WAVERLY - The No. 3-ranked Wartburg women's basketball team will travel to UW-Platteville to face the Pioneers on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 - 7 pm - Platteville, Wis. - Bo Ryan Court
Wartburg Knights (2-0) vs UW-Platteville Pioneers (4-0)

The Series

• The Knights hosted UW-Platteville for its 2018-19 season opener game and took a 66-49 victory over the Pioneers
• Wartburg is on a three-game winning streak since the 2017-18 season. 
• Emma Gerdes and Tori Hazard each notched 14 points in the season opening game, with seven other players tallying a point. 
• The Orange and Black only allowed UW-Platteville to score six points in the fourth quarter

Wartburg

• Last season the Knights finished with a 27-4 overall record
• Senior Amanda Brainerd has tallied 32 points in two games
• Senior Emma Gerdes has scored 23 goals in two games with 10 assists 
• The Orange and Black have a combined 141 points scored with an average of 70.5 points per game

UW-Platteville

• Last season the Pioneers had an overall record of 11-15
• UW-Platteville in on a four-game winning streak this season
• The Pioneers have a combined 294 points this season with an average of 73.5 points per game
• Senior Morgan Horstman has notched 69 points with four assists and an average of 17.3 points per game

Last Time Out

Wartburg was on the road to face UW-Eau Claire on Saturday, Nov. 16 where the Knights took a 69-54 victory over the Blugolds. Amanda Brainerd contributed 20 points followed by Emma Gerdes who notched 16 points and three assists. Both Brainerd and Gerdes were both 100% from the free throw line.