WAVERLY, Iowa — The Knights (6-6-3, 1-3-1) dropped a hard-fought American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) battle to the University of Dubuque Spartans (8-5-2, 4-1-0) 1-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Salzwedel Field.
The Orange and Black put seven of their 12 shots on goal but were held scoreless in the conference matchup.
How It Happened
First Half
- Dubuque generated two early corner kicks and took a 1-0 lead at 5:24 when Sarah Thompson scored off an assist from Claire Husnick.
- The Knights answered with chances from
Claire Lienhard and
Lupita Lopez, including a Lopez shot saved by Samantha Jurgens at 12:03.
- The Knights kept pressure on from 26:51 to 33:07 with four shots, including saved attempts by
Tessa Poppen,
Allison Smith and
Quinlin Cole.
- Dubuque closed the half with two shots on goal in the final five minutes, both saved by
Tulla Jensen, and led 1-0 at halftime.
Second Half
- With the Knights trailing 1-0, Lopez, Lienhard, Poppen and
Bella Hruska generated four shots between 47:25 and 55:27, with Lopez, Lienhard and Hruska forcing saves by Jurgens.
- Dubuque put a shot on goal at 64:33, and Jensen made the save before
Zaley Streeper sent the Knights' next shot out top at 66:34.
- The Knights earned a corner kick at 74:50, but Dubuque kept the score unchanged. Jensen added another save at 85:08, and the match ended with Dubuque ahead 1-0.
Top Performers
Claire Lienhard
- 4 shots
- 1 shot on goal
Lupita Lopez
- 2 shots
- 2 shots on goal
Tulla Jensen
- 5 saves
- 90 minutes in goal
Notes
- The Knights still lead the all-time series 20-8-3
- Jensen moves her saves total to 66 this season and 173 in her career, now 8th all-time at Wartburg
Up Next
Up next, the Knights travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, to face Nebraska Wesleyan University on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m.
