WAVERLY, Iowa --- Men's soccer is set to finish regular season play over the next four days with American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) matches on the road against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Saturday, Oct. 24 and against Coe College on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
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The Knights will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. in both Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday and in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday in the regular season finale.
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Saturday, Oct. 24 | Lincoln, Neb. | Abel Stadium
Wartburg at Central | 7:30 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
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Tuesday, Oct. 27 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Clark Field
Wartburg at Central | 7:30 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
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Series History
Nebraska Wesleyan
- Saturday will mark the 16th matchup all-time between these teams (10th A-R-C matchup)
- Wartburg holds a 9-5-2 series lead over the Prairie Wolves
- The Knights have won three-straight over NWU, including 2-1 in Lincoln last season
- 6-2-2 over the last 10 matches against NWU
- Wartburg is 3-3-1 on the road in this series
Coe
- Tuesday will be the 39th matchup between these programs
- Wartburg has won 14 consecutive matches against Coe dating back to 2012
- Outscoring Coe 49-5 during the win streak
- The Knights won 1-0 in last year's contest in Waverly
- Wartburg is 12-8 on the road in the series
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A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C PTS |
A-R-C |
A-R-C PCT. |
Overall |
PCT. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
 Univ. of DubuqueQ |
15 |
5-0 |
1.000 |
9-4-2 |
.667 |
5-2 |
4-2-2 |
0-0 |
W5 |
 LorasQ |
12 |
4-1 |
.800 |
11-3 |
.786 |
3-2 |
8-1 |
0-0 |
W4 |
 WartburgQ |
12 |
4-1 |
.800 |
8-3-3 |
.679 |
5-2-1 |
3-1-2 |
0-0 |
L1 |
 Simpson |
6 |
2-3 |
.400 |
5-5-3 |
.500 |
5-2 |
0-3-3 |
0-0 |
L1 |
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6 |
2-3 |
.400 |
5-7-1 |
.423 |
2-2 |
3-5-1 |
0-0 |
L2 |
 Central |
4 |
1-3-1 |
.300 |
5-6-2 |
.462 |
2-2-1 |
3-4-1 |
0-0 |
T1 |
 Coe |
3 |
1-4 |
.200 |
6-10-1 |
.382 |
3-5 |
3-5-1 |
0-0 |
W1 |
 Buena Vista |
1 |
0-4-1 |
.100 |
3-7-4 |
.357 |
2-3-3 |
1-4-1 |
0-0 |
T1 |
C - A-R-C Champion
T - A-R-C Tournament Champion
Q - Qualified for A-R-C Tournament
(#) - A-R-C Tournament Seed
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NPI Rankings (As of 10/21, A-R-C Only)
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About the Knights
- Wartburg enters the final week of conference play with an overall record of 8-3-3 and 4-1 in A-R-C play
- Defeated Central last Saturday before dropping its first A-R-C match to Dubuque on Wednesday
- The Knights are 3-1-2 on the road this season
- Lwings Kabula is the A-R-C leader in assists with six (ranks 58th in all of Division III)
- Alima Mmunga and Flori Gembo lead the Knights offense through 14 matches with 16 and 15 total points respectively
- Mmunga: Six goals and four assists | Gembo: Five goals and five assists
- Both rank in the top-10 in among the A-R-C in goals (T-5th and T-9th), assists (T-2nd and T-5th) and total points (T-3rd and T-5th)
- Caleb Cross has made the last eight starts at goalkeeper for the Knights
- 32 saves, four shutouts and six goals allowed
- The Knights have shutouts four of their last five opponents (five total shutouts this season)
- Wartburg has a +9 goal differential and is outshooting opponents by an average of 15.2 to 10.2 per match
- Nine different players have recorded a goal this season for the Knights
- Six different Knights have scored multiple goals this season – Mmunga (six), Gembo (five), Diego Sanchez (four), Kabula (three), Jacob Chickering (two) and Blake Whitlow (two)
- Sanchez leads the team with three game-winning goals this season
- The Knights are tied for the second overall in the conference in assists with 24
- Five different players have recorded multiple assists this season
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A Closer Look at This Week's Opponents
Nebraska Wesleyan
- The Prairie Wolves enter Saturday's contest with a 5-7-1 overall record and a 2-3 record in A-R-C play
- Fell to Coe 3-2 in their last match
- NWU is 2-2 at home this season with wins over Concordia (Minn.) and Simpson
- Max Matthies leads NWU's offense in goals scored (four), assists (three, tied) and total points (11)
- Both Matthies and Owen Glogowski are the only Prairie Wolves with multiple goals (the duo has scored 7/18 goals for NWU)
- Christian Lindseth has started every match at goalkeeper for NWU
- 43 saves, four shutouts and 22 goals allowed through 13 matches
- Among A-R-C teams, NWU is seventh in scoring offense (1.385 average goals scored per match) and tied for the fifth ranked scoring defense (1.69 average goals allowed per match)
- The Prairie Wolves have a +1 differential in corner kicks but a -4 goal differential this season
Coe
- The Kohawks enter the weekend with an overall record of 6-10-1 and a conference mark of 1-4
- Defeated NWU 3-2 on the road in their last contest and will face Buena Vista before their match with Wartburg
- 3-5 at home this season
- Jonah Lasselle leads Coe's offense with eight goals scored (second in A-R-C), three assists for 19 total points (leads A-R-C)
- The duo of Lasselle and Brandon Kostelny have scored half of Coe's goals this season (14/28)
- William Shaw has started 15 matches at goalkeeper this season for the Kohawks
- 96 saves (A-R-C leader), one shutout and 40 goals allowed (A-R-C leader)
- Among A-R-C teams, Coe has the fifth ranked scoring offense (1.647 average goals scored per match) and the last ranked scoring defense (2.88 average goals allowed per match)
- Coe has a -21 goal differential and a -33 differential in corner kicks this season
