DECORAH, Iowa – Women's soccer closed the regular season with a 2-1 win on the road over Luther College in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
 
The Knights were led by goals from both Maya Anderson and Claudia Sewell, which were both assisted by Sami Webster.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • The Knights started the match with a shot in the first minute from Sewell that just missed the top-right corner of the goal and then Tulla Jensen made a save for the Knights on the other end in the 5^th minute
  • After two unsuccessful corner kicks from Luther in the 16^th minute, Athena Sheets fired a shot on goal that was saved in the 17^th minute
  • Jensen made another save in the 21^st minute and then minutes later Allison Smith record a shot on goal that was saved by the Norse
  • Wartburg broke the tie in the 33^rd minute when Webster dished out an assist on a goal scored by Anderson to give the Knights a 1-0 lead
    • Jensen tallied one more save before halftime and the Knights led 1-0 at the break
• Second Half
  • Smith, Webster and Paige Lienhard all had shots that were off target in the first 12 minutes of the second half
  • The Knights added a second goal in the 61^st minute when Sewell beat the keeper with an assist from Webster to push the lead to 2-0
  • Greta Rothe fired a shot on goal two minutes after the goal that was saved by Luther to keep the score at 2-0
  • Ellianna Trilling had a shot on goal saved in the 74^th minute and then in the 80^th minute, Jensen made three saves to keep Luther off the scoreboard
  • Luther cut the lead in half in the 86^th minute to make the score 2-1
    • Wartburg held off the Norse in the final minutes to take a 2-1 win on the road

 
Top Performers

• Maya Anderson
  • Goal
• Claudia Sewell
  • Goal
• Sami Webster
  • Two assists

 
Notes/Streaks

• With the win, the Knights clinch the fourth seed in the A-R-C Tournament
  • Will host fifth seed Central College on Saturday, Nov. 1 at a time to be determined
• Wartburg has now won 12 of the last 13 meetings
  • Luther leads the all-time series 27-20-1
  • Luther is now 11-8-1 at home against the Knights
• First goal of the season for Sewell
  • Third career goal
  • Nine career points
• Second goal of the season for Anderson
  • Third career goal
• Second and third assist of the season for Webster
  • 28^th and 29^th points of the season
  • Now has four career assist
  • 38 career points
• Both Jensen and Mackenzie Ceschan saw time in goal in today's match
  • Combined for seven saves

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Saturday, Nov. 1 in the first round of the A-R-C Tournament against Central College.