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Wartburg Hosts Buena Vista in Season Finale

WAVERLY, Iowa-- Wartburg (5-4 overall, 4-3 IIAC) hosts Buena Vista (3-6, 3-4) Saturday at 1 p.m. in the season finale. Seniors will be recognized before the game.

The Series
Wartburg holds the all-time series lead at 36-22-1 and has claimed the last five meetings.

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Wartburg
Junior Connor Schrader (Lake Zurich, Ill.) continues to lead the team on the ground with 562 yards and eight touchdowns. Senior Jake Haberman (Clarion) has 324 yards, freshman Dylan Binion (Albany, Ill.) has 295, and sophomore Matt Sacia (Eldridge) has 282.

Sacia also has thrown for 2,404 yards and 20 TDs, and both areas currently stand sixth-best for a single season. His 185 pass completions are tied for fourth with current offensive coordinator and Wartburg Athletics Hall of Fame member, Matt Wheeler's mark from the 1999 season.

Junior Griffin Brennecke (Marion) leads the receivers with 855 yards and six scores, while classmate Riley Brockway (Postville) has caught 53 passes.

Senior Brendan Schott (Coggon) leads the defense with 82 total tackles, and classmate Dalton Ciavarelli (Clarksville) has a team-best 11.5 tackles for a loss of 45 yards.

Buena Vista
Cody Mowery is the team's leading rusher with 930 yards and three scores.

Quarterback Cole Miller has thrown for 1,334 yards and 13 TDs, while Jalen Henningsen has been his top target with 930 yards on 66 receptions for eight TDs.

Zach Mueggenberg is the leading tackler with 74 total tackles.

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 28 NCAA stat categories: tied for 1st in blocked punts allowed (0), 1st in blocked punts (5), 10th in blocked kicks (5), 10th in fewest penalty yards per game (39.11), 10th in net punting (37.41), 17th in fewest penalty yards (352), 17th in passes intercepted (15), 22nd in fewest penalties per game (4.56), 26th in fewest penalties (41), 32nd in first downs offense (213), 34th in 3rd down conversion percentage (0.448), 38th in total offense (459.7), 41st in team tackles for loss (7.8), 49th in passing offense (270.6), 52nd in turnovers gained (20), 53rd in punt returns (11.69), 55th in scoring offense (35), 57th in 3rd down conversion percentage defense (0.331), 68th in red zone offense (0.822), 69th in rushing offense (189.1), 73rd in turnover margin (0.44), 74th in team passing efficiency (138.10), 78th in fumbles lost (6), 79th in completion percentage (0.596), 90th in winning percentage (0.556), 91st in first downs defense (167), 93rd in passing yards per completion (12.82), and 99th in rushing defense (145.9).

Individually, nine Knights rank in the top 100 of 28 different categories. Brockway (Postville, Iowa) ranks 8th in punt return TDs (1), 38th in all purpose (143.33), 41st in combined kick returns (559), 75th in receptions per game (5.9), and 99th in kickoff returns (21.7). Junior Griffin Brennecke (Marion, Iowa) ranks 38th in receiving yards (855), 40th in receiving yards per game (95), and 89th receptions per game (5.7).

Sophomore Matt Sacia (Eldridge, Iowa) ranks 28th in passing yards (2,404), 36th in passing yards per game (267.1), 38th in total offense (298.4), 41st in completions per game (20.56), 44th in passing TDs (20), 53rd in points responsible for (140), 59th in points responsible for per game (15.8), 67th in yards per pass attempt (7.73), 72nd in passing yards per completion (12.99), 74th in passing efficiency (139.9), and 85th in completion percentage (0.595).

Junior Noah Dahlstrom (Mount Vernon, Iowa) ranks 45th in fumbles recovered (2). Junior Jake Pisarik (Mount Vernon, Iowa) ranks 11th in punting (42.8). Sophomore Brayton Brandt (Center Point, Iowa) ranks 47th in field goal percentage (0.700), and 68th in field goals per game (0.78). Sophomore Peyton Imhof (Dubuque, Iowa) ranks 71st in passes defended (1.3), and 94th in interceptions per game (0.4).

Junior Connor Schrader (Lake Zurich, Illinois) ranks 65th in rush yards per carry (5.73), 78th in rushing TDs (8), and 94th in rushing yards per game (80.3). Senior Brendan Schott (Coggon, Iowa) ranks 88th in total tackles (9.1).
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