WAVERLY, Iowa-- Top-seed and ninth-ranked Wartburg (23-2 overall) hosts fourth-seed Buena Vista (14-12) in the conference tournament semifinal Thursday at 6 p.m. The winner of the game advances to the championship game Saturday against second-seed Luther or third-seed Loras.

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The Series
Wartburg holds the all-time series lead at 39-36 over Buena Vista and claimed both regular season meetings.

Wartburg in the IIAC Tournament
This is Wartburg's ninth-straight appearance in the conference tournament and 17^th appearance in the tournament's 18-year history.

Wartburg
Junior Katie Sommer (Cedar Rapids) leads the team with 13.5 PPG. Classmates Miranda Murphy (Alleman) follows at 13.2, Kristie Sommer has 12.0 and Morgan Neuendorf (Shell Rock) rounds out the leading scorers with 10.4.

Season Record Watch
Katie Sommer has broken her own single-season school record in assists with 137 to date. She set the mark at 129 last season.

Kristie Sommer broke a four-year old program record with 78 three-point field goals. Stephanie Reiter set the previous record with 73 in 2011-12.

As a team, the Knights need 11 more treys to break that record.

Career Record Watch
Kristie Sommer has 117 three-point field goals in her career which ranks third on the program's career leader list.

Katie ranks seventh in that category with 119 and is second in assists (331).

Junior Aryn Jones (Marion) has 71 blocks which ranks as fifth-best.

Buena Vista
Jasmine Demers paces her team with 13.3 PPG and Sidney Beckman has 10.5.

Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, Feb. 21
#4 Buena Vista 80, #5 Coe 66
#3 Loras 79, #6 Nebraska Wesleyan 61

Thursday, Feb. 23
#1 Wartburg vs. #4 Buena Vista, 6 p.m.
#2 Luther vs. #3 Loras, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 25
#1/#4 winner vs. #2/#3 winner at highest remaining seed, 4 p.m.