WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 10/10 Wartburg women's basketball team (22-2 overall, 14-1 IIAC) hosts Buena Vista (13-11, 9-6) Saturday at 2 p.m. in the regular season finale. The Knights have clinched the top seed in the conference tournament, which begins next week.
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The Series
Wartburg holds the narrow lead in the all-time series lead at 38-36 over Buena Vista and claimed the first meeting, 85-74, on Jan. 11.
Wartburg
Junior Miranda Murphy (Alleman) leads the team with 13.6 PPG. Classmate Katie Sommer (Cedar Rapids) follows at 13.3 PPG, twin sister Kristie is third at 11.6 and Morgan Neuendorf follows with 10.3. Katie is the leading rebounder with 5.8/game.
Career/Season Record Watch
Katie has set a new single-season record in assists (133 to date) that she set last year (129). She has now moved into second on the program's all-time career leader list in assists with 327. She is also ninth on the career leader list for three-point field goals made (119).Â
Kristie has moved into fifth in career three's with 170.
Jones has now moved into fifth in blocks (71).
National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 22 NCAA stat categories.
The Knights rank 7th in three-point field goal percentage (37.3), 8th in free-throw percentage (77.1), 9th in three-point field goals made (197), 9th in three-point field goals per game (8.6), 10th in field-goal percentage (45.0), 10th in scoring margin (21.9), 11th in assist turnover ratio (1.22), 13th in won-lost percentage (91.3), 14th in final points (1,779), 14th in scoring offense (77.3), 15th in assists per game (17.6), 17th in assists (404), 18th in personal fouls per game (13.7), 25th in fewest fouls (315), 32nd in turnovers per game (14.4), 33rd in free throws made (356), 40th in fewest turnovers (332), 45th in three-point field goals attempted (528), 63rd in scoring defense (55.5), 78th in turnover margin (3.43), 96th in defensive rebounds per game (29), and 100th in free throw attempts (462).
Individually, three Knights rank in the top 100 of 10 different categories. Katie Sommer ranks 11th in assists (128), 15th in assists per game (5.6), 23rd in assist turnover ratio (2.13), 32nd in free throws made (108), and 46th in free throw attempts (142).
Miranda Murphy ranks 30th in field-goal percentage (55.5). Kristie Sommer ranks 11th in three-point field goals per game (3.00), 12th in three-point field goals made (69), 18th in three-point field-goal percentage (41.1), and 50th in three-point field goals attempted (168).
Buena Vista
Jasmine Demers leads her team with 13.3 PPG and Sidney Beckman follows at 10.4. Demers leads the team on the glass with 6.9/ contest.
