WAVERLY, Iowa - Wartburg men's soccer will continue through its conference only schedule this week with a pair of matches at Loras College on Tuesday, April 13 and home against Central College on Saturday, April 17.
Tuesday, April 13 - 5:00 p.m. - Dubuque, Iowa - Rock Bowl
Wartburg Knights (3-1 A-R-C) at Loras College (3-0-2, 2-0-2 A-R-C)
Saturday, April 17 - 3:30 p.m. - Waverly, Iowa - Salzwedel Field
Wartburg Knights (3-1 A-R-C) vs Central College (1-2-1 A-R-C)
Last Time Out
Late-game heroics from freshman
Yushin Gossin propelled the Knights to a 2-1 victory over Simpson College on Saturday, April 10. Wartburg broke through five minutes into the match when
Jack Palen connected with
Kevin Duque for the opening goal.
The Storm leveled things in the 49th minute when Jordy Triana-Vasquez found himself open at the back post and converted on his opportunity. With just two minutes left to play, sophomore
Caleb Halleran found Gossin at the top of the box and his volley slipped into the right corner to give Wartburg the 2-1 victory.
Season Stats
The Knights are averaging three tallies per game on 13.5 shots with a shot on goal percentage of 51.9%. Freshman
Kyle Tremelling and junior Duque pace Wartburg with three goals each while sophomore
Payton Chapman has posted a team-high three assists. Sophomore netminder
Brennon Woody has started in all four games this season and has allowed just three goals with a save percentage of 80%.
Loras College
The Duhawks come into the contest following a 5-2 victory over Buena Vista University on Saturday, April 10. Loras is yet to suffer a defeat this season with three wins and two ties against Dubuque and Luther. In the five games, Loras has conceded a total of six goals and has knocked in 14 of its own.
The Duhawks average 22.4 shots per contest, including a shot on goal percentage of 46.4%. Reed Miklavcic leads the programs with a team-high three goals while Jose Melo and Kevin Kucaba are both tied with a team-best two assists. Seth Kurzynski has started in net for Loras in every game this season and has a goals against average of .90 and a save percentage of 71.4%.
Central College
The Dutch are set to battle Nebraska Wesleyan on Tuesday, April 13 before traveling to Waverly to face off against the Knights. Central failed to get in the win column this past week when they tied Simpson and lost to Dubuque. Central's only victory thus far is against Coe back on Saturday, March 27.
The Dutch average one goal per game on 8.3 shots, including a shot on goal percentage of 30.3%. Nathan Casas leads the program with a team-high two goals while Mitchel Laihinen has tallied the lone assist of the year for Central. John Foster has seen the most time in net for the Dutch this season and has a goals against average of 1.07 and a save percentage of 88.6%.
