ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Women's soccer battled Augustana College to a 0-0 draw in a nonconference matchup on the road Wednesday, Oct. 2. The draw brings Wartburg's overall record to 5-4-2 (1-0) and moves Augustana to 7-1-2 (1-0) overall.
 
Match Summary

• First Half            
  • Both Maddy Badding and Lauren Kirkle had shot opportunities in the first 10 minutes of play
  • Nikayla Youngblut recorded the first on-target shot of the match in the 14^th minute that was saved by
    • Minutes later Greta Rothe also fired a shot on goal that was saved
  • Following a Wartburg corner kick, Kenna Hemann had a shot deflect off the left post and then Claudia Sewell fired a shot that just missed being on target
  • Mackenzie Ceschan made her first save of the match in the 30^th minute
  • Kirkle had a shot on goal saved in the 39^th minute and the score remained 0-0 headed to halftime
• Second Half
  • Sami Webster had an early shot on goal attempt for the Knights in the 47^th minute that was saved by the Vikings
  • Augustana responed minutes later with a shot on goal of its own, but it was saved by Ceschan
    • Shortly after the Vikings attempt Kirkle had her second shot on goal of the match saved
  • Lindsey Overmann recorded the seventh shot on goal for the Knights, but the score remained 0-0 after 58 minutes played
  • Augustana made three more saves over a 10-minute span as Webster recorded three separate shots on goal for the Knights
  • Both Natalie Thiesfeld (77^th minute) and Paige Lienhard (80^th minute) had shots saved by the Augustana keeper
  • Despite constant offensive pressure from Wartburg the score remained 0-0 through 90 minutes of play

 
Top Performers

• Sami Webster
  • Four shots on goal
  • Five total shots
  • 68 minutes played
• Lauren Kirkle
  • Two shots on goal
  • Six total shots
  • 90 minutes played
• Nikayla Youngblut
  • Two shots on goal
  • Three total shots
  • 59 minutes played
• Mackenzie Ceschan
  • Shutout
  • Three saves
  • 90 minutes played

 
Notes/Streaks

• The all-time series is now 9-2-2 still in favor of Augustana
• Wartburg outshot Augustana 24-5 in total shots and 12-3 in shots on goal
  • 12 shots on goal is a season high
  • Eight of the shots on goal came in the second half
• There were just three total corner kicks in the match (Two for Wartburg and one for Augustana)
• 10 different Knights recorded a shot in the match
• Third shutout of the season for Ceschan in goal

 
Next Time Out
Wartburg is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 5 to continue American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play against Coe College on the road at 1 p.m.