WAVERLY, Iowa --- Men's soccer will hit the road this weekend to continue nonconference play beginning with a trip to Naperville, Ill. for a matchup against North Central College on Friday, Sept. 11 before ending the weekend on Sunday, Sept. 13 in Milwaukee, Wis. against the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
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Friday, Sept. 11 | Naperville, Ill. | Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium
Wartburg at North Central | 2 PM CT |Â
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Sunday, Sept. 13 | Milwaukee, Wis. | Viets Field
Wartburg at MSOE | 3 PM CT |Â
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All-Time Series
- North Central
- Friday will mark the fifth meeting between these programs
- The series is currently tied at 2-2
- Wartburg won last year's contest 3-2 in Waverly after a clutch header in the final seconds of play from Carson Kay
- The Knights are 1-1 against the Cardinals on the road in the series
- MSOE
- Sunday will be the sixth matchup all time
- Wartburg has a 2-1-2 edge in the series
- MSOE won last year's match 2-1 at Salzwedel Field
- The Knights tied 2-2 in 2024 in their only road match against the Raiders
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Wartburg
- The Knights began the season with a 3-0 win over Cornell College before forcing back-to-back draws against nationally ranked opponents No. 8 Augsburg University and No. 13 Macalester College
- The Wartburg offense has been a balanced attack through three matches as six different Knights have scored a goal
- Joseph Svoboda has started each match at goalkeeper for the Knights through three matches with totals of 10 saves and one shutout
- Has not allowed a first-half goal this season
- Six Knights have recorded an assist so far in 2026, but Lwings Kabula leads the team with two
- The duo of Gembo and Mmunga has recorded 11 of Wartburg's 18 total shots on goal
- Wartburg's offense is generating an average of 13 shots per match along with a total of 46.2% of shots being on target this season
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Wartburg Against Ranked Opponents
- Wartburg is now 2-2-6 in its last 10 matches against a ranked opponent
 9/18/16 at #4 Univ. of Chicago L 0-3
10/5/16 vs #9 Luther W 1-0 (OT)
10/23/18 vs #18 UW-Platteville T 0-0 (2 OT)
9/8/19 vs #12/15 St. Thomas T 1-1 (2 OT)
10/19/19 at #21 Central L 0-1
9/3/22 vs. #15 St. Olaf W 2-1
9/15/23 vs #25 North Park T 0-0
9/14/24 at #20 North Park T 0-0
9/4/26 vs #8 Augsburg T 2-2
9/6/26 vs #13 Macalester T 1-1
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A Closer Look at This Week's Opponents
- North Central
- The Cardinals enter Friday's match with an overall record of 3-0-1
- Defeated Beloit College 4-1 earlier this week on Wednesday
- Defeated MSOE 1-0 earlier this season
- North Central is averaging just under three (2.75) goals per contest so far in 2026
- Have allowed five total goals to make the season goal differential +6
- Aleks Duncevic leads North Central in goals (four) and total points (nine) through four matches
- Three Cardinals have recorded two or more goals this season:
- Duncevic (four), Sargent (three) and Costabile (two)
- Vincent Stanislao has made all four starts in goal for North Central and recorded eight saves with one shutout
- MSOE
- The Raiders enter the weekend with an overall record of 0-3
- Fell to North Park 2-0 earlier this week and will face Nebraska Wesleyan on Friday before Sunday's contest
- Fell to North Central 1-0 earlier this season
- MSOE has been shutout in two out of three contests this season
- Scored two goals in a loss to No. 22 UW-Eau Claire
- -6 goal differential entering the weekend
- Diego Gonzalo and Joey Loduca have recorded the Raiders' two goals in 2026
- Christian Dershem has started each match at goalkeeper and has made nine saves
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A-R-C Preseason Poll
1. Wartburg College - 46 (6)
2. Loras College - 38 (1)
T-3. Central College - 37 (1)
T-3. Nebraska Wesleyan University - 37
5. Simpson College - 23
6. University of Dubuque - 19
7. Coe College - 13
8. Buena Vista University - 11Â
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