BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Wartburg women's soccer (4-0) earned a 3-0 win on Saturday, Sept. 10 over Illinois Wesleyan University after three second-half goals lifted the Knights past the Titans.
 
Scoring Summary

• Scoreless first half
  • Knights outshot 7-6 in first half
• Joy Smith found Katie Berglund for the first goal of the match in the 47^th minute
• Berglund scored again, this time unassisted, less than two minutes later to make the score 2-0 early into the second half
• Lauren Kirkle scored in the 60^th minute after an assist from Berglund to push the lead to 3-0
• Knights held an advantage in total shots (20-16) and shots on goal (10-6)

Top Performers

• Berglund
  • Career-high five points today
  • Tied career-high in goals (two)
  • First (and second) goal of the season
  • First assist of the season
  • Six total shots and five shots on goal
  • 75 minutes played
• Marissa Lopez
  • Shutout
    • Fourth straight
  • Recorded season-high six saves
  • 1.000% save percentage
  • Played all 90 minutes
• Kirkle
  • Second goal of the season
  • Helped pace Wartburg defense
  • Played all 90 minutes

Notes/Streaks

• Knights have allowed zero goals in 4-0 start
• Smith recorded her first point of the season
• Berglund recorded her 12^th career goal and fifth career assist
• Back-to-back matches with a goal for Kirkle
• Kirkle scored her sixth career goal
• With 28 career shutouts, she is now nine shutouts away from tying the career record held by Beth Crow
  • Lopez needs seven more shutouts this season to tie the single season record for shutouts

Next Time Out
The Knights will continue play in Bloomington on Sunday, Sept. 11 against Dominican University (Ill.) at 2 p.m.