WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 13/15 Wartburg women's basketball team (22-3 overall) will host Luther (12-12) in an American Rivers Conference Tournament semifinal Thursday at 7 p.m. The Knights are the No. 1 seed and the Norse are the No. 4 seed. The Orange and Black enter the night on an 11-game winning streak.

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The Series
Wartburg owns the all-time series lead at 46-42. The Knights have claimed six of the last seven meetings. The Norse were victorious, 75-63, in the first meeting of the season in Waverly, but the Orange and Black won 64-39 in Decorah on Feb. 6.

In the Conference Tournament
Wartburg has qualified for the Conference Tournament for the 11th-straight year and 19th time overall (since the tournament began in 2000).  The Knights are 21-14 in the tournament and have won four tournament championships. The Orange and Black are 3-2 against the Norse in this tournament and 1-1 in the semifinal round.

Wartburg
Senior Adrienne Boettger (Cedar Falls) leads the team with 12.9 PPG and junior Emma Gerdes (Cedar Falls) follows at 11.4 PPG. Gerdes has a team-best 5.6 rebounds/game and 119 assists.

Boettger has a team-best .699 field goal percentage, while junior Amanda Brainerd (DeWitt) leads the team from beyond the arc (.439) and from the free throw line (.846).

Single Season Record Watch
Boettger's field goal percentage stands second on the single season leader list. Gerdes' assist total ranks fifth.

Career Record Watch
Gerdes has 246 assists, which is tied for seventh on the career leader list.

Luther
Sarah Holtz leads the Norse with 13.4 PPG and 6.5 rebounds/game. Laura Hamilton joins her in double digits with 12.4 PPG.

National Stat Rankings
Wartburg ranks in the top 100 of 20 statistical categories, which the NCAA released Monday.
 
The Knights rank 2^nd in assists per game (20.1), 3^rd in assists (503), 4^th in field-goal percentage (47.8), 10^th in free-throw percentage (75.7), 13^th in scoring margin (20.1), 16^th in three-point field goals per game (8.2), 17^th in three-point field-goal percentage (36.5), 17^th in won-lost percentage (88), 19^th in three-point field goals made (206), 19^th in three-point field goal defense (25), 21^st in rebound margin (10.4), 21^st in personal fouls per game (13.4), 23^rd in scoring offense (76.6), 23^rd in assist turnover ratio (1.13), 26^th in fewest fouls (335), 29^th in final points (1,916), 37^th in free throws made (362), 73^rd in three-point field goals attempted (565), 80^th in defensive rebounds per game (29), and 86^th in scoring defense (56.6).
 
Individually, two Knights rank in the top 100 of six statistical categories: Boettger ranks 2^nd in field-goal percentage (69.9); and Gerdes ranks 39^th in assists (121), 42^nd in assists per game (4.8), 66^th in steals (69), 74^th in steals per game (2.76), and 92^nd in free-throw percentage (80.5).

Complete Tournament Bracket
First Round - Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019
No.3 Simpson 92, No.6 Nebraska Wesleyan 72 - @ Indianola, Iowa
No.4 Luther 65, No.5 Coe 62  - @ Decorah, Iowa

Semifinals - Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019
No.1 Wartburg vs. No.4 Luther - @ Waverly, Iowa 7 p.m.
No.2 Loras vs. No.3 Simpson - @ Dubuque, Iowa 6 p.m.

Championship - Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019
TBD - Played at High Seed 4 p.m.