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WAVERLY, Iowa—The Wartburg women's basketball team (19-7 overall) will play Wisconsin Lutheran (20-7) Friday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Oshkosh, Wis.



The Knights received an at-large bid and will make their tenth overall appearance and first since 2002 in the NCAA Tournament.

The Warriors received an automatic bid as they won the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Tournament for the sixth-straight year and enter the weekend on a three-game winning streak.

The Orange and Black hold the all-time series lead at 2-0 against Wisconsin Lutheran, but the last meeting was in November of 2007.

UW-Oshkosh (22-5) will serve as host and will face UW-Superior (24-3) in the other first round game Friday. The Titans won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Tournament for the third-straight year and the Yellow Jackets were the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Champions and will make the inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.

Friday's winners will advance to the second round game Saturday at 7 p.m.

Ticket Prices:              $9  Adults
                                    $7   Senior Citizens
                                    $5   Students (3-18) or With Valid College ID
                                    Free     2 and Under
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Weekend Schedule:
Friday, March 4
4:30 p.m.: Wartburg College vs. Wisconsin Lutheran College
7 p.m.: UW-Oshkosh vs. UW-Superior

Saturday, March 5
7 p.m.: Friday's Winners

Wartburg
-Senior Kailey Kladivo (Traer) has 1,190 career points which ranks ninth on our program leader list
-Sophomore Katie Sommer (Cedar Rapids) has 117 assists this season and would need five more to tie the single season school record.

Kladivo leads the team with 14.3 PPG and Ka. Sommer follows with 11.8. Kladivo is also the team's leading rebounder with 7.9 rebounds/game.

Wisconsin Lutheran
Jen Dowden leads her team with 15.1 PPG. Caitlin Knueppel follows with 11.1 and Taylor Bahr rounds out the leading scorers with 10.8 PPG. Bahr is also the team's leading rebounder with 7.6/game.

Wartburg in the NCAA Tournament:
Wartburg vs. Augustana, 1989, First-round, L 74-93
Wartburg vs. Milliken, 1989, Regional Third Place, W 97-75
Wartburg vs. Augustana, 1990, First-round, W 72-57
Wartburg vs. Buena Vista, 1990, Regional Finals, L 63-78
Wartburg vs. Luther, 1991, Regionals, L 54-78
Wartburg vs. Wis.-Stout, 1992, Regionals, W 90-72
Wartburg vs. St. Benedict, 1992, Sectional Semifinals, W 74-64
Wartburg vs. Luther, 1992, Sectional Finals, L 61-70
Wartburg vs. Washington-St. Louis, 1993, Regionals, W 75-60
Wartburg vs. Wis.-Whitewater, 1993, Sectional Semifinals, W 83-77
Wartburg vs. Central, 1993, Sectional Finals, L 60-62
Wartburg vs. Aurora, 1994, First-round, L 57-61
Wartburg vs. St. Thomas, 1999, First-round, L 41-67
Wartburg vs. Chapman, 2001, First-round, W 86-78
Wartburg vs. Neb. Wesleyan, 2001, Second-round, W 85-71
Wartburg vs. Fontbonne, 2001, Sectional Semifinals, W 82-78
Wartburg vs. Washington-St. Louis, 2001, Sectional Finals, L 71-83
Wartburg vs. Carleton, 2002, First-round, L 61-71
 
National Stat Rankings
Wartburg currently ranks in the top 100 in 15 statistical categories, as released by the NCAA on Tuesday.
 
The Knights are ranked 20^th in three-point field goals per game (7.6), 22^nd in three-point field-goal percentage (35.1), 25^th in three-point field goals made (197), 26^th in assist to turnover ratio (1.07), 36^th in defensive rebounds per game (30), 37^th in fewest turnovers (380), 40^th in field-goal percentage (42.1), 44^th in assists per game (15.6), 51^st in assists (405), 52^nd in three-point field goals attempted (562), 66^th in scoring margin (10.4), 75^th in scoring offense (69.1), 81^st in won-lost percentage (73.1), 83^rd in field-goal percentage defense (35.0) and 94^th in final points (1,796).
 
Individually, three Knights are ranked in the top 100 in seven statistical categories. Senior Bobbie Burrows (Bondurant) is ranked 50^th in three-point field goals made (64), 59^th in three-point field goals per game (2.46), 72^nd in three-point field goals attempted (177) and 78^th in three-point field-goal percentage (36.2). Classmate Kailey Kladivo (Traer) is ranked 72^nd in field-goal percentage (49.3).  Sophomore Katie Sommer is ranked 58^th in assists (117) and 61^st in assists per game (4.5).