Wartburg College Athletics

Women's Soccer Set for Back-to-Back Matches at Home This Weekend

9/17/2026 2:31:00 PM

WAVERLY, IOWA --- Women's soccer will close this week of nonconference play with two home matches this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20. The Knights will first host the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at 2 p.m. on Saturday before taking on Luther College on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19 | Waverly, Iowa | Salzwedel Field
Wartburg vs UW-Stevens Point | 2 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats

Sunday, Sept. 20 | Waverly, Iowa |Salzwedel Field
Wartburg vs Luther | 3 PM CT | Live Stream | Live Stats

All-Time Series

UW-Stevens Point
- Saturday will mark the ninth all-time matchup between these teams
- Wartburg leads the series 5-3
- The Knights have won three of the last four matchups
- The Pointers won last year's contest 2-1
Luther
- Sunday will be the 49^th matchup all-time between these programs
- First regular season non-conference meeting in series history
- Wartburg is 12-1 in its last 13 matches against Luther
  - Luther's last win came in 2023 (A-R-C tournament)
- The Norse lead the all-time series 27-20-1

Wartburg

The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 1-3-1 with six more nonconference matches before American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play begins on Wednesday, Oct. 7
Wartburg fell to UW-Platteville earlier this week 2-0 on Wednesday after defeating Saint Mary's University (MN) 1-0 last Saturday
- Over the last two matches, Wartburg is averaging eight total shots per game and 3.5 shots on goal
Claire Lienhard leads the team in total points (three) and assists (one) and is tied for the lead in goals (one)
- Both Tessa Poppen and Zaley Streeper are also tied for the lead in goals with one each
Kenna Hemann and Ella Turner each have recorded three shots on goal (tied for second on the team)
The Knights have a team shot on goal percentage of 54.1%, while allowing opponents an average of 45.2%
Both Paige Lienhard and Poppen have logged 90 minutes in each of Wartburg's five matches so far this season (450 total minutes played)
Tulla Jensen has started each match at goalkeeper and has recorded 24 saves with one shutout

A Closer Look at This Weekend's Opponents
UW-Stevens Point

The Pointers enter the weekend with an overall record of 2-1-3 and will take on Buena Vista University at home on Friday before facing the Knights
- Have tied three-straight matches entering this weekend's matchups (at Carroll 0-0, at Whitman 1-1 and Lindfield 0-0)
UW-Stevens Point are outscoring opponents 3-2 through six matches played and have shutout four opponents
Christa Borchardt, Piper Hanley and Sofia Jimenez each have one goal to lead the Pointers
- Piper Gunderson has recorded the only assist so far in 2026 (one)
Jocelyn Blahnik has started five out of six matches at goalkeeper for UW-Stevens Point and has recorded 11 saves with no goals allowed
- One solo shutout and three combined shutouts
Holds opponents to a 36.1% shots on goal percentage with an average of 10 shots faced per match

Luther

The Norse enter this weekend's contests with an overall record of 1-1-2
- Have tied in back-to-back matches (3-3 vs St Olaf and 1-1 vs UW-Stout)
- Will face Beloit College at home on Saturday before Sunday's matchup against the Knights
Kennedy Anya leads Luther in goals (two) and total points (four) through four matches played
- Five different Norse have recorded a goal this season
Opponents have recorded a 54% shots on goal percentage with an average of 12 shots per match
- Have a goal differential of 0 through four matches (allowed six goals and scored six goals)
Both Ava Stemler and Kate Van Deventer lead the team in assists with two each
At goalkeeper, Rylie Bucklin and Reese McCabe have each started two matches
- Bucklin has recorded 11 saves and allowed three goals
- McCabe has 10 saves recorded and three goals allowed

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