INDIANOLA, Iowa – Women's soccer fell to Simpson College 1-0 in an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) battle on the road.
 
The Knights are now 7-9-1 overall and 3-3-1 in A-R-C play, while Simpson is now 10-5-2 overall and 6-2 in A-R-C play.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • Both Nikayla Youngblut and Kenna Hemann recorded shots on goal within the first 10 minutes of the match
    • Both shots were saved by Simpson
  • Tulla Jensen made two saves for the Knights with a save in the 16^th minute and a save in the 21^st minute
  • Each team traded shots as Allison Smith had a shot on goal saved in the 22^nd minute and on the other end Jensen made a save in the 27^th minute
  • The Knights made four more saves over the next 10 minutes with Jensen recording two saves and two saves being credited as team saves
  • Webster fired a shot on goal that was saved in the 39^th minute and then Jensen made two saves to close out a 0-0 first half
• Second Half
  • Simpson broke up the tie in the 60^th minute when Jansen scored with an assist from Bell to make it 1-0 Simpson
  • Webster had another shot saved in the 68^th minute and then seven minutes later Claire Lienhard fired a shot on goal that was saved as well
    • Webster had a shot deflect off of the left post and out of play in the 75^th minute
  • The Storm added another goal in the 78^th minute to make the score 2-0

 
Top Performers

• Sami Webster
  • Three shots on goal
• Nikayla Youngblut
  • One shot on goal
• Claudia Sewell
  • One shot on goal

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg still leads the series 23-16-2
  • Fifth-straight win for Simpson
• The Knights are qualified for the A-R-C Tournament and will be seeded 4-6
• Simpson led in total shots (27-14) and shots on goal (15-9)
• Fourth match this season with 10+ saves for Jensen
  • 83 total saves this weekend

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will close out the regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 28 on the road against Luther College at 5 p.m.