WAVERLY, Iowa—Wartburg (13-4, 3-0 IIAC) is set to take on Luther (14-5, 2-1 IIAC) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Levick Arena. The Knights bring a nine-match winning streak into the contest.
The Series
The Knights hold the all-time series lead (36-20) and have won the last 11 meetings.
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Wartburg
The Knights are led by junior Aryn Jones (Marion) with 174 kills and an average of 3.05 kills per set. Jones also leads the team in blocks with 57 (26 solo, 31 assists).
Co-running the offense for Wartburg is junior Maria Brown (Peosta) and sophomore Mallary Erbes (Urbandale) with 266 and 265 assists, respectively.
From behind the service line, Brown also leads the team in aces with 24.
Leading the defensive effort for the Knights is sophomore Kathryn Nasby (Jackson, Minn.) with 284 digs.
Luther
Luther is led by Jamie Sindlinger, who has 196 kills and a set average of 2.84 kills.
Sam Sixta leads the offense for the Norse with 579 assists. Sixta also has a team-high 35 service aces.
For Luther's defense, Taylor Gaide leads the team in digs with 312.
In the front row, Katie Shabatura has 77 blocks (15 solo, 62 assists).
National Stat Rankings
The Orange and Black ranked in the top 100 in 10 statistical categories, released by the NCAA.
Wartburg ranked eighth in digs per set (19.56), 35th in blocks per set (2.11), 40th in opposite hitting percentage (0.107), 46th in match W-L percentage (0.765), 61st in team total blocks (120), 69th in team attacks per set (36.44), 71st in assists per set (11.33), 77th in team digs (1,115), 85th in hitting percentage (0.202) and 86th in kills per set (11.98).
Individually, Jones and Nasby ranked in four categories.
Jones ranked 51st in hitting percentage (0.340), 61st in blocks per set (1.00) and 79th in total blocks (57).
Nasby ranked 86th in digs per set (4.98).