WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer enters the weekend set for two key American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) road matchups over the next five days beginning on Saturday, Oct. 25 against Simpson College and then against Luther College on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
 
The Knights are eyeing their first regular season title since 2013 and sixth overall. Wartburg will clinch at least a share of the regular season title with a win against either Simpson or Luther.
 
Saturday, Oct. 25 | Indianola, Iowa |Buxton Stadium
Wartburg at Simpson | 5 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
Tuesday, Oct. 28 | Decorah, Iowa |Luther Soccer Field
Wartburg at Luther | 7:30 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
 
All-Time Series vs Opponents

• Simpson
  • Wartburg leads the series 20-15-4
  • The Knights are 4-0-1 in their last five contests against the Storm
  • Wartburg is 8-7-3 on the road in the series
  • Simpson's last home win over Wartburg came in 2019
• Luther
  • Luther leads the all-time series 25-20-5
  • Three of the last five matchups have resulted in draws
  • The Norse are 12-9-2 at home in this series
  • Wartburg's last win on the road against Luther came in 2019

 
A-R-C Standings

School	A-R-C PTS	A-R-C	A-R-C PCT.	Overall	PCT.	Home	Away	Neutral	Streak
WartburgQ	15	5-1	.833	7-6-1	.536	5-2	2-4-1	0-0	W3
LorasQ	14	4-1-2	.714	10-1-5	.781	9-0-1	1-1-4	0-0	W1
LutherQ	12	3-0-3	.750	6-2-6	.643	1-2-2	5-0-4	0-0	T1
Central	11	3-1-2	.667	7-3-4	.643	3-1-3	4-2-1	0-0	W1
Nebraska Wesleyan	10	3-2-1	.583	5-6-4	.467	2-3-1	3-3-2	0-0-1	W1
Simpson	8	2-3-2	.429	5-6-7	.472	2-2-6	3-4-1	0-0	T1
Coe	6	2-4	.333	4-7-4	.400	3-3-2	1-4-2	0-0	L3
Univ. of Dubuque	2	0-4-2	.167	0-11-4	.133	0-4-3	0-7-1	0-0	L5
Buena Vista	0	0-6	.000	5-9-1	.367	3-5	2-4-1	0-0	L5

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 7-6-1 and an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) record of 5-1
  • Defeated Coe College 1-0 in their last contest
  • On a three-match winning streak, including two shutouts (first two of the season)
• Flori Gembo leads the Knights in goals scored (seven) and total points (17) this season
• The Knights are averaging 17 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 45%
  • Allows just eight shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 37.5%
• Wartburg is outscoring opponents 26-15 through 14 matches
• Three Knights have recorded 10+ points this season:
  • Flori Gembo (17), Aidan Mott (11), Alima Mmunga (10)
• Wartburg has a 90-41 advantage in corner kicks this season
  • Ranks second in corner kicks per match with 6.43
• Diego Sanchez (four), Gembo (three) 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 five matches in goal for the Knights this season
  • 4-1 record, six saves and two shutouts

 
Simpson

• The Storm enter Saturday's matchup with an overall record of 5-6-7 and an A-R-C record of 2-3-2
  • Tied with Luther 1-1 in their last contest
  • Fell to Coe, Loras and Nebraska Wesleyan in A-R-C play
• Simpson has a goal differential of zero this season with 22 goals scored and 22 goals allowed through 18 matches
• Mitchell Dickson leads the Storm offense with 22 total points this season (tied for second in A-R-C)
  • 10 goals scored (tied for A-R-C lead) and two assists
• Tim Sedlock leads the team in assists with five this season
  • Sedlock along with Zach Kline and Allan Martinez account for 12 out of Simpsons 20 assists
• Simpson ranks fourth among A-R-C teams in corner kicks per match with an average of 5.06
• Nate Hersom has started 16 matches at goalkeeper for the Storm
  • 60 saves and five shutouts

 
Luther

• The Norse enter the weekend with an overall record of 6-2-6 and an A-R-C mark of 3-0-3
  • Tied with Simpson 1-1 in their last contest
  • Will face Nebraska Wesleyan on Saturday before Tuesday's matchup with Wartburg
• Luther is outscoring opponents 29-15 through 14 matches
• Both Paul Menge and Francesco Mungari have recorded 16 points each for the Norse this season
  • Six goal and four assists each
• Defensively, the Norse allow an average of just 9.5 shots per game with a shot on goal percentage of 46.6%
  • Offensively, Luther averages 14.9 shots per game with a shots on goal average of 40.9%
• Seven different Norse have recorded multiple assists this season
  • Led by Nels Mortensen, Menge and Mungari who all have four this season
• Aitor Lopez has started all 14 matches in goal for Luther
  • 45 saves, four shutouts and one combined shutout