WAVERLY, Iowa--The No. 15 Wartburg men's basketball team (7-1 overall) hosts UW-La Crosse (5-1) on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m.
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The Series
Wartburg is undefeated against UW-La Crosse, having the advantage in the all-time series at 4-0. The last time these two teams met was in 2003, with Wartburg earning the 60-53 victory.
Wartburg
Wartburg enters this non-conference game on a seven-game win streak, earning their last win over conference foe, Loras, 98-87.
The Orange and Black offense is powered by four players averaging double digit points per game. Junior Jaran Sabus (Urbandale) scores 13.8 points per game, senior Sawyer Herman (Monticello) nets 12.8, senior Nate Woeste (Atkins) tallies 11.4 and junior Cam Kickbush (Reinbeck) records 11.0. Kickbush also has a team-high 19 assists on the season.
For Wartburg's defensive effort, Sabus averages a team-best 6.6 rebounds per game, with Woeste tallying 5.3 grabs per game. Kickbush leads the team in steals with 12 and freshman Max Smith Drahos has 11 on the season.
UW-La Crosse
The Eagles enter the contest off of a win over Northland College (Wis.), 73-46.
UW-La Crosse's offense is led by Ben Meinholz, who averages 16.0 points per game. Brendon Manning and Tanner Bruchs each net 8.3 points per game.
Manning also leads the Eagles' defense with a team-best 7.7 rebounds per game. Meinholz has tallied 18 steals on the season and Manning and Bruchs each have a team-high three blocks.