CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Women's soccer continued American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play on the road with a 1-0 win against Coe College on Saturday, Oct. 5. The win moves Wartburg to 6-4-2 overall and 2-0 in A-R-C matches, while Coe is now 3-7-1 overall and 0-1 in A-R-C play.
Match Summary
- First Half
- Claudia Sewell, Maddy Badding and Sami Webster all had shot opportunities in the first eight minutes
- Each team traded blocked shot attempts over the next five minutes
- Lauren Kirkle fired a shot that missed the target and then minutes later buried her next shot attempt into the net in the 18th minute to give Wartburg a 1-0 advantage
- Coe responded with a shot on goal in the 20th minute that was saved by Mackenzie Ceschan
- In the 26th minute, Webster fired a shot that missed off the post and then less than a minute later Natalie Thiesfeld had a shot on goal saved by Coe
- Badding had a shot on goal saved by the Kohawks in the 31st minute after a Wartburg corner kick
- The score remained 1-0 at halftime
- Second Half
- The Knights got six corner kicks in the first 10 minutes of the second half
- Webster fired three total shots with two being on goal over that stretch
- Allison Smith, Kirkle and Webster all had shot opportunities
- Tulla Jensen made a save in the 83rd minute to keep the score at 1-0
- The Knights held off Coe to get a 1-0 victory
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg is now 24-15-3 against Coe all time
- Seven straight wins for Wartburg in the series
- Knights are now 4-0-1 in their last five matches
- 15th goal for Kirkle in her career
- Combined shutout in goal for Ceschan and Jensen
- Wartburg outshot Coe 21-4 in total shots and 5-2 in shots on goal
- The Knights had a 13-3 advantage in corner kicks
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at home for an A-R-C matchup against Nebraska Wesleyan University at 5:30 p.m.
