WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's soccer scored three goals in the second half against Coe College in route to a 3-1 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) victory at home on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
 
Wartburg moves to 7-8-1 overall and 3-2-1 in A-R-C play, while Coe is now 2-10-4 overall and 0-6 in A-R-C play.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • Wartburg applied pressure to the Coe defense right from the first whistle as Kenna Hemann and Sami Webster both recorded shots on goal in the first two minutes of play
  • In the 11^th minute, Nikayla Youngblut fired a shot on goal that was saved and led to a corner kick where Webster headed another shot on goal that was saved to keep the match at 0-0
  • Both Youngblut and Paige Lienhard had shots on goal saved in the 21^st and 22^nd minutes
    • Tulla Jensen made her first save of the night in the 22^nd minute on the other end
  • Both Allison Smith and Maya Anderson joined the party, adding shots on goal of their own, but Coe continued to make saves to keep the match scoreless
    • The match remained 0-0 headed to half despite a 10-1 shots on goal advantage for Wartburg
• Second Half
  • The Knights broke the scoreless tie in the 58^th minute when Webster found Smith, who made a great cross over to Youngblut for the finish to give Wartburg a 1-0 lead
  • The lead lasted for one minute as Coe answered quickly with a goal from Mac Adams to tie it up at 1-1
  • Wartburg would regain the lead in the 64^th minute after Lienhard placed a free kick perfectly for Webster to score with a header to put the Knights back in front 2-1
  • Webster added another goal in the 69^th minute after collecting her own deflection and beating the keeper to push the Wartburg lead to 3-1
  • Youngblut tried to add her second goal of the day in the 77^th minute, but the Kohawks made another save to keep the score 3-1
  • Mackenzie Ceschan made a late save for the Knights in the 88^th minute to close out a 3-1 Wartburg win at home

 
Top Performers

• Sami Webster
  • Five total points
    • Two goals
    • One assist
  • Six shots on goal
• Nikayla Youngblut
  • Goal
  • Four shots on goal
• Allison Smith
  • Assist
• Paige Lienhard
  • Assist

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg is now 25-15-3 all-time against Coe
  • Eighth-straight win
  • 15-7-3 at home
• 13^th goal of the season for Webster
  • 17^th career goal
• Sixth goal of the season for Youngblut
  • 10^th career goal
• Jensen and Ceschan each played one half in goal today
• Second assist of the season for Smith
  • Third career assist
• First assist of the season for Lienhard
  • Third career assist
• First assist of the season for Webster
  • Second career assist
• Wartburg had an 18-3 shot on goal advantage
  • 37-7 total shots
• The Knights held a 7-2 edge in corner kicks

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. on the road against Simpson College.