WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's soccer is in action twice this week, first with a non-conference matchup at home against Carleton College at 7 p.m. and then an American Rivers Conference matchup on the road against Simpson College at 3:30 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Carleton
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 5-2
  • The Orange & Black have won last three matchups
  • Last matchup came in 2018
• Simpson
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 23-12-2
  • The Knights are 9-7-2 on the road in the series
  • Simpson won the last matchup 2-1 in double overtime

 
A-R-C Standings

SCHOOL	A-R-C PTS	A-R-C	A-R-C PCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL	STREAK
LorasRV/	15	5-0	1.000	12-1	.923	7-0	5-1	0-0	W8
SimpsonRV/	12	4-1	.800	11-2-1	.821	5-0	6-2-1	0-0	L1
Dubuque	10	3-1-1	.700	9-3-1	.731	5-2	4-1-1	0-0	W2
Luther	10	3-2-1	.583	6-5-4	.533	3-3-2	3-2-2	0-0	W2
Central	7	2-2-1	.500	7-3-4	.643	5-0-3	2-3-1	0-0	W1
Wartburg	9	3-3	.500	5-8-1	.393	2-4-1	3-4	0-0	L2
Coe	4	1-3-1	.300	6-6-2	.500	2-3-1	4-3-1	0-0	L1
Nebraska Wesleyan	2	0-4-2	.167	1-11-2	.143	0-5	1-5-2	0-1	L2
Buena Vista	0	0-5	.000	3-10	.231	0-4	3-6	0-0	L6

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 5-8-1 and an A-R-C mark of 3-3
  • Wartburg is 3-2 in its last five matches
  • Wednesday's match will be the last non-conference matchup of the regular season
    • Wartburg is 2-5-1 in non-conference matches this season
• Lauren Kirkle leads the offense in goals and total points this season
  • Four goals and nine total points
• Wartburg is averaging 10 shots per match, with a shots on goal percentage of 51.4%
  • Knights allow an average of 16.6 shots per match, with a shots on goal percentage of 47.6%
• Meredith Connor and Paige Linehard lead Wartburg in assists with two
• Alena Miller has made 11 starts in goal this season
  • Two shutouts
  • 76 saves
• 11 different Knights have scored a goal this season
  • Camryn Ray and Kirkle are the only Knights with multiple goals scored

 
Carleton

• Carleton enters Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 13-1-1 and a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) record of 8-0-1
  • The Knights have won six straight matches after a 0-0 draw against St. Olaf
  • Carleton's only loss of the season came to Simpson 1-0 on Wednesday, Sept. 6
• The Knights are currently ranked fourth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Region IX rankings
• Carleton is outscoring opponents 42-6 through 15 matches this season
  • Nine total shutouts
• The Knights are averaging 22.3 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 52.5%
• There are five Knights in double digit points this season
  • Led by Kathryn Kresse: 19 points (Six goals and seven assists)
• Carleton has two goalkeepers who have split time between the pipes:
  • Ezra Kucur
    • Eight matches played
    • 24 saves
    • Three goals allowed
    • Five shutouts
  • Avery Trapp
    • Eight matches played
    • 20 saves
    • Three goals allowed
    • Four shutouts

 Simpson

• The Storm enter the week with a record of 11-2-1 and an A-R-C record of 4-1
  • Lost last match 2-0 to Loras
  • Will face the University of Dubuque on the road Wednesday, Oct. 18 before Saturday's matchup
• Simpson is 5-0 at home this season
• Cassie Nash leads the Storm offense in goals (11), assists (nine) and total points (31)
  • A-R-C ranks: fourth in goals, third in assists and second in total points
• Simpson is averaging 16.6 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 54.5%
• Eight total shutouts this season
  • Three A-R-C shutouts
• Lani Mears has played the majority of minutes in goal this season
  • Five shutouts
  • 37 saves
  • Eight matches played