WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's soccer is in action twice this week beginning with a road battle for the Warhawk Knight Cup against the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Wednesday, Sept. 24 before returning home for its American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) opener against Buena Vista University on Saturday, Sept. 27.
 
Wednesday, Sept. 24 | Whitewater, Wis. | Robert Fiskum Field
Wartburg at UW-Whitewater | 7 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats

Saturday, Sept. 27 | Waverly, Iowa | Salzwedel Field
Wartburg vs Buena Vista | 1 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
 
All-Time Series vs Opponents

• UW-Whitewater
  • Wednesday's matchup will mark the 12^th meeting all time between these programs
  • Since the inaugural Battle for the Warhawk Knight Cup in 2022, Wartburg leads the trophy series 1-0-2
  • The Knights are 1-3-1 all time on the road against the Warhawks
• Buena Vista
  • The Knights have won 22-straight matches against BVU
    • Last Beaver win in the series came in 2003
  • Saturday will be the 30^th matchup all time between these teams
    • Wartburg leads the all-time series 25-4
  • Wartburg is 12-2 against BVU at home

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the matchup with an overall record of 2-3-1
  • Wartburg defeated North Central 3-2 at home in its last contest
• Aidan Mott leads the Wartburg offense in goals (four) and total points (nine) so far this season
• Wartburg is generating an average of seven shots on goal per match through six played
  • Defensively, the Knights allow an average of 3.67 shots on goal per match
• Diego Sanchez leads the Knights in assists with two
• Henry Eckert has recorded five starts in goal and has logged 12 saves this season
  • Has also logged one assist from as the goalkeeper
• Mott, Sanchez, Flori Gembo, Kaleab Wendy, Carson Kay, Alima Mmunga have all scored a goal this season for the Knights
  • Mott (four) and Kay (two) are the only Knights with multiple goals
• Wartburg has a 41-21 edge in corner kicks over opponents through six matches

 
UW-Whitewater

• The Warhawks enter Wednesday's trophy match with an overall record of 4-2
  • Has played two top-ten ranked teams in its last three matches (loss to No. 7 Augsburg 2-1 and loss to No. 7 North Park 1-2)
• UW-Whitewater is averaging 8 shots on goal per contest along with 2.67 goals per match
  • The defense allows an average of 3.67 shots on goal with 0.83 goals allowed per contest
• Cooper Re has scored five goals (team high) and assisted two others for 12 total points (team high) through six matches
• 10 different players have scored a goal this season, including three players with multiple scores
• Austin Waite has spent the most time in goal for the Warhawks this season and has recorded 17 saves with three shutouts

 
Buena Vista

• The Beavers enter Saturday's A-R-C opener with an overall record of 4-3
  • Back-to-back wins in their last two contests after defeating Grinnell 1-0 and Spurgeon 3-0
• Both Andres Gonzalez and Dominick Kamrath lead BVU in goals scored with two each
  • Gonzalez's five total points leads all players
• All four BVU wins have been shutout victories
  • 6/7 matches played have resulted in a shutout for one side
• Kendall Bickford leads the Beavers in assists (two)
• Zachary Sigler has recorded 27 saves and three shutouts in goal for BVU over seven starts