WAVERLY, Iowa — The Knights defeated Buena Vista University 2-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 13 in a physical American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) matchup.
Jacob Chickering led off the scoring before
Carson Kay broke the 1-1 tie in the 42nd minute with a header from a
Flori Gembo corner kick.
Wartburg has won six-straight matches and moves to 7-2-3 overall and 3-0 in A-R-C play, while BVU moves to 3-6-3 overall and 0-3 in A-R-C play. The Orange and Black finished with a 31-5 advantage in shots and put 13 on goal while holding the Beavers to three.
How It Happened
First Half
- The Knights generated early chances, including saves on shots by
Jacob Chickering and
Diego Sanchez, before Chickering scored off
Sawyer Udelhofen's assist at 7:13 for a 1-0 lead.
- The Knights continued to press with multiple shots and a corner after the goal, but the Beavers tied it 1-1 at 24:28 when Jacob Freund scored from a Jameson Breitzman assist.
- The Knights built another late set-piece stretch with three corner kicks from 37:45 to 41:04, and
Carson Kay scored from
Flori Gembo's assist at 41:29 to put the Knights ahead 2-1.
- The Knights were shown a red card at 44:00, and Wartburg carried the 2-1 lead to halftime.
Second Half
- With the Knights ahead 2-1, they built pressure from 52:52 through 65:10, earning five corner kicks and taking eight shots, including saves by Alexis Sanabia on attempts from Kay and
Lwings Kabula.
- The Beavers were issued a red card at 68:14, and the Knights put another Kabula shot on frame at the same timestamp before adding attempts from Kay, Chickering and Kabula. The Beavers answered with two shots, including
Caleb Cross' save on Jacob Freund at 77:29.
- The Knights generated three more shots and a corner from 80:19 to 85:03, with Sanabia saving attempts from
Isaac Kelgbeh and
Alima Mmunga. Cross added a save at 88:10, and the Knights closed out the 2-1 win.
Top Performers
Carson Kay
- one goal
- game-winning goal
- four shots, two on goal
Jacob Chickering
- one goal
- first goal
- four shots, two on goal
Flori Gembo
- one assist
- six shots, two on goal
Lwings Kabula
- seven shots
- three shots on goal
Sawyer Udelhofen
- one assist
- two shots
Notes
- The Knights have now won 24-straight against the Beavers (27-4 all-time)
- First goal of the season for Kay (fifth career game-winning goal)
- Second goal of the season for Chickering (third career goal)
- Second assist of the season and career for Udelhofen
- Fifth assist of the season for Gembo (14th career assist)
- Gembo now has 54 career points with the Knights
Up Next
Up next, the Knights travel to Pella, Iowa, to face Central College on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 2:30 p.m.
