LINCOLN, Neb. – Men's soccer battled Nebraska Wesleyan University (7-1-3, 1-1-1 A-R-C) to a 0-0 draw on the road Wednesday, Oct. 4. The Knights are now 6-0-5 overall and move to 2-0-1 in American Rivers Conference play.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • Each team traded corner kick opportunities and a shot attempt in the four minutes of play
  • Wartburg forced three straight corner kicks minutes later that were all well defended
  • The Prairie Wolves got the first shot on goal in the 14^th minute that was saved by Brennon Woody
  • Neither team was able to record a shot through the rest of the half
• Second Half
  • NWU attempted two off target shots in the opening minutes of the second half
  • The Knights had their first shot on goal in the 55^th minute from Paul Devine that was saved by Zachary Weis to keep the match at 0-0
  • After two off target attempts, NWU put an attempt on goal in the 60^th minute that Woody saved
    • He made two more saves over the next 10 minute to keep the match scoreless
  • Michael Dunn put a shot on goal in the 73^rd minute after a free kick that was also saved by NWU
  • Itsuki Ebisawa got space and fired a shot on goal in the 75^th minute that was saved by Weis
  • Both teams battled to break the tie, but the final score was 0-0

 
Top Performers

• Woody
  • Four saves
  • 90 minutes played
• Devine
  • Shot on goal
  • Contributed to strong Wartburg defense
  • 86 minutes played
• Dunn
  • Shot on goal
  • Contributed to strong Wartburg defense
  • 90 minutes played

 
Notes/Streaks

• Knights continue unbeaten streak through 11 matches
• Seventh straight shutout for the Wartburg defense
• Woody has now tied the single season record for shutouts with eight this season
  • 22^nd career shutout
• Second tie in series history
  • Series moves to 6-5-2 all-time, in favor of Wartburg

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2:30 p.m. on the road against Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.