WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 24 Wartburg men's soccer (3-0-2) continue non-conference play this weekend with an away match against North Central College (4-0-2) on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 3 p.m. and then at home versus Carleton College (2-2) on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.
 
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The Series

• North Central
  • This will be the third ever matchup between these teams
  • The all-time series is tied at 1-1
  • North Central won the last matchup 2-0 in 2021
• Carleton
  • Sunday will mark the ninth all-time matchup
  • The Knights lead the series 3-2-3
  • Last season's contest was a 1-1 draw

 
Wartburg

• Knights ranked nationally for first time since the 2017 season
  • No. 24 nationally and No. 2 in Region IX
• Both Edvin Rizvic and Michael Dunn lead the Orange & Black with two goals each
• Rizvic leads the Knights in total points with five
  • Two goals & one assist
• Payton Chapman leads the team in assists with two
• Wartburg's defense is averaging 9.8 shots allowed and 3.6 shots on goal allowed per contest
• Brennon Woody has started all five matches between the pipes
  • Three total shutouts (one combined)
  • 15 saves
  • 83.3% save percentage

 
Record Watch

• Woody
  • 10 career shutouts rank tied for fourth all time
  • 16 career wins ranks tied for fifth all time
    • Six wins away from tying fourth
  • The season record for shutouts is eight
• Chapman's 12 career assists put him four assists away from Wartburg's top ten all time

 
North Central

• 1-0-2 in last three matches
• Jack Fairwood and Johnny Kraemer lead the team in goals and total points
  • Two goals each, four total points
• Five Cardinals have recorded one assist
• Eight different goal scorers
• Sid Marquardt has started five out of six matches at goalkeeper
  • 4-0-1 in starts
  • Three shutouts
  • 11 saves
  • 84.6% save percentage

 
 Carleton

• 1-2 in last three contests
• Blake Jones leads Carleton in goals and total points
  • Two goals, four total points
• Four Knights have recorded one assist to lead the team
• Carleton's offense averages 1.50 goals per match
• Carleton's defense allows an average of .75 goals per match
• Daniel Linder and Alexei Thomas both have started two matches in goal
  • Both have recorded nine saves each
  • Each have one shutout
  • Linder has a save percentage of 90%
  • Thomas has a save percentage of 81.8%