St. Joseph, Minn. – Women's soccer secured its first win of the 2025 season with a second-half comeback led by two goals from Nikayla Youngblut to lead the Knights over the College of Saint Benedict 2-1 on Saturday, Sept. 6.
 
Match Summary

• First Half
  • CSB got the match underway and wasted no time scoring with a goal in the first 30 seconds of play
  • Nikayla Youngblut answered with a shot on goal a minute later that was saved by the Bennies
  • Maya Anderson, Sami Webster and Youngblut kept the offensive pressure for the Knights, but were unable to beat the keeper early into the first half
  • Skyler Oldenburg had back-to-back shots on goal saved in the 29^th minute and then minutes later Webster fired another shot on goal that was saved by CSB
  • Claudia Sewell had a shot on goal saved on one end and Mackenzie Ceschan made a save for the Knights on the other end to keep the score 1-0 headed into halftime
• Second Half
  • After knocking on the door of a goal all first half, Youngblut found the back of the net following a corner kick and assist from Oldenburg to tie the match in the 50^th minute
  • Both Oldenburg and Younblut registered shots on goal that were saved minutes later, but the Knights kept attacking offensively
  • A corner kick opportunity in the 61^st minute led to another Youngblut goal that put Wartburg ahead 2-1
  • Ellianna Trilling fired a shot on goal following the goal kickoff but was unable to beat the keeper
  • Wartburg's defense stood tall in the 72^nd minute after a shot defelcted off the crossbar and then another shot was saved by Ceschan for the Knights
  • Ceschan made two more saves in the final 10 minutes to help secure a 2-1 victory for Wartburg

 
Top Performers

• Nikayla Youngblut
  • Two goals
  • 10 total shots (five on goal)
• Skyler Oldenburg
  • Assist
  • Four total shots (four shots on goal)
• Mackenzie Ceschan
  • Six saves
• Sami Webster
  • Two shots on goal

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg is now 8-6-3 over CSB all-time
• First win at Saint Benedict since the 2021 season
• Head Coach Emily Ryan has surpassed 50 career wins (win number 33 at Wartburg)
• First multi-score game for Youngblut in her collegiate career
• First collegiate assist for Oldenburg
• First start in goal this season for Ceschan

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will be back in action next on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for a road matchup against Saint Mary's University (Minn.) at 6:30 p.m.