DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Knights fell to Loras College 5-0 on the road Wednesday, Oct. 7 in the first American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) matchup of the season for both teams.
Wartburg is now 5-4-2 overall (0-1, A-R-C) and Loras moves to 8-1 overall (1-0, A-R-C).
How It Happened
First Half
- The Duhawks applied the early pressure, putting three shots on frame in the opening 15 minutes;
Tulla Jensen saved attempts at 1:36, 10:54 and 14:42 as the Knights kept the match scoreless.
- The middle of the half remained 0-0 through a stretch that included multiple fouls and a yellow card
- The Duhawks generated another late push with a corner kick at 34:16, two more saves by Jensen and another corner at 44:17 before Ciara Johnson scored from an Izzy Simonini assist at 44:37.
- The Duhawks took the 1-0 lead into halftime.
Second Half
- The Duhawks scored in the opening minute of the half, with Emily Bowe finishing from an Emerson Gasmann assist at 45:58 to make it 2-0.
- Bowe added another goal from Gasmann at 54:20, and Ciara Johnson scored from Bella Scesniak at 62:05 as the Duhawks moved ahead 4-0.
- The Knights put a shot on goal at 70:11 from
Zaley Streeper, but Kelly Nelsen made the save.
- Gasmann scored from Lauren Frost at 76:47, and Jensen added late saves at 79:43 and 86:40 before the Duhawks finished with a 5-0 win.
Top Performers
Zaley Streeper
- one shot
- one shot on goal
Tulla Jensen
- seven saves
- 90 minutes in goal
Notes
- The Duhawks now have a 31-8-9 series lead over the Knights (seventh-straight win)
- Third shot on goal of the season for Streeper
- Jensen moves to 53 recorded saves this season
Up Next
Up next, the Knights host Simpson College on Saturday, Oct. 10, at noon at Salzwedel Field for Senior Day in Waverly, Iowa.
