WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's soccer is set for a full slate of American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) action over the next week with three A-R-C matchups scheduled against the University of Dubuque, Central College and Nebraska Wesleyan University.
 
The Knights will begin the conference stretch with a home match against the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m., followed by a road matchup against Central College on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 3:30 p.m. and then back on the road Tuesday, Oct. 14 against Nebraska Wesleyan University at 6 p.m.
 
Wednesday, Oct. 8 | Waverly, Iowa | Salzwedel Field - Pink Knight
Dubuque at Wartburg | 5 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats

Saturday, Oct. 11 | Pella, Iowa | Central Soccer Field
Wartburg at Central | 3:30 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats

Tuesday, Oct. 14 | Lincoln, Neb. | Abel Stadium
Wartburg at Nebraska Wesleyan | 6 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
 
All-Time Series vs Opponents

• Dubuque
  • Wartburg is 20-6-3 all-time against UD
  • The Knights are 3-1-1 in the last five matchups with the Spartans
    • Wartburg won last season's matchup 1-0
  • Wartburg is 9-4-1 at home in the series
• Central
  • The Knights lead the series 21-10-4 all-time over the Dutch
  • Last year's matchup ended in a 1-1 draw
    • Wartburg is 3-1-1 in the last five matchups
  • Wartburg is 12-4-1 on the road against Central
• Nebraska Wesleyan
  • The Knights are 10-2 all-time against the Prairie Wolves
  • Have not lost to NWU since they joined the A-R-C in 2016
    • Wartburg has won eight-straight matchups
  • Wartburg is outscoring NWU 24-3 over the eight-match winning streak

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 5-6 and an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) record of 1-0
  • Defeated UW-Eau Claire 1-0 in its last contest
• Sami Webster leads the Knights in goals scored (nine) and total points (18) so far this season
  • Both mark career highs for Webster
• Wartburg is averaging 1.82 goals scored per match and has a +2 goal differential this season
• Nikayla Youngblut is the only other Knight with 10+ points recorded this season
  • Five goals scored and two assists
• Athena Sheets leads Wartburg in assists with four
  • Has tallied two goals scored as well
• The Knights have a shots on goal percentage of 50.3% with an average of 16.3 shots per match
  • Allows 14.8 shots per match and 45.4% shots on goal percentage
• Tulla Jensen has seen the most time in goal for the Knights this season with nine starts
  • Two shutouts
  • 44 saves

 
Dubuque

• The Spartans enter Wednesday's match against the Knights with an overall record of 4-1-5 and an A-R-C record of 2-0
  • Defeated Luther 2-1 and Central 2-0 to begin A-R-C play
  • Only loss on the season was 1-0 to UW-Platteville
• Alyssa Tranchita leads UD in goals (five), assists (three) and total points (13)
• The Spartans are outscoring opponents 15-8 and are averaging 1.5 goals per match
• UD has a 87-25 advantage in corner kicks through 10 matches
• Nine different Spartans have scored a goal this season
  • Virginia Spelts (two) and Sarah Thompson (two) are the only other Spartans with multiple goals scored
• Karissa Cruz has started nine matches in goal
  • Has recorded 20 saves and two shutouts

 
Central

• The Dutch enter this week with an overall record of 6-2-1 and an A-R-C mark of 1-1
  • Defeated Coe 7-0 in their last contest and fell to UD 2-0 in their A-R-C opener
  • Will face Simpson before Saturday's matchup with Wartburg
• Central is averaging 2.11 goals per match and are allowing just 0.89 goals per match so far this season
  • Outscoring opponents 19-8
• Both Piper Eighmy and Rylee Rustad have recorded 10+ points this season for the Dutch
  • Eighmy: six goals and one assist
  • Rustad: two goals and seven assists (A-R-C leader in assists)
• Five Dutch players have scored multiple goals this season
• Zoey Sizemore has made nine starts in goal
  • Has recorded 30 saves and three shutouts

 
Nebraska Wesleyan

• The Prairie Wolves are currently 2-5-3 overall with an A-R-C record of 0-2
  • Fell to Loras 6-0 and then Simpson 5-0 to begin A-R-C play
  • Will face Dubuque on Saturday, Oct. 11 before facing the Knights
• NWU is being outscored 26-18 through 10 matches
• Averie Hike leads the Prairie Wolves in goals (six), assists (three) and total points (15) this season
• NWU has a shots on goal percentage of .610 and allows a shots on goal percentage of .576
• Jena Schultz has started 10 matches in goal for NWU
  • Has recorded 53 saves and one shutout