WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer hits the road this week for two American Rivers Conference matchups. The Knights will kick off the week with a road match against Nebraska Wesleyan University beginning at 3 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb. and then finish in Decorah, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 7 against Luther College at 2:30 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 6-5-1
  • Last season the teams met twice in Waverly
    • Knights won the first meeting 1-0 and then fell in the A-R-C Tournament 2-1
  • Six of the past seven matchups have been decided by one goal or less
• Luther
  • The Norse lead the all-time series 25-19-4 overall
  • Wartburg is 2-1-2 in its last five matchups against Luther
  • The Knights are 9-12-1 on the road in the series

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 6-0-4 and an A-R-C mark of 2-0
  • Won last contest 4-0 over Coe College
  • 6-0-4 is the longest unbeaten start to a season in program history
• Wartburg has shutout its last six opponents and allowed just one goal in its last nine matches
• Brennon Woody
  • Ranks second in Division III in shutouts with seven (Leads A-R-C)
  • Ranks second in Division III in save percentage at 93.2% (Leads A-R-C)
  • Leads the A-R-C in total saves with 41
• Wartburg's team save percentage of 93.2% ranks first among all Division III teams
• The Knights offense is led by both Edvin Rizvic and Alima Mmunga:
  • Rizvic: 10 total points (Four goals, two assists)
    • 22^nd nationally in game-winning goals with three (Leads A-R-C)
  • Mmunga: 10 total points (Three goals, four assists)
• Paul Devine is tied for second in goals with three and Aidan Mott is second in assists with three
• The Knights are averaging 1.90 goals per game while allowing just 0.30 goals per game

In the Record Book

• Woody
  • Most shutouts in a career (21)
  • One shutout away from tying single-season shutout record at Wartburg
• 6-0-4 is the longest unbeaten start to a season in program history

 
Nebraska Wesleyan

• The Prairie Wolves are 7-1-2 overall entering Wednesday's contest
  • 1-1 record in A-R-C play
  • Defeated Loras 2-1 in last contest
• NWU is averaging 2.20 goals per match this season while allowing an average of 0.80 goals
  • Averaging 16.4 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 50.9%
    • 8.5 shots on goal per game (Second in A-R-C)
• Owen Glogowski leads the Prairie Wolves offense with a total of 10 points
  • Four goals and two assists
• Seven players have multiple goals this season for NWU
• Isaac Havemeier leads the team in assists with four
• Zachary Weis has played all 10 matches in goal for NWU
  • 7-1-2 record
  • Four shutouts
  • 38 saves
  • 83.7% save percentage

 Luther

• The Norse enter the week with a record of 4-3-3 overall and an A-R-C mark of 2-0
  • Tied for first in A-R-C with Wartburg
  • Defeated Augsburg 1-0 in last contest
• Three-match winning streak entering a Wednesday matchup against Simpson on the road
• Luther is being outscored 15-10 through 10 matches
• The Norse's 11.5 shots per game ranks seventh in the A-R-C and their 4.30 shots per game average ranks last in the A-R-C
• Raul Ferrandez leads the team in total points (Six) and goals (Three)
• Ricardo Crisanto leads the team in assists with two
• Jack Bell is 3-3-1 in goal for the Norse:
  • 29 saves
  • Two shutouts
  • Seven goals allowed