WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 11 ranked Wartburg volleyball team (31-5 overall) hosts Loras (17-17) Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Iowa Conference Tournament Championship match. The winner will receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The two programs will meet in the IIAC tournament final for the second time. Their only other meeting was a five-set affair in 2010 at Loras won by the Knights. Loras has two previous titles (1990, 2008) compared to Wartburg's three (2002, 2003, 2010).

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Previous Meeting:
The Orange and Black swept the Duhawks in the previous meeting on Sept. 19.

A Look at the Teams:
Wartburg:
Senior Britlyn Sieck (Fayette) needs five more kills to move into the second spot on the program’s list of career leaders in that category. She leads the team with 469 to date and averages 3.78 kills/set.

Four players join her in triple digits as juniors Maddie Forsyth (Charles City) has 305, Kelly Niemann (Fredricksburg) 285, Ramey Sieck (Fayette) 253 and sophomore Bailey Wilson (West Des Moines) has 251.

Ramey has 1,198 set assists running the team’s offense and ranks third on the all-time leader list while classmate Marissa Shinstine (Tripoli) has 519 digs which ranks ninth on the career leader list.

Loras:
The Duhawks advanced to tonight’s match with their 3-1upset win over second-seeded Coe on Thursday.

Regan Riley has a team-high 347 kills while Kara Grant follows closely with 331.

Kenzie Goedken and Cassie Crabill have recorded 188 and 181 kills, respectively.

Shawn Rielly has 937 set assists and Christa Winders has 377 digs.