WAVERLY, Iowa-- Wartburg (5-1 overall) travels to face Cornell (4-2) Saturday at 1 p.m. The Rams enter the weekend on a four-game winning streak, while the Knights have won their last three straight.
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The SeriesThe Knights lead the all-time series at 40-6, but the programs have not met since 2012 when Cornell was in the Iowa Conference. Wartburg has claimed the last nine straight meetings.
WartburgSophomore Katie Sommer (Cedar Rapids) leads the team with 14.7 PPG and senior Kailey Kladivo (Traer) follows closely with 14.2 PPG. Classmate Bobbie Burrows (Bondurant) completes the leading scores with 11.7 PPG. Kladivo nearly averages a double-double with her 8.3 rebounds/game. Sommer has a team-best 26 assists.
Kladivo needs 53 points to reach the 1,000 mark for her career.
CornellThree Rams also average in double digits as Diamond Boyd leads the squad with 17.4 PPG. Kellie Kuzmanic has 10.7 and Maggie Hogen follows with 10.2. Boyd also leads the team on the glass with 8.0 rebounds per game.
National Stat RankingsWartburg ranks in the top 100 of 14 statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
The Knights rank 14
th in three-point field-goal defense (19.2), 17
th in fewest turnovers (67), 23
rd in assist turnover ratio (1.10), 20
th in turnovers per game (13.4), 25
th in field-goal percentage (44.5), 33
rd in three-point field-goal percentage (36.6), 34
th in three-point field goals per game (7.4), 35
th in fewest fouls (80) and 39
th in scoring margin (15.4). The Orange and Black also rank 63
rd in defensive rebounds per game (30), 64
th in personal fouls per game (16.0), 67
th in scoring offense (71.6), 67
th in won-lost percentage (80.0) and 94
th in scoring defense (56.2).
Individually, two Knights rank in the top 100 of five categories. Katie Sommer ranks first in three-point field-goal percentage (73.3) and 16
th in field-goal percentage (63.4).
Senior Bobbie Burrows (Bondurant) ranks eighth in assist turnover ratio (4.00), 17
th in three-point field goals per game (3.20), 47
th in three-point field-goal percentage (45.7) and 75
th in three-point field goals made (16).
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