WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's soccer is in action twice this week, beginning with a nonconference match on the road against Augustana College (Ill.) on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. before continuing American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play against Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Augustana
  • First matchup between these programs since 2015
  • Augustana leads the all-time series 9-2-1
  • Augustana is 6-1 at home in the series
• Coe
  • Saturday marks the 42^nd all-time matchup between these programs
  • Wartburg leads the series 23-15-3
  • The Knights are 9-8 on the road against Coe

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week winners of their last three matches and an overall record of 5-4-1 (1-0 in A-R-C pla)
  • Wartburg defeated Dubuque 1-0 in its A-R-C opener
• Nikayla Youngblut has recorded at least one point in her last four matches played and in five of her last six matches played
  • Leads the Knights in goals (two), assists (four) and total points (eight)
• Mackenzie Ceschan has started 8/10 matches at goalkeeper for the Knights
  • Recorded a seven-save shutout against Dubuque in her last start
• The Knights have a +10 advantage in corner kicks through 10 matches played
• Greta Rothe, Natalie Thiesfeld and Sami Webster are tied with Youngblut for the team lead in goals with two
  • Both Webster and Youngblut have two game-winning goals scored
• Lauren Kirkle leads the team in shots on goal with 15
  • Has scored one goal and recorded three assists so far this season

 
A-R-C Ranks

• Youngblut is tied for fourth in assists
• Kirkle is tied for ninth in assists
• Ceschan
  • Third in save percentage
  • Fourth in saves per game, shutouts per game and goals against average
• 5.1 corner kicks per game as a team ranks fourth among the A-R-C

 
Augustana

• The Vikings enter Wednesday's contest with an overall record of 7-1-1
  • Augustana defeated Coe College 2-1 earlier this season
  • Augustana is 3-0 at home so far this season
• Liesl Whitener leads the Vikings in goals and total assists through nine matches
  • 12 goals and three assists for 27 points
• Augustana averages 3.11 goals per match and allows just 0.78 goals per match
  • Have scored in every match this season
• Sara Schinker and Mary Pietras have three combined shutouts in goal this season
• The Vikings have a 46-18 advantage in corner kicks through nine matches played

 
 
Coe

• The Kohawks enter the week with an overall record of 3-6-1
  • Saturday will mark the A-R-C opener for Coe
  • Have won three of its last four matches
• Coe is currently being outscored 20-9 this season
• Two Kohawks have 5+ points scored this season
  • Mac Adams (Four goals and one assist for nine points)
  • Maggie Pruess (Three goals and one assist for seven points)
• Lilly Monroe has started all 10 matches in goal so far this season
  • Three shutouts
  • 32 saves
• Opponents have a 60-33 advantage in corner kicks