WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 7 Wartburg women's soccer (15-0-2, 6-0-1) is set to close the regular season on the road Tuesday, Oct. 25 against No. 17 Loras (13-0-3, 7-0) at 5 p.m. The matchup of nationally ranked unbeaten teams will determine the American Rivers Conference regular season championship.
 
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The Series

• This will be the 43^rd matchup in the all-time series
• Loras leads the series 26-8-9
• Knights are 2-3 in last five matchups
  • 5-14-4 on the road

 Wartburg

• Wartburg is outscoring opponents 52-7 through 17 matches played
• The Knights offense is currently 23rd overall in Division III in total points
  • 22^nd in goals (52 total goals)
  • 18^th in assists (38 total assists)
• Wartburg currently allows an average of 0.412 goals per match, which ranks 13^th in Division III
• Kate Luers leads the offense with 27 total points
  • 11 goals and five assists
• Four other Knights have recorded 14+ total points
  • Joy Smith, Katie Berglund, Sarah Campbell and Lauren Kirkle
• Marissa Lopez
  • 15-0-2 in goal this season
  • 12 shutouts
    • Second in Division III
  • 56 saves recorded
  • 88.9% save percentage

Record Watch

• Lopez set the single season record for shutouts this season with 12
  • Needs one more shutout to tie the career record at Wartburg
• Smith set the Wartburg career record for games played with 85
  • Also holds the record for most games started in a career with 85
• All-Time Goals at Wartburg
  • Smith ranks fifth all-time in goals with 39
    • Trails fourth by one goal
  • Luers is now ranked fourth all-time in goals with 40
    • Trails third by two goals
• All-Time Points at Wartburg
  • Smith is sixth all-time at 94
  • Luers is fifth all-time at 95
• All-Time Assists
  • Campbell ranks sixth in program history in assists with 21
    • Trails fifth by three assists
• 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

Loras

• Enters the contest at No. 17 in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll
  • Ranked No. 3 in Region IX
• The Duhawks are outscoring opponents 60-12 this season through 16 matches
• Loras leads the conference in total points with 172 points
  • 60 goals and 52 assists
• Loras is the Division III leader in corner kicks per match with an average of 9.56 per match
• The Duahwks offense is led by Ryleigh O'Brien and Payton McDonnell
  • O'Brien
    • 17 goals
    • 10 assists
    • 44 total points
  • McDonnell
    • Four goals
    • 13 assists
    • 21 total points
• Both O'Brien and McDonnell are top ten in Division III in goals per game and assists per game respectively
• Kyndall Kells has started all 16 matches in goal for Loras
  • 13-0-3 overall
  • 12 goals allowed
  • 29 saves
  • 72.5% save percentage