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Women's Soccer Set to Continue A-R-C Tournament in Indianola

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
    • Four shutouts
    • 42 saves
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Kirkle

#41 Lauren Kirkle

D
5' 9"
Sophomore
Abigail Milburn

#13 Abigail Milburn

M
5' 8"
Sophomore
Greta Rothe

#6 Greta Rothe

M
Freshman
Nikayla Youngblut

#19 Nikayla Youngblut

F
5' 5"
Sophomore
Mackenzie Ceschan

#1 Mackenzie Ceschan

GK
5' 3"
Freshman
Kenna Hemann

#3 Kenna Hemann

D
5' 5"
Freshman
Tulla Jensen

#0 Tulla Jensen

GK
5' 5"
Freshman
Claudia Sewell

#18 Claudia Sewell

D
5' 8"
Freshman
Sami Webster

#10 Sami Webster

M
5' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Lauren Kirkle

#41 Lauren Kirkle

5' 9"
Sophomore
D
Abigail Milburn

#13 Abigail Milburn

5' 8"
Sophomore
M
Greta Rothe

#6 Greta Rothe

Freshman
M
Nikayla Youngblut

#19 Nikayla Youngblut

5' 5"
Sophomore
F
Mackenzie Ceschan

#1 Mackenzie Ceschan

5' 3"
Freshman
GK
Kenna Hemann

#3 Kenna Hemann

5' 5"
Freshman
D
Tulla Jensen

#0 Tulla Jensen

5' 5"
Freshman
GK
Claudia Sewell

#18 Claudia Sewell

5' 8"
Freshman
D
Sami Webster

#10 Sami Webster

5' 3"
Sophomore
M