DECORAH, Iowa – Women's soccer won 2-1 on the road against Luther College after a late game-winning goal from
Belle Dietrich on Saturday, Oct. 7. The Knights are now 5-6-1 overall and 3-1 in American Rivers Conference play.
Match Summary
- First Half
- Each team got a corner kick opportunity in the first five minutes
- Luther recorded the first shot of the match but it was off target
- Maggie Haller fired a shot for the Norse that hit off the left post in the ninth minute and the score remained 0-0
- Alena Miller recorded the first save of the match in the 19th minute and made another in the 24th minute
- Wartburg was unable to record a shot in the first half
- Second Half
- Miller made two early saves to keep the match scoreless
- Lauren Kirkle attempted a corner kick in the 55th minute and it found the net to give Wartburg a 1-0 lead
- Luther answered minutes later when Emma Lin scored after a great cross from Eva Stelmer to make it 1-1
- Neither team attempted another shot until the 71st minute when Luther put a shot on goal that was saved
- Maddy Badding put a great shot on goal that was saved by Luther in the 81st minute
- Wartburg broke the tie seconds later when Belle Dietrich put in a header from a Kirkle corner kick to make the score 2-1
- Wartburg held on to win 2-1
Top Performers
- Kirkle
- Assist
- Helped lead Wartburg's defense
- Played all 90 minutes
- Dietrich
- Goal
- Helped lead Wartburg's defense
- Played all 90 minutes
- Miller
- Eight saves
- One goal allowed
- 90 minutes played
Notes/Streaks
- Third-straight A-R-C win
- Ninth straight win against Luther
- The all-time series moves to 17-26-1, still in favor of Luther
- First career goal for Dietrich
- Kirkle has scored a point in back-to-back matches
- First assist of the season for Kirkle
- Wartburg was outshot 19-3
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Tuesday, Oct. 10 when they host Loras College at 5 p.m.
