WAVERLY, Iowa — The Knights used a second-half comeback led by
Claire Lienhard to force a 2-2 draw against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
After facing a 2-0 halftime deficit, Lienhard scored twice in the second half with assists from
Athena Sheets and
Kenna Hemann to force the draw at home. Wartburg is now 4-3-2 overall, while the Blugolds move to 5-2-2 overall.
How It Happened
First Half
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Tulla Jensen handled an early Wis.-Eau Claire push, making three saves during a 0-0 stretch that included four shots and two corner kicks from 3:01 to 9:17.
- Wis.-Eau Claire broke through at 15:31 on Emma Donovan's goal, assisted by Magnolia Millar Bruzek and Olivia Lukrafka Varassin, then went up 2-0 at 20:10 on Abby Beal's goal.
- The Knights created chances later in the half, including a C. Lienhard shot saved at 29:12 and an
Ava Gibson attempt off the woodwork at 40:54.
Second Half
- The Knights created three shots between 49:31 and 52:08, including saved attempts by Sheets and Hemann, before C. Lienhard scored from a Sheets assist at 53:34 to cut the deficit to 2-1.
- Wis.-Eau Claire followed with three shots and two corner kicks from 60:02 to 65:51, but the Knights kept the match at 2-1 before pushing back with a corner and an
Allison Smith's saved shot in the closing 15 minutes.
- C. Lienhard scored again at 80:15, this time off a Hemann assist, to tie the match 2-2.
- Wis.-Eau Claire generated four late corner kicks and had a shot saved by Jensen at 89:27, but the Knights held the score at 2-2 through the final whistle.
Top Performers
Claire Lienhard
- two goals
- four points
- three shots, all on goal
Tulla Jensen
- five saves
- 90 minutes in goal
Kenna Hemann
- one assist
- one shot on goal
Athena Sheets
- one assist
- one shot on goal
Game Notes
- The Knights are now 14-1-2 all-time against the Blugolds
- First career multi-goal performance for Lienhard
- Third goal this season for Lienhard and third of her career
- First assists of the season for both Hemann and Sheets
- Fifth career assist for Sheets and third career assist for Hemann
- Jensen has now recorded 44 saves this season for the Knights
Up Next
Up next, the Knights soccer team travels to St. Paul, Minnesota, to face Macalester College on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m.
