WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer blanked Simpson 3-0 at home on Saturday, Oct. 26 to wrap up senior day. The Knights are now 8-4-4 overall and 5-2 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • Simpson recorded an off target shot in the seventh minute and then Curtis Ratzer's header went high and off target after a corner kick in the ninth minute
  • Alima Mmunga had a shot blocked and then shortly after Lwings Kabula recorded the first shot on goal of the match
    • Kabula's shot was saved by Simpson
  • In the 21^st minute, Flori Gembo took a free kick that was deflected by Carson Kay over to Kabula, who finished the play with a score to put Wartburg ahead 1-0
  • Henry Eckert made his first save of the match in the 26^th minute
  • The Knights added another goal late in the first half after Sam McDevitt's corner kick led to a goal from Kay to make it 2-0
    • Itsuki Ebisawa fired a shot on goal in the final minute that was saved and the Knights took a 2-0 lead into halftime
• Second Half
  • Wartburg continued to keep up the offensive pressure as they added another goal in the 50^th minute when Gembo's shot snuck past the keeper to make it 3-0
  • Gembo had another shot on goal in the 61^st minute that was saved and then Eckert made a save for the Knights in the 65^th minute
  • Eckert made another save in the 70^th minute and then Ebisawa recorded another shot on goal minutes later
  • Eli Followwill and Blake Halleran recorded shots late, but were unable to add any more scores as the Knights took a 3-0 win

 
Top Performers

• Carson Kay
  • Three total points
    • Goal
    • Assist
  • 90 minutes played
• Flori Gembo
  • Three points recorded
    • Goal
    • Assist
  • 59 minutes played
• Lwings Kabula
  • Goal
  • Two shots on goal
  • 62 minutes
• Sam McDevitt
  • Assist
  • 75 minutes played

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg is now 4-0-1 in its last five matchups against Simpson
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 20-15-4
• Eckert recorded his sixth shutout of the season
  • Has 54 saves this season
• First career assist for McDevitt
• Gembo now has four goals and four assists this season (team high 12 points)
• Kay recorded his first career assist and third career goal today
• Kabula recorded his third goal of the season for Wartburg

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will conclude the regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 29 on the road against Buena Vista University.