WAVERLY, Iowa--  The No. 2/2 Wartburg women's basketball team (25-0 overall) hosts Loras (17-9) Thursday at 7 p.m in an IIAC Tournament Semifinal.

Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, February 20 - Quarterfinals
No.6 Simpson 90, No.3 Coe 85 OT
No. 4 Loras 88, No.5 Buena Vista 58
 
Thursday, February 22 - Semifinals
No.1 Wartburg vs. No. 4 Loras | Waverly, IA | 7 p.m.
No.2 Luther vs. No. 6 Simpson | Decorah, IA | 7 p.m.
 
Saturday, February 24 - Championship
Two remaining teams, 4 p.m.

The Orange and Black are one of six teams in all NCAA divisions that remain undefeated.
-Ashland women, DII (26-0)
-UConn women, DI (26-0)
-Mississippi State women, DI (28-0)
-Amherst women, DIII (25-0)
-Wartburg women, DIII (25-0)
-Whitman men, DIII (25-0)

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Wartburg
Senior Katie Sommer (Cedar Rapids) is the leading scorer for the Knights with 15.3 PPG. She also has a team-high 145 assists, and 59 steals. Classmate Miranda Murphy (Alleman) follows with 11.9 PPG and leads the team with 5.5 rebounds/game.

Career Leader List Watch
Katie is seventh with 1,351 points, the all-time career leader with 495 assists, fourth with 176 three-point field goals, and third with 429 free throws.

Twin sister Kristie is the program's career leader in three-point field goals at 228. She is also 12th with 1,034 points.

Miranda Murphy joins the scoring leader list at 1,049, which ranks 11th.

Senior Aryn Jones (Marion) ranks third with 110 blocked shots.

Single Season Leader List Watch
Katie is 10th in free throws (121) and is second in assists (145). She needs 12 to break her own single season record.

Jones is tied for ninth in blocked shots (34).

Wartburg in the IIAC Tournament
The Knights have qualified for the conference tournament for the ninth-straight year and 18th time overall. Wartburg and Loras will meet for this first time in the conference tournament since 2015. This is the first meeting in the semifinals for the pair since 2014.

Loras
The Duhawks bring a three-game winning streak into the night.

Marissa Schroeder is the team's leading scorer at 12.5 PPG. Addie Oberman joins her in double figures at 11.8 PPG. Cyerra Hutchins leads the team on the glass with 7.8 rebounds/game.

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of twenty-three statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank 1^st in won-lost percentage (100.0), 2^nd in personal fouls per game (11.9), 7^th in fewest fouls (297), 8^th in three-point field goals per game (8.6), 11^th in three-point fields goals made (215), 14^th in scoring margin (20.9), 14^th in scoring offense (77.6), 15^th in final points (1,939), 16^th in free throws made (388), 16^th in field-goal percentage (44.8), 16^th in assists per game (18), 17^th in assists (451), 17^th in assist turnover ratio (1.19), 17^th in defensive rebounds per game (31), 27^th in three-point field-goal percentage (35.3), 28^th in free-throw percentage (73.9), 30^th in three-point field goals attempted (609), 46^th in free throw attempts (525), 48^th in rebound margin (7.3), 76^th in turnovers per game (15.2), 85^th in fewest turnovers (379), 87^th in scoring defense (56.7), and 100^th in field-goal percentage defense (35.4).
 
Individually, one Knight ranks in the top 100 of six statistical categories: Katie Sommer ranks 11^th in assists (145), 12^th in assists per game (5.8), 24^th in three-point field-goal percentage (42.1), 26^th in free throws made (121), 43^rd in free throw attempts (151), and 68^th in assist turnover ratio (1.73).

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