WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer is in action three times this week, including two American Rivers Conference matchups. The Knights will start the week at home against Loras College on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and then will travel to Central College for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 14. Wartburg will close the week at home on Sunday, Oct. 15 at home against Saint John's University at 5 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Loras
  • Loras leads the all-time series 33-12-3
  • Last season's matchup ended in a 2-2 tie
  • Last win against the Duhawks came in 2013
• Central
  • Wartburg is 21-14-3 all-time against Central
  • Last year the matchup ended 0-0
  • Knights are 10-8-1 on the road in the series
• Saint John's
  • Ninth matchup ever between these programs
    • Wartburg leads the series 5-2-1
  • The last matchup was in 2017, where Wartburg won 3-1 on the road
  • 2-1-1 at home in the series

 
A-R-C Standings
Standings are as of Monday, Oct. 9:

SCHOOL	A-R-C PTS	A-R-C	A-R-C PCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL	STREAK
Luther	10	3-0-1	.875	5-3-4	.583	2-0-4	3-3	0-0	T1
Wartburg	8	2-0-2	.750	6-0-6	.750	4-0-1	2-0-5	0-0	T2
Loras	6	2-1	.667	7-2-4	.692	5-1-4	2-1	0-0	W1
Simpson	6	2-1	.667	5-7	.417	4-3	1-4	0-0	W1
Dubuque	6	2-2	.500	4-7-1	.375	2-4	2-3-1	0-0	L1
Nebraska Wesleyan	4	1-2-1	.375	7-2-3	.708	5-0-1	1-2-1	1-0-1	L1
Coe	3	1-2	.333	6-4-2	.583	6-1-2	0-3	0-0	W1
Central	3	1-2	.333	5-5-2	.500	1-1-2	4-4	0-0	L1
Buena Vista	0	0-4	.000	1-9-2	.167	0-3-1	1-6-1	0-0	L4

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an unbeaten record of 6-0-6 overall and an A-R-C mark of 2-0-2
  • 2-0-3 in last five matches
• Wartburg's defense has the highest team shutout percentage and save percentage in Division III at 83.3% and 94.4% respectively
  • Shutouts in last eight matches (10 total this season)
• The Knights are tied for first in Division III in average goals allowed
  • 0.25 goals allowed per game
• Wartburg's offense is led by Edvin Rizvic and Alima Mmunga:
  • Rizvic: 10 points (Four goals and two assists)
    • Rizvic leads the team in game-winning goals with three (29^th in Division III)
  • Mmunga: 10 points (Three goals and two assists)
• Aidan Mott has led the Knights offensively in A-R-C play with one goal and two assists
• Brennon Woody:
  • Ranks first in Division III in shutouts (Nine)
  • Ranks second in Division III in save percentage (94.4%)
  • Ranks third in Division III in goals against average (.253)
• Woody is now the single-season and all-time shutouts record holder at Wartburg

 
 
Loras

• Loras enters Tuesday's matchup with an overall record of 7-2-4 and an A-R-C mark of 2-1
  • In its last five matches, Loras is 3-1-1 with the loss coming to Nebraska Wesleyan and the draw coming against UW-Platteville
• The Duhawks have the highest scoring offense in the A-R-C
  • Average of 2.54 goals per match
  • Highest goals to goals allowed margin (1.62)
• Loras has the most corner kick attempts in the A-R-C with 93
• Reed Miklavic leads the Duhawks offense with 24 points (Third in A-R-C)
  • Eight goals (Third in A-R-C) and eight assists (First in A-R-C)
• Seven Duhawks have scored multiple goals this season
• Loras averages 17.9 shots per match with 50.9% of shots being on goal
• Owen Johnson is 6-2-4 in goal this season
  • Three shutouts
  • 41 saves
  • 11 goals allowed

 
Central

• Central enters the week with an overall record of 5-5-2 and an A-R-C mark of 1-2
  • Central is 1-1-2 at home this season
  • 2-3 in last five matches
  • On the road against Luther Tuesday before Saturday's matchup
• Nolan Piedimonte leads the Dutch in total points with 13
  • Four goals and five assists
• The Dutch allow 11.1 shots per game with a shot on goal percentage of 42.9%
  • Central averages 9.8 shots per game and a shots on goal percentage of 55.6%
• 16 different Central players have scored a goal this season
• John Foster has spent the most time in goal this season
  • 3-4-2 record
  • 29 saves
  • 14 goals allowed

 
Saint John's

• Saint John's is 5-3-3 overall and has a record of 2-2-1 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)
  • 2-1-2 in last five matches
  • The Johnnies will play against Concordia-Minnesota and Bethel before Sunday's match
• SJU is 3-2-1 on the road this season and 3-1-2 in non-conference matches
• Alex Bowman leads SJU in goals (Four) and total points (Eight)
  • Has two game-winning goals
• Saint John's opponents are averaging 13.4 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 60.5%
• Matt Anderson and Andrew Pitzner are the only other Johnnies with multiples goals scored
  • Two of Anderson's three goals have come from penalty kicks
• Evan Siefken has played 10 games in goal for SJU
  • Five shutouts
  • 66 saves
  • 11 goals allowed