DUBUQUE, Iowa – Wartburg men's soccer fell to Loras 1-0 on the road in an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) matchup on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Knights are now 3-2 in A-R-C play and 6-4-3 overall and Loras moves to 7-3-6 overall and 3-0-1 in A-R-C play.

Match Summary

• First Half
  • The Knights had three shots on goal recorded in the first three minutes of play
    • Flori Gembo, Carson Kay and Curtis Ratzer all had shots saved by Loras
  • Loras recorded its first shots on goal of the match in the 12^th and 13^th minutes that were both saved by Henry Eckert
  • Lwings Kabula had a shot on goal saved in the 16^th minute and then Kadin Bolin had back-to-back shots saved in the 19^th minute
  • The Duhawks struck first on the scoreboard with a goal in the 29^th minute to make it 1-0
    • Neither team was able to add any scores, and it remained 1-0 headed into halftime
• Second Half
  • Eckert made saves in the 50^th and 53^rd minutes to begin the second half
    • A minute later Gembo fired a shot on goal that was saved by Loras
  • Tyler Howe had a shot miss the target in the 71^st minute before Andrew Valenzuela and Gembo had shots blocked in the 75^th minute
  • Gembo recorded two more shots on goal in the 80^th and 82^nd minutes that were both saved by Loras
  • The Knights had two more shots on goal in the final minutes from both Gembo and Ratzer, but both were saved as Loras held on for a 1-0 win

 
Top Performers

• Flori Gembo
  • Five shots on goal
  • Nine total shots
  • 67 minutes played
• Kadin Bolin
  • Two shots on goal
  • 75 minutes played
• Curtis Ratzer
  • Two shots on goal
  • 90 minutes played

 
Notes/Streaks

• Loras is now 35-13-3 all-time against Wartburg
• The Knights outshot the Duhawks 19-12 in total shots and 11-6 in shots on goal
• Career highs in shots and shots on goal for Gembo
• Wartburg had a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next Saturday, Oct. 19 at home against Central College at 5:30 p.m.