WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer is at home two times this week, beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 22 for a nonconference matchup against the University of Wisconsin-Platteville at 7:30 p.m. followed by an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) match against Simpson College at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
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The Series
- UW-Platteville
- Tuesday's match will mark the 25th all-time matchup between these programs
- The Pioneers lead the all-time series 12-6-6
- Last year's matchup resulted in a 0-0 draw
- Simpson
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 19-15-4 over Simpson
- The Knights are 3-1-1 in their last five matchups against the Storm
- Wartburg is 11-8-1 at home in this series
A-R-C Standings (As of 10/21)
| School |
A-R-C PTS |
A-R-C |
A-R-C PCT. |
Overall |
PCT. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
 Luther |
15 |
5-1 |
.833 |
7-4-4 |
.600 |
4-2-3 |
3-2-1 |
0-0 |
W2 |
 Wartburg |
12 |
4-2 |
.667 |
7-4-3 |
.607 |
4-1-2 |
3-3-1 |
0-0 |
W1 |
 Loras |
10 |
3-1-1 |
.700 |
7-4-6 |
.588 |
5-0-1 |
2-4-4 |
0-0-1 |
L1 |
 Nebraska Wesleyan |
9 |
3-3 |
.500 |
8-6 |
.571 |
4-2 |
4-4 |
0-0 |
W3 |
 Central |
7 |
2-2-1 |
.500 |
6-6-2 |
.500 |
4-4-1 |
2-2-1 |
0-0 |
L2 |
 Simpson |
7 |
2-2-1 |
.500 |
6-7-2 |
.467 |
3-3-1 |
2-3-1 |
1-1 |
W1 |
 Coe |
6 |
2-3 |
.400 |
6-8-1 |
.433 |
5-2-1 |
1-6 |
0-0 |
L1 |
 Dubuque |
4 |
1-3-1 |
.300 |
4-9-2 |
.333 |
4-4-1 |
0-5-1 |
0-0 |
L2 |
 Buena Vista |
0 |
0-5 |
.000 |
9-8 |
.529 |
6-5 |
3-3 |
0-0 |
L1 |
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 7-4-3 and an A-R-C record of 4-2
- Knights are 4-1 in last five matches played
- Wartburg is outscoring opponents 26-14 through 14 matches
- Aidan Mott leads the Knights' offense in points with a total of nine this season (four goals and one assist)
- Tied with Curtis Ratzer for team-high in goals this season with four
- The Knights have a 100-43 advantage in corner kick attempts this season
- Carson Kay, Tyler Howe, Flori Gembo, Ratzer, Mott, Itsuki Ebisawa, Lwings Kabula and Sabin Bolin have all scored two or more goals this season
- Henry Eckert has started all 14 matches in goal for the Knights
- Five solo shutouts (also one combined shutout)
- 50 saves
- 78.1% save percentage
UW-Platteville
- The Pioneers enter Tuesday's matchup with an overall record of 10-1-2 with a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) record of 2-1
- Platteville is outscoring opponents 19-2 in the month of October through six matches (5-1 record over that time)
- UW-Platteville is 3-0-2 against A-R-C teams this season
- Defeated Coe, Simpson and UD. Tied with Luther and Loras
- Ethan Dietrich leads the Pioneer offense with 17 total points (six goals scored and five assists recorded)
- UW-Platteville has an 88-18 advantage in corner kicks this season
- Seth Aiken has started 10 matches in goal for the Pioneers
- Five solo shutouts
- 20 saves
- 83.3% save percentage
Simpson
- The Storm enter the week with an overall record of 6-7-2 and an A-R-C mark of 2-2-1
- Simpson will host Dubuque on Wednesday, Oct. 23 before Saturday's matchup in Waverly
- Simpson has faced two Top 25 teams this season (1-0-1 record)
- Fell to No. 6 Colorado College 1-0 (Now ranked No. 4)
- Tied with No. 13 UW-Eau Claire 2-2 (Now ranked No. 8)
- Simpson is averaging 1.6 goals per match this season, which ranks tied for fifth among A-R-C teams
- The Storm offense is led by three players with 10+ recorded this season
- Ronaldo Ordaz (15, seven goals and one assist), Mitchell Dickson (12, four goals and four assists) and Zach Kline (11, three goals and five assists)
- Simpson's 4.8 corner kicks per match rank sixth among all A-R-C teams
- Mason Chaplin has spent the most time in goal for the Storm through 15 matches
- Eight starts (3-5-2 in decisions)
- 30 saves
- Three combined shutouts
