PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Men's soccer closed out nonconference play with a 1-0 loss on the road to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Wartburg is now 3-5-1 overall and 1-0 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play, while UW-Platteville is now 5-2-2 overall.
Match Summary
- First Half
- Both Alima Mmunga and Carson Kay recorded off-target shots within the first five minutes of play
- The Pioneers were first on the scoreboard with a goal in the seventh minute to make it 1-0 early
- Following the goal, both Lwings Kabula and Landon Hartsell fired shots on goal that were both saved
- Caleb Cross made two saved over the next 15 minutes for the Knights to keep the deficit at 1-0
- In the 41st minute, Mason Yeatts created space and fired a shot on goal that was saved and then a minute later UW-Platteville fired a shot on goal that was saved by Cross
- UW-Platteville led 1-0 heading into halftime
- Second Half
- Cross made two more saves for the Knights in the 58th minute to keep the match at 1-0
- Outside of an off-target shot from Aidan Mott, neither team recorded a shot in the next 10 minutes as both defenses made possession hard to control
- Neither side was able to record a shot on goal the rest of the match as both defenses held strong
- The Pioneers held off Wartburg for a 1-0 win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- UW-Platteville now leads the series 13-6-7 overall
- First non-draw result since 2019
- Each team recorded nine total shots, but the Pioneers had a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal
- Cross recorded four saves for Wartburg
- Wartburg had a 3-2 edge in corner kicks
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Wednesday, Oct. 8 for an American Rivers Conference matchup at home against the University of Dubuque at 7:30 p.m.
