WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg men's soccer opened the 2023 season with a 3-2 comeback win over the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Friday, Sept. 1 at home. The Orange and Black rallied for two goals in the second half to overtake a 2-1 Raider lead.
Game Summary
- First Half
- Lots of fast-paced action to begin the match from both teams
- The Knights found the scoreboard first in the sixth minute when Landon Hartsell found Paul Devine for the season's first goal
- MSOE wasted no time in responding with a goal from Zach Thompson in the ninth minute, assisted by Freddy Comparato
- With the score 1-1, the pace started to slow down as each team settled in
- The Raiders took the lead late in the second half when Nico Picha scored unassisted to make the score 2-1 going into half
- Second Half
- Mitchell Dickson scored the equalizer in the first minute of the second half with an assist from Edvin Rizvic
- Both teams continued with high-energy play and physical defense in the second half
- Total shots cut in half in second half for both teams
- Kyle Tremelling scored the eventual game-winner for the Knights unassisted in the 75th minute to put the Orange & Black up 3-2
- The Knights defense stood tall down the stretch and closed out a 3-2 win over the Raiders
Top Performers
- Tremelling
- Game-winning goal
- Two total shots
- 27 minutes played
- Dickson
- Goal
- Three total shots
- 59 minutes played
- Devine
- Goal
- Two total shots
- 76 minutes played
- Hartsell
- Assist
- One total shot
- 62 minutes played
- Rizvic
Notes/Streaks
- First career game-winning goal for Tremelling
- Second career goal for Dickson and Devine
- First career assist for Hartsell
- Fifth career assist for Rizvic
- First collegiate starts for Alima Mmunga and Hartsell
- MSOE led Wartburg in total shots (15-12) and shots on goal (8-4)
- 21st career win in goal for Brennon Woody
- One shy of tying fourth all-time
Next Time Out
The Knights will continue the 2023 season on the road this weekend with a match against Cornell College on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m.