WAVERLY, Iowa--The No. 15 Wartburg men's basketball team (6-1 overall, 1-0 IIAC) hosts Loras (5-1, 2-0) Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. in Levick Arena. 

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The Series
The Orange and Black have the all-time series advantage against the Duhawks at 49-39. Wartburg went 2-1 against Loras last season, including a win in the Iowa Conference tournament semifinals, 92-89.

Wartburg
Wartburg comes into the game on a six-game win streak, including last week's wins over Dubuque (77-51) and UW-Eau Claire (66-55). 

The Knights' offense is led by four players averaging double digit points per game: senior Sawyer Herman (Monticello) (13.9), junior Jaran Sabus (Urbandale) (11.7), senior Nate Woeste (Atkins) (11.1) and junior Cam Kickbush (Reinbeck) (10.7). 

On defense for Wartburg, Sabus leads the team in rebounds with an average of 6.9 grabs per game. Woeste tallies 5.6 per game. Also on defense for the Knights, Kickbush has tallied 11 steals on the season and senior Clifton Brown (Mims, Fla.) and junior Josh Gehling (Dyersville) each have five blocks on the season. 

Loras
Loras enters the game on a three-game win streak, with back-to-back conference wins over Coe and Luther, respectively. 

The Duhawks have five players averaging double digit points per game: Josh Ruggles (22.8), Ryan DiCanio (17.3), Jake Toman (10.8), Demond George (10.7) and Rowan McGowen (10.5). 

For Loras' defensive effort, DiCanio leads the team in rebounds, averaging 6.8/game. Ruggles averages 6.2 rebounds per game. George has a team-best eight steals this season. 

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of nine statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank 24^th in field-goal percentage defense (38.3), 35^th in won-lost percentage (85.7), 36^th in defensive rebounds per game (31), 48^th in total blocks (25), 49^th in three-point field-goal defense (28.5), 51^st in total three-point field goals made (61), 54^th in scoring defense (67.1), 58^th in total rebounds (272), and 60^th in three-point field-goal percentage (39.4).
 
Individually, three Knights rank in the top 100 of seven statistical categories: senior Sawyer Herman (Monticello) ranks 30^th in total three-point field goals made (22), 45^th in three-point field-goal percentage (50), and 70^th in three-point field goals per game (3.14); senior Nate Woeste (Atkins) ranks 32^nd in free throws made (34), 74^th in free-throw percentage (89.5), and 89^th in free throw attempts (38); and junior Cam Kickbush (Reinbeck) ranks 76^th in total three-point field goals made (18) and 98^th in three-point field goal attempts (45).