WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's Soccer is in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) action twice this week with its final two home matches of the regular season. The Knights will host Loras on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. and then will be home again against Coe on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, Oct. 18 | Waverly, Iowa | Salzwedel Field
Loras at Wartburg | 1 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats

Wednesday, Oct. 22 | Waverly, Iowa | Salzwedel Field
Coe at Wartburg | 7:30 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
 
All-Time Series vs Opponents

• Loras
  • Loras leads the all-time series 35-13-3
  • Wartburg's last win against Loras came in the A-R-C Tournament final in 2023
    • 1-3-1 in last five matches against Loras
  • The Knights are 5-14-1 at home against Loras
• Coe
  • Wartburg is 25-12 all-time against the Kohawks
  • The Knights have won 13-straight matches in the series
    • Wartburg has four-straight shutout wins over Coe
  • Wartburg is 13-4 at home against Coe

 
Current A-R-C Standings (as of 10/17)

School	A-R-C PTS	A-R-C	A-R-C PCT.	Overall	PCT.	Home	Away	Neutral	Streak
Loras	11	3-0-2	.800	9-0-5	.821	8-0-1	1-0-4	0-0	W2
Wartburg	9	3-1	.750	5-6-1	.458	3-2	2-4-1	0-0	W1
Central	8	2-1-2	.600	6-3-4	.615	3-1-3	3-2-1	0-0	L1
Luther	8	2-0-2	.750	5-2-5	.625	1-2-2	4-0-3	0-0	W2
Nebraska Wesleyan	7	2-1-1	.625	4-5-4	.462	1-2-1	3-3-2	0-0-1	L1
Coe	6	2-2	.500	4-5-4	.462	3-2-2	1-3-2	0-0	L1
Simpson	4	1-3-1	.300	4-6-6	.438	2-2-5	2-4-1	0-0	W1
Univ. of Dubuque	2	0-3-2	.200	0-9-4	.154	0-3-3	0-6-1	0-0	L3
Buena Vista	0	0-4	.000	5-7-1	.423	3-4	2-3-1	0-0	L3

C - A-R-C Champion
T - A-R-C Tournament Champion
Q - Qualified for A-R-C Tournament
(#) - A-R-C Tournament Seed

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 5-6-1 and an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) record of 1
  • Defeated Nebraska Wesleyan 2-1 in their last contest
• Flori Gembo leads the Knights in goals scored (seven) and total points (16) this season
• The Knights are averaging 16.3 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 46.9%
  • Allows just 8.1 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 41.2%
• Wartburg is outscoring opponents 24-15 through 12 matches
• Three Knights have recorded 10+ points this season:
  • Flori Gembo (16), Aidan Mott (11), Alima Mmunga (10)
• Wartburg has a 76-31 advantage in corner kicks this season
• Diego Sanchez (four) and Mott (three) lead the team in assists
  • 11 different Knights have recorded at least one assist this season
• Joseph Svoboda has started the last three matches in goal for the Knights this season and has recorded four saves

 
Loras

• Loras enters Saturday's match undefeated with a 9-0-5 overall record and a 3-0-2 mark in A-R-C play
  • Defeated Coe 1-0 at home in its last contest
• The Duhawks are outscoring opponents 38-12 through 14 matches played
  • Six shutout wins this season
• Both Sep Heerkens and Dani Galiana Torres have recorded 20+ total points this season for Loras
  • Heerkens: Eight goals and five assists for 21 points (ranks first in the A-R-C in points)
  • Galiana Torres: Nine goals and two assists for 20 points (ranks first in the A-R-C in goals scored)
• Julian Lopez is the A-R-C leader in assists this season with 10
  • Tied for second in Division III
• Loras has over double the corner kick opportunities this season than its opponents (103-51)
• Alexander Drexler has started 13 matches between the pipes for Loras this season
  • Five shutouts, one combined shutout and 61 saves

 
Coe

• The Kohawks enter the weekend with an overall record of 4-5-4 overall and 2-2 in A-R-C play
  • Will face Luther on Saturday before Wednesday's matchup against Wartburg
  • Fell to Loras 1-0 in their last contest
• Coe is being outscored 16-14 through 13 matches played
• Ian Kearney leads the Kohawks in goals (seven) and total points (15)
• The Kohawks average just 8.8 shots per match, while allowing 14.3 shots per match
  • Coe has an edge in shots on goal percentage average 55.3% to 44.6%
• Five different Kohawks have recorded multiple assists this season
  • Led by Kevin Williams who has three
• Coe trails 71-48 in total corner kick attempts this season
• Jr. Holland has spent the most time in goal this season for Coe
  • 37 saves and two shutouts (one solo and one combined)