WAVERLY, Iowa — The Knights moved their winning streak to five matches after Wartburg (6-2-3, 2-0 A-R-C) defeated Simpson (4-3-3, 1-1 A-R-C) 3-0 on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Diego Sanchez,
Lwings Kabula and
Flori Gembo each scored in the win, while
Caleb Cross recorded his fourth-straight shutout in goal. The Orange and Black held a 15-5 shot advantage, including an 11-3 edge in the second half, and put eight shots on goal while holding Simpson to three.
How It Happened
First Half
- Sanchez put the Knights ahead 1-0 at 7:21 off an assist from Kabula.
- Cross saved Simpson's shot at 9:08 during a stretch that also included four fouls between 8:39 and 16:08.
- The Orange and Black generated pressure from 22:17 to 34:47 with a corner kick, two
Jacob Chickering shots and an
Isaac Kelgbeh shot saved by Nate Hersom.
- Simpson had a corner kick at 38:23 and a shot saved by Cross at 45:00, and the Knights led 1-0 at halftime.
Second Half
- The Orange and Black generated four shots and a corner kick in the opening stretch of the half, with Kabula scoring off an
Alima Mmunga assist at 49:31 to make it 2-0.
- The Knights added three more shots between 60:18 and 63:42, then Gembo scored from a Sanchez assist at 65:48 to extend the lead to 3-0.
- Simpson recorded three shots after the Knights' second goal, including a Tim Sedlock attempt saved by Cross at 82:52, while the Orange and Black added three late corner kicks before closing out the 3-0 win.
Top Performers
Diego Sanchez
- one goal
- one assist
- three points
- game-winning goal
Lwings Kabula
- one goal
- one assist
- three points
- three shots, two on goal
Caleb Cross
- three saves
- one shutout
- one win
Flori Gembo
- one goal
- three shots
- one shot on goal
Alima Mmunga
- one assist
- two shots, both on goal
Match Notes
- Fifth-straight win for the Knights
- Wartburg now leads the all-time series 21-15-5
- Fourth career shutout for Cross (fourth-straight)
- Fifth career goal for Sanchez (fourth this season)
- Sanchez has now scored a goal in back-to-back matches and in three of his last four matches
- Fifth career assist for Sanchez (first this season)
- Ninth career goal for Kabula (second this season)
- Eighth career assist for Kabula (fifth this season)
- 20th career goal for Gembo (fourth this season)
- 13th career assist for Mmunga (fourth this season)
- Every member of Wartburg's senior and departing class got to play in today's match: Princewill Abey, Brady Benzing, Rentse De Jong, Caleb Cross, Tristan Howard, Kabula and Mmunga
Up Next
Up next, the Knights host Buena Vista University on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Salzwedel Field in Waverly, Iowa.
