WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's soccer will kickoff postseason play at home this weekend with an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Tournament first round matchup against Central College on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1 | Waverly, Iowa | Salzwedel Field
A-R-C Tournament First Round: #5 Central at #4 Wartburg | 7:30 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
All-Time Series vs Central
- The Knights defeated the Dutch 2-1 in Pella earlier this season
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 22-10-4
- The Knights are 5-1-1 in their last seven matches against the Dutch
- Wartburg is 9-5-2 on the road in the series
Wartburg's A-R-C Tournament History
- The Knights have won the A-R-C Tournament three times in program history
- Wartburg's last A-R-C Tournament title came in 2019
- Central and Wartburg have only met three times in the A-R-C tournament
- Wartburg is 2-0-1 in those matchups (Knights advanced on PK's in the draw)
- Last A-R-C Tournament meeting between these programs was in 2013
- The Knights defeated Luther in the first round of last season's tournament
Wartburg
- The Knights enter Saturday's matchup as the four seed with an overall record of 8-9-1 and an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) record of 4-3-1
- Defeated Luther 2-1 in last contest
- Sami Webster leads the A-R-C in goals scored (13) and ranks second in total points (29) through regular season play
- Both mark career highs for Webster
- Has scored in nine out of 18 matches this season
- Nine different Knights have scored a goal this season
- The Knights have a shots on goal percentage of 49.8% with an average of 16.2 shots per match
- Allows 15.4 shots per match and 48.2% shots on goal percentage
- Nikayla Youngblut is the only other Knight with 10+ points recorded this season (14)
- Six goals scored and two assists
- Athena Sheets leads Wartburg in assists with four
- Webster (three), Youngblut (two) and Allison Smith (two) all have multiple assists for the Knights this season
- Tulla Jensen has made 16 starts in goal this season for the Knights
- Two shutouts
- 89 saves (second in A-R-C)
Central
- The Dutch enter this week as the fifth seed with an overall record of 9-4-3 and an A-R-C mark of 3-3-2
- Closed the regular season with a 0-0 draw against Loras College
- Central is averaging 1.81 goals per match and are allowing just 0.81 goals per match so far this season
- Outscoring opponents 29-13
- Piper Eighmy, Rylee Rustad and Olivia DeVos have recorded 10+ points this season for the Dutch
- Eighmy: eight goals and one assist
- Rustad: three goals and eight assists (A-R-C leader in assists)
- DeVos: five goals and three assists
- Seven Dutch players have scored multiple goals this season
- Zoey Sizemore has made 16 starts in goal
- Has recorded 51 saves, seven solo shutouts and two combined shutouts
- Central has an 84-47 advantage in corner kicks this season
From the A-R-C
Admission:
Ticket prices will be $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students without a valid A-R-C ID and seniors (60 and older). Children 5 and under, and all current students with valid A-R-C ID shall be admitted free.
First Round - Saturday, November 1
No. 5 Central College at No. 4 Wartburg College - 2:00p
No. 6 Luther College at No. 3 Simpson College - 7:00p
Semifinals - Wednesday, November 5
Lowest Seed Remaining at No. 1 University of Dubuque - 7:00p [tentative]
Highest Seed Remaining at No. 2 Loras College - 7:00p [tentative]
Championship - Saturday, November 8
Semfinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner - TBD
