WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's soccer will continue its American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Tournament run on Wednesday, Nov. 6 on the road against the No. 2 seed Simpson Storm at 7 p.m. in Indianola, Iowa.
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The Series
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 23-14-2
- Simpson has a 4-3 advantage in A-R-C tournament matchups
- Simpson won the regular season meeting 1-0 earlier this season
- The Knights are 9-8-2 all-time on the road against the Storm
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the semifinals after defeating Luther College 1-0 in the opening round of the A-R-C tournament
- Finished the regular season with an A-R-C record of 5-2-1 and an overall mark of 9-6-3 (Now 10-6-3)
- Lauren Kirkle leads the Knights in both total points (11) and assists (seven)
- Greta Rothe and Sami Webster both lead the Knights in goals scored with four each
- Both are also tied for the team lead in game-winning goals with two each (tied with Nikayla Youngblut)
- Wartburg is averaging 1.26 goals per match while allowing 1.05 goals per match
- Kirkle and Youngblut have combined for 11 assists this season
- 12 different Knights have scored a goal this season
- Seven have scored multiple goals
- Tulla Jensen started the last match in goal for Wartburg and has started five matches this season
- Three shutouts
- One combined shutout
- 14 saves
NCAA Rankings
The Knights rank 88th in corner kicks per game (5.53). The Knights also have two individual athletes who rank in the top 100 in various national rankings: Lauren Kirkle ranks 87th in total assists (seven) and Mackenzie Ceschan ranks 99th in save percentage (.827).
Simpson
- The Storm enter postseason play with an overall record of 13-1-3 and winners of nine of its last 10 matches
- Cassie Nash leads the Storm in total points (40) and goals (16)
- Simpson averages 3.24 goals per match this season on an average of 21.9 shots per match
- Hailey Kowzan leads Simpson in assists (nine) and has over 20 total points this season
- Simpson has shutout nine opponents this season
- Meredith Downs has started 15 matches for Simpson this season
