WAVERLY, Iowa – A first-half goal from
Jacob Chickering was the difference in a 1-0 win at home over Coe College for men's soccer on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Chickering's goal marks the first of his collegiate career.
The Knights are now 7-6-1 overall and 5-1 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play, while Coe moves to 4-7-4 overall and 2-4 in A-R-C play.
Match Summary
- First Half
- Coe defended an early Wartburg corner kick without allowing a shot, but later in the seventh minute Diego Sanchez fired a shot on goal for the Knights that was saved
- After defending back-to-back Coe corner kicks, Wartburg had a scoring chance on the other end when Lwings Kabula had a shot saved following a Wartburg corner kick
- The Knights kept attacking offensively as Flori Gembo recorded a shot on goal in the 23rd minute that resulted in another Coe save
- Wartburg finally found the back of the net in the 38th minute when Tyler Howe made a pass over to Jacob Chickering, who fired a deep shot in stride that was buried into the back of the net to beat the keeper and give Wartburg a 1-0 lead
- The Knights took a 1-0 lead into the break
- Second Half
- Gembo and Lwings Kabula both had shots on goal saved in the first 10 minutes of the second half of play
- The Knights continued to attack Coe's defense as Kabula, Sanchez and Carson Kay all had shots on goal saved within four minutes of play
- After another shot on goal recorded from Gembo, Kadin Fry had a shot on goal saved by Coe in the 83rd minute
- Kabula had another shot saved in the 88th minute and then in the final minute of play, Coe recorded its first shot on goal of the contest following a free kick
- Joseph Svoboda made the save for the Knights to close out a 1-0 A-R-C win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- 14th-straight win over Coe for Wartburg
- The Knights are 26-12 all-time against Coe
- First collegiate goal for Chickering
- Second assist of the season for Howe
- 12-1 edge in shots on goal and a 28-4 edge in total shots for Wartburg
- The Knights had a 13-3 advantage in corner kicks
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. on the road against Simpson College.