-C Championships, the Knights first appearance since 2016, but fell 3-2 to the Duhawks
- Wartburg faced Coe in the 2017 first round where the game ended in a 0-0 double overtime tie with the Knights advancing on 2-1 PKs
- Loras hosted the Orange and Black for the semifinals and had a 3-1 win over Wartburg
- Wartburg hosted Coe in the 2016 first round and advanced in 4-3 PKs after a 0-0 tie
- Loras hosted Wartburg in the 2016 semifinals and after a 1-1 tie, the Orange and Black advanced on 2-0 PKs
- Luther hosted Wartburg in the 2016 A-R-C Championship where Knights fell 1-0 to the Norse
- The Knights hosted Luther in the 2015 semifinals and advanced after a 2-0 victory
- Wartburg and Loras faced off in the championship game and the Knights were conference champs after a 3-1 PKs victory
- In 2014, Wartburg hosted Coe in the first round and had a 1-0 victory over the Kohawks
- Dubuque hosted the Knights in the semifinals where the Spartans advanced on a 2-1 win
- Wartburg hosted Central in the 2013 first round and earned a 1-0 victory in overtime
- Loras hosted Wartburg in the semifinals and the Duhawks took a 2-0 win
- Dubuque faced Wartburg in the 2012 first round but fell to the Spartans 2-1
- In 2011, Loras hosted the Orange and Black for the championship game where the Duhawks took a 2-1 victory
- The Wartburg women's soccer team have been conference champions in 2007 and 2016
Wartburg
- The Orange and Black have tallied 43 goals this season
- Sophomore Kate Luers has scored 13 goals for the Knights
- Sophomore Sarah Campbell has contributed eight assists
- Sophomore goalkeeper Marissa Lopez has notched 44 saves in net
Dubuque
- The Spartans have scored 33 goals this season
- Freshman Brooke Brodzinski has tallied six goals
- Senior Alexa Martin has notched 12 assists
- Junior goalkeeper Tori Roethler has made 62 saves in goal
Last Time Out
The Knights faced the Luther Norse on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the Luther Soccer Field. Eight minutes into the game,
Kate Luers scored the only goal of the game, her 13th of the season, off an assist from
Sarah Campbell to give the Orange and Black a 1-0 victory. Wartburg outshot Luther 17-8 with eight shots on goal and had a 5-2 corner kick advantage.