WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's soccer is in American Rivers Conference action twice this week, with a home matchup against Luther on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. and then on the road against Central at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14.
 
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Vs Loras: Live Stream | Live Stats
 
@Central: Live Stream | Live Stats
 
The Series

• Loras
  • The Duhawks lead the all-time series 8-27-9
  • Loras has won the last three matchups
  • Wartburg's last win in the series came on the road in 2020
• Central
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 21-9-3
  • The Knights have won the last four matchups
  • Wartburg is 12-3-1 on the road in this 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
LorasRV/	9	3-0	1.000	10-1	.909	6-0	4-1	0-0	W6
SimpsonRV/	9	3-0	1.000	10-1-1	.875	4-0	6-1-1	0-0	W2
Wartburg	9	3-1	.750	5-6-1	.458	2-3-1	3-3	0-0	W3
Dubuque	7	2-1-1	.625	7-3-1	.682	4-2	3-1-1	0-0	L1
Central	4	1-1-1	.500	6-2-4	.667	4-0-3	2-2-1	0-0	W1
Luther	4	1-2-1	.375	4-5-4	.462	2-3-2	2-2-2	0-0	L2
Nebraska Wesleyan	2	0-2-2	.250	1-9-2	.167	0-5	1-3-2	0-1	T1
Coe	1	0-2-1	.167	5-5-2	.500	2-2-1	3-3-1	0-0	T1
Buena Vista	0	0-4	.000	3-8	.273	0-3	3-5	0-0	L4

 
Wartburg

• The Knights are 5-6-1 overall and 3-1 in A-R-C play entering the week
  • Have won three straight matches (All A-R-C wins)
• Lauren Kirkle has recorded three goals and one assist over her last two matches
  • Four goals and one assist for nine total points this season
• Wartburg is outscoring opponents 9-5 through four conference matches
• Both Meredith Connor and Paige Lienhard are tied for the team lead in assists with two
• 10 different Knights have scored this season
  • Kirkle and Camryn Ray are the only Knights with multiple goals
• Alena Miller ranks second in the A-R-C in saves with 63
• Miller has two shutouts this season and a save percentage of 81.8%

 
Loras

• Loras enters Tuesday's matchup with an overall record of 10-1 and an A-R-C mark of 3-0
  • The Duhawks have won their last six matches
  • Has defeated Buena Vista, Nebraska Wesleyan and Dubuque in conference play
• The Duhawks have both the top scoring offense and defense in the A-R-C
  • 3.45 goals scored per match
  • 0.27 goals allowed per match
• Loras is fifth in Division III in assists per match (3.10) and second in shutout percentage (90%)
• Savannah Johnson leads the conference in total points and goals
  • 33 points (13 goals and seven assists)
• Four Duhawks are in the top 10 in assists among the A-R-C
• Kyndal Kells has started all 11 matches in goal this season
  • Five shutouts
  • 17 saves
  • 85% save percentage

 
Central

• The Dutch enter the week with an overall record of 6-2-4 overall and a conference record of 1-1-1
  • 2-1-2 in last five matches, defeated Buena Vista 5-0 in last contest
  • Plays at Luther on Tuesday before Saturday's matchup
• Central is averaging a total of 17.7 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 49.5%
  • The Dutch defense allows just 10.7 total shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 53.9%
• Grace Coats leads the Central offense in total points and goals scored
  • 27 points (12 goals scored and three assists)
    • Second in A-R-C in goals and third in total points
• Paige Cahill is the A-R-C leader in assists with nine
  • Tied for third in Division III
• Eight different players have scored a goal for the Dutch
• Zoey Sizemore has started every match in goal this season
  • Two shutouts
  • 54 saves
  • 85.7% save percentage