WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 17 Wartburg women's soccer opened the NCAA tournament with a 5-2 win over Grinnell College on Saturday, Nov. 12.

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Scoring Summary

• Joy Smith struck first in this match with a goal assisted by Kate Luers just four minutes in
• Mya Jansen added another goal for the Knights with assists from Smith and Luers
• In the 23^rd minute Wartburg scored again, this time with a goal from Avery Mathews and an assist from Jansen
• Jane March scored unassisted for the Pioneers to cut the lead to 3-1
• Knights led 3-1 at halftime
• Luers got the second half started with a goal in the 51^st minute with an assist from Smith
• Two minutes later it was Madison Frush who scored for the Knights with an assist from Smith to push the lead to 5-1
• The Pioneers added a goal in the 68^th minute to make the score 5-2 Wartburg
• The final score was Wartburg five, Grinnell two
• The Orange & Black outshot Grinnell 16-9 in total shots and 12-6 in shots on goal

 
Top Performers

• Smith
  • Goal (8)
  • Assist x3 (7)
  • Team-high five points recorded
  • 61 minutes played
• Luers
  • Goal (12)
  • Assist x2 (7)
  • Three shots, two on goal
  • 60 minutes played
• Jansen
  • Goal (2)
  • Assist (5)
  • One shot recorded
  • 58 minutes played

Notes/Streaks

• First NCAA Tournament win since 2019
  • Knights now 6-8-3 overall in NCAA Tournament matches
• Smith now has the most assists (3) and total points (5) in a single NCAA Tournament match in program history
  • Three assists in one game is also a career high for Smith
• Luers is now fourth all-time in total points with 99 and Smith is tied for fifth with 96
• The Knights made program history for the most goals scored by a team and assists by a team in a NCAA Tournament match with five goals and six assists
• Avery Mathews scored her first collegiate goal

Next Time Out
The Knights will continue NCAA Tournament play with a second-round home matchup against Washington University-St. Louis at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13.