WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer opened American Rivers Conference Tournament play with a 1-0 win at home over the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The Knights are now 11-1-6 overall and will advance to the A-R-C final against Loras.
Match Summary
- First Half
- Both teams played physical defense from the start of the match
- UD recorded the first shots of the match in the 12th minute, when two opportunities were missed wide
- Michael Dunn just missed a header attempt in the 15th minute after a corner kick from Paul Devine
- Aidan Mott recorded the first shot on goal with an attempt in the 37th minute that was saved by UD
- The score remained 0-0 at the half
- Second Half
- The intensity remained on both sides of the ball from both teams in the second half
- Brennon Woody made a save in the 57th minute and then made another great save on a penalty kick attempt in the 59th minute to keep the match scoreless
- Woody made another save in the 62nd minute and then Wartburg's defense stood strong on a UD corner attempt that followed the save
- Devine fired a shot on goal in the 64th minute that was saved
- In the 73rd minute, Itsuki Ebisawa got out on a break and found Mott who fired a shot past the keeper to put the Knights up 1-0
- Woody made one more save in the final minute and Wartburg held off UD for a 1-0 win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- All-time series is 13-9-3, in favor of Wartburg
- Wartburg leads A-R-C Tournament matchups 1-0-2 (Advanced twice on PK's)
- Needs one more shutout to tie team record of 15 in a season
- First time advancing to A-R-C Tournament finals since 2014
- Third goal of the season for Mott
- Second assist this season for Ebisawa
- Woody adds to his career and season shutout record totals:
- Opponents are now 2/5 against Wartburg on PK's this season
Next Time Out
The Knights will move on to face Loras on the road with a likely start time of either 5 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4.