RIVER FOREST, Ill. – Women's soccer won its second match in as many days after defeating Dominican University (Ill.) 3-1 on the road Sunday, Sept. 8. The win moves Wartburg to 2-2 overall and drops the Stars to 0-4 overall.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • Dominican had three shot attempts in the first 10 minutes, but none were shot on target
  • Maddy Badding recorded the first shot on goal for the Knights in the 10^th minute that was saved by the Stars
  • After back-and-forth play, Mackenzie Ceschan made saves in the 22^nd and 24^th minutes to keep the match scoreless
  • Wartburg broke the tie when Claudia Sewell finished a Abigail Milburn pass in the 36^th minute to put Wartburg ahead 1-0
  • Ceschan made two more saves in the final minutes of the first half to keep the Knights up 1-0
• Second Half
  • The Knights were able to score after another corner kick opportunity as Lauren Kirkle assisted a Sami Webster goal in the 53^rd minute to give Wartburg a 2-0 lead
  • Webster, Kirkle and Natalie Thiesfeld all had shots on goal in the following minutes that were all saved by Dominican
  • Dominican got on the board in the 58^th minute after scoring following a corner kick
  • Wartburg responded in the 66^th minute when Kenna Hemann found Skyler Oldenburg open for the Knights' third goal of the day
  • The Knights were able to hold off Dominican for a 3-1 road win

 
Top Performers

• Claudia Sewell
  • Goal
  • 38 minutes played
• Sami Webster
  • Goal
  • 77 minutes played
• Skyler Oldenburg
  • Goal
  • 54 minutes played

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg is now 3-0-2 all-time against Dominican
• Knights dominated corner kicks 11-4
• First career goals at Wartburg for Sewell and Oldenburg
• Goal in back-to-back contests for Webster
• First career assist for Kenna Hemann
  • Second career assist for Milburn
  • 10^th career assist for Kirkle
• Kirkle has now recorded 36 career points

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action next on Wednesday, Sept. 11 for a road matchup against Carleton College.