WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 17 (No. 2 A-R-C Seed) Wartburg women's soccer (15-1-2, 6-1-1) is set to open American Rivers Conference Tournament play on Wednesday, Nov. 2 when they host No. 3 seed Simpson (11-5-1) at 7 p.m. in a semifinal matchup. 

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The Series

• This will be the 36th matchup in the all-time series
• Wartburg leads the series 22-11-2
• Wartburg is 3-2 in A-R-C Tournament matches against Simpson
• Knights are 4-0-1 in last five matchups

 Wartburg

• Wartburg is outscoring opponents 52-9 through 18 matches played
• The Orange & Black have the 20th ranked goals allowed percentage in Division III
  • .500 goals allowed per match
• 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
  • 15-1-2 in goal this season
  • 12 shutouts
    • Second in Division III
  • 59 saves recorded
  • 86.8% 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

Simpson

• 11-5-1 overall, 6-2 in A-R-C play entering the week
• Six game winning streak
• Scoring an average of over three goals per match
• Allowing 1.16 goals per match on average
• Cassie Nash leads the team in goals, assists and total points
  • 22 goals, six assists and 50 total points
  • Leads A-R-C in goals, total points and game winning goals
• 11 Storm have scored this season
  • Nash only player above 10 goals