DUBUQUE, Iowa – Women's soccer opened American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play on Saturday, Sept. 28 with a 1-0 win on the road over the University of Dubuque. The Knights are now 5-4-1 overall and move to 1-0 in A-R-C play while UD is now 4-2-3 overall and 0-1 in A-R-C play.

Match Summary

• First Half
  • An early Wartburg corner kick gave Maddy Badding a shot opportunity that missed just left of the goal
  • Nikayla Youngblut put the Knights on the board in the 14^th minute with a strike to make it 1-0 Wartburg
  • Natalie Thiesfeld fired a shot on goal that was saved by UD in the 23^rd minute
  • Mackenzie Ceschan made back-to-back saves in the 26^th and 27^th minutes
  • Lauren Kirkle had a shot on goal saved and the score remained 1-0 at halftime
• Second Half
  • Ceschan made three more saves in the early minutes of the second half to keep the score 1-0
  • Ceschan made her fourth save of the second half in the 64^th minute
  • Youngblut, Kirkle and Thiesfeld all had shots for the Knights but none were able to find the target
  • Wartburg held off Dubuque for a 1-0 road win

 
Top Performers

• Nikayla Youngblut
  • Goal scored (game winner)
  • 52 minutes played
• Mackenzie Ceschan
  • Shutout
  • Seven saves
  • 90 minutes played
• Lauren Kirkle
  • Four total shots
  • 90 minutes played

 
Notes/Streaks

• 20^th win all time against UD
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 20-6-3
• Youngblut has scored a point in her last four matches played as well as in five of her last six matches played
  • Second goal of the season
  • Has a team-high eight total points this season
• Second career shutout for Ceschan
  • Seven saves ties her career high
• UD outshot the Knights 13-10 in total shots and 7-3 in shots on goal
• Wartburg had a slight edge in corner kicks 5-4

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action next on Wednesday, Oct. 2 for a road matchup against Augustana College at 7 p.m. in Rock Island, Ill.