WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg men's soccer continued its unbeaten start to the season with a 4-0 Senior Day shutout over Coe College on Saturday, Sept. 30. The Knights are now 6-0-4 overall and move to 2-0 in American Rivers Conference play.
Match Summary
- First Half
- After multiple corner kicks to start the match, Wartburg got on the scoreboard first when Aidan Mott played a ball into the box that was deflected by Alima Mmunga and then finished by Landon Hartsell to put Wartburg up 1-0
- Just three minutes later in the 14th minute, it was Mmunga's turn to score as he scored after an Aidan Mott shot on goal was saved and deflected to Mmunga
- Each team traded shots on goal in the next 10 minutes, but both were saved
- Coe defended Wartburg on two corner kicks in the final minutes of the half to keep the score 2-0 Wartburg
- Second Half
- Mott picked up right where he started in the first half, putting a corner kick in a perfect spot for Michael Dunn to head it past the keeper in the 49th minute
- Wartburg continued to smother the Kohawks defensively throughout the second half
- Knights defended back-to-back corner kicks in the 71st minute with zero shots on goal allowed
- The Knights capped off the win with a goal from Itsuki Ebisawa to make it 4-0
Top Performers
- Mmunga
- Three total points
- Goal
- Assist
- 54 minutes played
- Mott
- Two assists
- Three shots on goal
- 54 minutes
- Dunn
Notes/Streaks
- Knights continue school-record unbeaten start to a season
- Brennon Woody is now the career leader in Shutouts at Wartburg with 21
- Seventh shutout this season
- Wartburg has now shutout its last six opponents
- One goal allowed in last nine matches
- Third career assist for Mott
- Mmunga is now at 10 points this season
- Head Coach Mike Madigan has reached 50 career wins (All at Wartburg)
- Third coach in program history to reach the milestone
- First goal of the season for Hartsell, Dunn, Ebisawa
- First career goal for Hartsell
- Eighth career goal for Dunn
- First career goal for Ebisawa
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Wednesday, October 4
th at 3 p.m. on the road against Nebraska Wesleyan University.