WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer (7-2-9, 3-0-5) fell in the quarterfinals of the American Rivers Conference Tournament 2-1 to Nebraska Wesleyan University (7-7-3, 4-2-2) on Saturday, Oct. 29.
 
Scoring Summary

• Nebraska Wesleyan got on the board first with a goal from Alex Kohler in the 21^st minute
• The Prairie Wolves made the score 2-0 in the 27^th minute after a goal from Thomas Distefano
• NWU took a 2-0 lead into halftime
• Wartburg fought hard the whole second half to keep offensive pressure on NWU
• The Knights cut the lead in half in the 87^th minute when Edvin Rizvic scored from a Curtis Ratzer assist
• NWU held on to win 2-1
• The Knights outshot NWU 21-5 in total shots and 7-3 in shots on goal

Top Performers

• Rizvic
  • Goal (6)
  • Team-high seven shots
    • Three on goal (Team High)
  • 83 minutes played
• Ratzer
  • Assist (1)
  • Helped lead Wartburg's defense
  • 90 minutes played
• Paul Devine
  • Two total shots
    • One on goal
  • Provided pressure on both sides of the ball
  • 90 minutes played

Notes/Streaks

• All-time series moves to 7-5-1 all-time, still in favor of Wartburg
  • Wartburg is now 0-1-1 in A-R-C Tournament matches against NWU
    • Advanced on PK's in prior matchup
• The Knights close the 2022 season with an overall record of 7-2-9 and an A-R-C mark of 3-0-5
• Rizvic finished the season with 15 total points
  • Six goals and three assists
  • Recorded at least one point in last three matches
• First career assist for Ratzer
• Knights now 17-14-5 overall in A-R-C Tournament matches