WAVERLY, Iowa – The Wartburg Men’s basketball team (4-5 overall) returns to the friendly confines of Levick Arena to take on the Tigers of Colorado College (3-3).
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A Look at the Teams:
Wartburg:
The Wartburg Knights are coming off a disappointing loss to Buena Vista in Storm Lake Wednesday. In the loss, Jordan Sathoff and Eddie Diemer led the Knights with 20 and 12 points, respectively.
On the season, the Knights have been led by senior Jordan Sathoff (Packwood) with 18.1 points/game. Sathoff also leads the team on the boards, averaging 7.2 rebounds a game.
Sophomore Thomas Perkins (Sun Valley, Nev.) has been the main deep threat for the Knights. Perkins leads the team in 3- pointers made (14), 3-point percentage (.667), and is second on the team in field goal percentage (.609). Perkins is also third on the team in scoring, going for 6.8 points a contest.
Junior Mitchell Murphy continues to run an effective point guard, racking up 3.6assists per game.
Colorado College:
The Colorado College Tigers come into this contest after a tight win over Johnson and Wales University Tuesday, 73-70.
The Tigers are paced by 5-9 sophomore, Ryan Milne. Milne averages 12.8 points per contest and 4.3 rebounds on the young season. He is also shooting nearly 40% from the floor and leads the team with 34 assists.
The Tigers also bring in three other players who average 9.0 points per game: Senior Jeremiah Waters, freshman Chris Lesnansky and dophomore Jake Tramutolo who also leads the team with 6.2 boards per game.