WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 16 Wartburg women's soccer are set to close the regular season with an American Rivers Conference match at 5 p.m. against Luther College on Tuesday, Oct. 26.
Tuesday, Oct. 26 – 5 p.m. – Decorah, Iowa – Luther Soccer Field
Wartburg Knights (13-2-1, 6-1 A-R-C) at Luther Norse (8-8, 4-3 A-R-C)
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In the Polls
Wartburg is nationally ranked in both the United Soccer Coaches poll as well as the D3soccer.com national rankings.
In the latest United Soccer Coaches polls, the Knights are at No. 16
nationally and No. 2 in
region IX. D3soccer.com has Wartburg ranked No. 22 in the nation according to its
latest poll.
The last rankings of the regular season come out on Tuesday, Oct 23.
Last Time Out
The Knights were last in action on Saturday, Oct. 23 when they defeated Nebraska Wesleyan University five to one in Lincoln, Neb in an A-R-C clash.
The Orange & Black were led by a balanced offensive attack in the first half with three goals from three different scorers.
Joy Smith,
Gabby Corday and
Quinn Hanigan all scored in the fist half to give the Knights a 3-0 lead.
In the second half,
Kate Luers scored two goals within three minutes to push Wartburg's lead to 5-0.
The Knights outshot NWU 22-6 in total shots and 10-6 in shots on goal. Wartburg also dominated corner kicks 13-1. In goal for the Knights,
Marissa Lopez played 52 minutes and recorded one save with one shot faced.
Emma Strong came in goal as relief and played 38 minutes with 2 saves recorded.
Wartburg
The Knights have outscored opponents 48-8 this season with an average of three goals per game off an average of 20.3 shots per game. Wartburg is led offensively by both Smith and Luers, who have 24 and 21 points respectively. Smith has netted 11 goals and recorded two assists, and Luers has scored nine goals with three assists for the Knights this season.
The Orange & Black have played stingy defense this season, only allowing 0.5 goals per game and eight shots per game. Wartburg has won eight matches this season by way of shutout. Lopez has started all 16 games in goal for the Knights. Lopez has recorded 59 saves this season with a save percentage of 89.4%.
Luther
The Norse enter the contest with an overall record of 8-8 and 4-3 in A-R-C play. Luther won its last contest 2-0 over the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Oct. 20.
Luther is averaging 2.13 goals per game off 12.2 shots. The Norse offense is led by Maggie Haller, who has 29 total points off 12 goals and five assists in only 12 games played.
The Norse defense is allowing 1.44 goals per game from 11 shots per game. Irelyn Baumberger has spent 1100 minutes in goal for Luther and has recorded 47 saves with a save percentage of 74.6%.
The Norse lead the all-time series 14-26-1 against Wartburg, but the Knights have won the last six matchups.
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