WAVERLY, Iowa --- Men's soccer is set to begin American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) competition with three conference matches over the next week, beginning on the road against Loras on Wednesday, Oct. 7 before coming home to face Simpson on Saturday, Oct. 10 and Buena Vista on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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The Knights are celebrating both senior day and their annual alumni day against Simpson on Saturday.
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Wednesday, Oct. 7 | Dubuque, Iowa | Rock Bowl
Wartburg at Loras | 7:30 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
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Saturday, Oct. 10 | Waverly, Iowa |Salzwedel Field
Wartburg vs Simpson | 2:30 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
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Tuesday, Oct. 13 | Waverly, Iowa |Salzwedel Field
Wartburg vs Buena Vista | 7:30 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats
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Series History
Loras
- Loras holds a 35-15-3 all-time series lead over Wartburg
- Wartburg has won the last two meetings and three of the last four
- The Knights are 8-20-2 on the road in the series
- 2023's road win was Wartburg's first since 2009
- The Duhawks were unbeaten against Wartburg from 2013 until 2023 (10-0-2)
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Simpson
- Wartburg is 20-15-5 all-time against Simpson College
- The Knights are unbeaten against the Storm over the last six meetings (4-0-2)
- Wartburg is 12-8-1 at home against Simpson
- The Knights have scored an average of 1.95 goals per match against Simpson
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Buena Vista
- The Knights own a 26-4 overall record over Buena Vista
- Wartburg has won 23-straight matchups over BVU
- The Beavers last win over Wartburg came in 2003
- The Knights are 13-2 at home in the series
- Wartburg averages 3.5 goals per match against the Beavers
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Current A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C PTS |
A-R-C |
A-R-C PCT. |
Overall |
PCT. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
 Loras |
0 |
0-0 |
.000 |
7-2 |
.778 |
2-1 |
5-1 |
0-0 |
W1 |
 Wartburg |
0 |
0-0 |
.000 |
4-2-3 |
.611 |
3-1-1 |
1-1-2 |
0-0 |
W3 |
 Central |
0 |
0-0 |
.000 |
4-3-1 |
.562 |
2-0-1 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
L1 |
 Simpson |
0 |
0-0 |
.000 |
3-2-3 |
.562 |
3-1 |
0-1-3 |
0-0 |
W2 |
 Univ. of Dubuque |
0 |
0-0 |
.000 |
4-4-2 |
.500 |
2-2 |
2-2-2 |
0-0 |
T1 |
 Buena Vista |
0 |
0-0 |
.000 |
3-3-3 |
.500 |
2-1-2 |
1-2-1 |
0-0 |
W1 |
 Coe |
0 |
0-0 |
.000 |
5-6-1 |
.458 |
3-3 |
2-3-1 |
0-0 |
L2 |
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0 |
0-0 |
.000 |
3-4-1 |
.438 |
1-1 |
2-3-1 |
0-0 |
L1 |
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Region IX Rankings – United Soccer Coaches
| Rank |
School |
Prev |
W-L-T |
| 1 |
St. Olaf College |
NR |
11-0-0 |
| 2 |
Saint John's University |
NR |
11-1-0 |
| 3 |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
NR |
5-2-2 |
| 4 |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
NR |
5-2-3 |
| 5 |
Luther College |
NR |
4-2-2 |
| 6 |
Macalester College |
NR |
3-3-3 |
| 7 |
Augsburg University |
NR |
3-1-5 |
| 8 |
Wartburg College |
NR |
4-2-3 |
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About the Knights
- Wartburg enters conference play winners of three-straight contests and with an overall record of 4-2-3
- Defeated Bethel, UW-Eau Claire and UW-Whitewater during the winning streak
- Last week, the Knights posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time this season with 1-0 wins over UW-Eau Claire and UW-Whitewater
- Alima Mmunga and Flori Gembo lead the Knights offense so far this season with 11 and 10 total points respectively
- Mmunga: Four goals and three assists | Gembo: Three goals and four assists
- Both are 1/1 on penalty kick attempts in 2026
- Caleb Cross has made the last three starts at goalkeeper for the Knights
- 13 saves, two shutouts and one goal allowed
- Named A-R-C Defensive Player of the Week for his play last week
- Wartburg is outscoring opponents 15-12 and is outshooting opponents by an average of 14.6 to 10.1
- Eight different players have recorded a goal this season for the Knights
- Lwings Kabula, Gembo and Mmunga have recorded 10 of Wartburg's 16 total assists through nine matches
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A Closer Look at This Week's Opponents
Loras
- The Duhawks enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 7-2
- Last week, Loras fell to UW-Whitewater 2-0 before closing the week with a 1-0 win over Carthage
- 2-1 at home this season
- Outscoring opponents 18-6 through nine matches with an average shot advantage of +10.3 (16.6-6.3) per match
- Four Duhawks are tied for the lead in goals with two each
- Lance Grandgeorge leads Loras in shots on goal with 10
- Ethan Barsch leads the team in assists (three) and is tied for the lead in total points (five)
- Alexander Drexler has started all nine matches in goal
- 21 saves, four goals allowed and four shutouts
- The Duhawks hold a 66-18 advantage in corner kicks through nine matches
Simpson
- The Storm enter A-R-C play with a 3-2-3 overall record
- Simpson has won back-to-back matches with wins over UW-Platteville 1-0 and Kansas Christian College 4-0
- 0-1-3 on the road this season
- Allen Martinez Garcia leads the Storm in total points (seven) and in assists (three)
- Both Martinez Garcia and Kyp Ridenhour have combined for five of Simpson's eight total assists
- Simpson is outscoring opponents 11-10 through eight matches
- Tim Sedlock's three goals lead Simpson
- Eight different players have scored a goal this season
- Nate Hersom has started seven matches at goalkeeper for the Storm
- 25 saves, 10 goals allowed and two shutouts
Buena Vista
- The Beavers enter the week with an overall record of 3-3-3
- BVU is unbeaten in its last four contests (3-0-1)
- Defeated Spurgeon 2-0 in its last time out
- Will face both Simpson and Dubuque before Tuesday's matchup in Waverly
- BVU has shutout three-straight opponents entering the week
- Outscoirng opponents 14-9 this season
- Brayden Schwinck leads the team in total points (seven) and is tied for the lead in goals (three)
- Brendon Batemon is tied for the lead in goals
- Five different Beavers have multiple goals scored this season
- Alexis Sanbia has seen the most time at goalkeeper for the Beavers with six matches started
- 30 saves, seven goals allowed and two shutouts
