WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 7 Wartburg women's soccer (12-0-2, 4-0-1 A-R-C) are at home on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. for its last non-conference matchup of the regular season with a match against the College of Saint Benedict (9-4, 5-2).
 
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The Series

• Sunday's matchup will mark the 14^th all-time meeting between these teams
• The Knights lead the series 6-5-2
• Wartburg is 2-2-1 in the last five meetings and 4-1-1 at home in the series
• Knights defeated the Bennies last season 4-0

 
Wartburg

• The Orange & Black are currently No. 7 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll
  • No. 1 in Region IX
• The Knights offense is currently 17^th overall in Division III in total points
  • 16^th in goals (43 total goals)
  • 16^th in assists (31 total assists)
• Wartburg currently allows an average of 0.5 goals per match, which ranks 27^th in Division III
• Katie Berglund and Kate Luers have led the offense with 17 total points each
  • Seven goals and three assists each
• Three Knights are tied for the team lead in assists with four
  • Sarah Campbell, Mya Jansen and Lauren Kirkle
• Marissa Lopez
  • 12-0-2 in goal this season
  • Nine shutouts
    • Tied for second in Division III
  • 45 saves recorded
  • 86.5% save percentage

 
Record Watch

• All-Time Goals at Wartburg
  • Joy Smith ranks fourth all-time in goals with 38
    • Trails third by four goals
  • Luers is now ranked sixth all-time in goals with 36 goals
    • Trails fifth by one goal
• All-Time Points at Wartburg
  • Smith is fifth all-time at 90
  • Luers is sixth all-time at 86
• All-Time Assists
  • Campbell ranks sixth in program history in assists with 21
    • Trials fifth by three assists
• Lopez
  • With 33 career shutouts, she is now four shutouts away from tying the career record held by Beth Crow
    • Lopez needs two more shutouts this season to tie the single season record for shutouts
  • Her overall record of 55-10-5 as a starter ranks first all-time in goalkeeper wins at Wartburg
  • 266 career saves rank fifth all-time at Wartburg and she trails fourth by 22 saves
• Smith is currently second all-time in game-winning goals with 15
  • Trails first by three
• Kirkle is two penalty kicks away from tying the school record for career penalty kick goals made
  • Two more this season from breaking the season record for penalty kicks made

 
Saint Benedict

• 9-4 record overall and a 5-2 mark in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) entering the week
  • Faces Hamline University on Saturday, Oct. 15 before Sunday's matchup in Waverly
  • Have won seven out of last eight matches
• The Bennies are outscoring opponents 32-10 so far this season
• Saint Benedict is allowing over five shots on goal per match
  • 50% of total shots allowed are on goal
• Alli Voss is the top goal scorer for the Bennies with 10 this season
  • Leads team in total points with 22
• Caralyn Conners leads Saint Benedict in assists so far with five
• Paige Kahlmeyer has spent the most time at goalkeeper for the Bennies
  • 4-2-0 record as a starter
  • One shutout
  • 31 saves
  • Five goals allowed
  • 86.1% save percentage