WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg women's soccer will close out nonconference play this week with a road matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 1 against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 5 p.m.
 
Wednesday, Oct. 1 | Eau Claire, Wis. | Simpson Field
Wartburg at UW-Eau Claire | 5 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
 
All-Time Record Against UW-Eau Claire

• Wartburg leads the all-time series 13-1-1
• The Knights won last year's matchup 2-1 in Waverly
• The Blugolds' one win against Wartburg came in 2023 in Eau Claire
• Wartburg is 6-1-1 on the road against UW-Eau Claire

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 4-6 and an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) record of 1-0
  • Defeated BVU 9-1 in its last contest
• Sami Webster leads the Knights in goals scored (eight) and total points (16) so far this season
  • Tied a school record with four goals scored against Buena Vista
  • Was named A-R-C Female Athlete of the Week and Offensive Performer of the Week
• Wartburg is averaging 1.9 goals scored per match and has a +1 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 49.1% with an average of 16.3 shots per match
  • Allows 15.3 shots per match and 44.4% shots on goal percentage
• Tulla Jensen has seen the most time in goal for the Knights this season with eight starts
  • One shutout
  • 38 saves

 
UW-Eau Claire

• The Blugolds enter Wednesday's contest with an overall record of 1-6-3
  • Tied with Hamline University 2-2 in their last time out
  • 0-3-2 in their last five matches
• Being outscored 16-6 so far this season
• UW-Eau Claire is 0-2-1 against A-R-C teams this season
  • Fell to Central and Luther and tied with Simpson
• Emma Donovan leads the Blugolds in goals (three) and total points (seven)
  • She has scored half of the team's goals this season
• Bella Jones has recorded 57 saves over nine starts this season in goal
• Mikalyn Hidde leads the team in assists with two