WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer will open postseason play with an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Tournament semifinal matchup against Loras College on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at home at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1 | Waverly, Iowa | Salzwedel Field
A-R-C Tournament Semifinal: #3 Loras at #2 Wartburg | 7:30 PM CT |
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Tournament Information
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 Nebraska Wesleyan University (0) at
No. 4 Central College (2)
No. 6 Simpson College (0) at
No. 3 Loras College (7)
Semifinals - Wednesday, November 5
No. 4 Central College at No. 1 Luther College - 7:00p
No. 3 Loras College at No. 2 Wartburg College - 7:00p
Championship - Saturday, November 8
Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner
All-Time Series vs Loras
- The Knights defeated Loras earlier this season 1-0 at home
- First win at home over Loras since 2013
- Wartburg has a 7-5-1 record against Loras in A-R-C Tournament
- The series is 2-2-1 over the last five matchups
- Loras leads the all-time series 35-14-3
- Eight matchups between these teams have gone to overtime
Wartburg's A-R-C Tournament History
- The Knights enter the tournament as the number two seed after earning a share of the regular season championship
- Wartburg has won back-to-back A-R-C Tournament titles
- Wartburg has a 7-5-1 record against Loras in A-R-C Tournament
- Most recent matchup was in the 2023 Championship, where Wartburg won 1-0
- Searching for first A-R-C Tournament three-peat in program history and first in the A-R-C since 2013
- Loras won four-straight from 2010-2013
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 7-7-2 and an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) record of 5-2-1
- Defeated by Luther 1-0 in their last contest
- Wartburg earned a share of the A-R-C regular season championship this season for the first time since 2013
- Flori Gembo leads the Knights in goals scored (seven) and total points (18) this season
- The Knights are averaging 16.8 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 44%
- Allows just 8.7 shots per match with a shots on goal percentage of 40.3%
- Wartburg is outscoring opponents 27-17 through 16 matches
- Three Knights have recorded 10+ points this season:
- Wartburg has a 98-53 advantage in corner kicks this season
- Ranks second in corner kicks per match with 6.43
- 12 different Knights have recorded at least one assist this season
- Joseph Svoboda has started the last seven matches in goal for the Knights this season
- 4-2-1 record, 18 saves and two shutouts
Loras
- Loras enters Wednesday's match undefeated with a 11-1-6 overall record and a 4-1-3 mark in A-R-C play
- Defeated Simpson 7-0 at home in its first round matchup
- The Duhawks are outscoring opponents 47-14 through 18 matches played
- Nine shutout wins this season
- Both Sep Heerkens and Dani Galiana Torres have recorded 27 total points this season for Loras
- Heerkens: 10 goals and seven assists assists
- Galiana Torres: 12 goals and three assists
- Julian Lopez is the A-R-C leader in assists this season with 10
- Loras has almost double the corner kick opportunities this season than its opponents (127-68)
- Alexander Drexler has started 13 matches between the pipes for Loras this season
- Seven shutouts, two combined shutout and 76 saves
