WAVERLY, Iowa – The Wartburg College Knights (15-7 overall, 9-4 A-R-C) will look to play upset when they host the defending national champion and No. 1 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (21-1, 12-1) on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Knights lost the previous match this season, 89-73 on Jan. 12.
 
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The Series
Nebraska Wesleyan owns the all-time series lead at 7-4. The last Knights victory over the Prairie Wolves came on Nov. 30, 2016, in a 96-76 effort at home. Wartburg has lost the past five games against Nebraska Wesleyan.
 
Wartburg
The Orange and Black are coming off of an 87-79 victory over Luther College on Wednesday night. Senior guard Jaran Sabus (Urbandale) leads the team and conference in scoring at 21.8 points/game, with senior guard Cam Kickbush (Reinbeck) trailing at 16.2 points and sophomore guard Max Smith Drahos (Cedar Rapids) third on the team at 12.4 points/game. Sabus' 5.9 rebounds/game led the team, with senior center Josh Gehling (Dyersville) second on the team with 5.3 rebounds/game. The Knights are 8-2 at home this season, including a near-perfect 5-1 against the conference at home.
 
Career Record Watch
Sabus' 1,513 career points are fourth in program history, trailing third place by six points (1,519), second place by 83 points (1,596) and first place by 419 points (1,932). His 453 career made free throws are second in program history, the top spot by 71 made free throws (524). Kickbush's 1,068 career points are 28^th in program history, trailing 27^th by 28 points (1,096), 26^th by 44 points (1,112) and 25^th by 50 points (1,116).  
 
Single Season Record Watch
Kickbush has connected on 76 three-pointers this season, trailing the program record for the most three-pointers in an individual season by three made three-pointers (79). Smith Drahos' 45 steals this season is ranked seventh in program history, trailing sixth place by one (46), fifth place by two (47) and fourth place by five (50).
 
 
Nebraska Wesleyan
The Prairie Wolves are coming off of a 102-71 victory over Simpson College on Wednesday, their fifth game scoring over 100 points. Nate Schimonitz leads the team in scoring with 17.4 points/game, while Ryan Garver is second at 16 points/game. Cooper Cook leads the squad in rebounding with 6.5 rebounds/game, while Clay Reimers is second at 6.2 rebounds/game and Garver at third with 6 rebounds/game.
 
Nebraska Wesleyan is coached by Dave Wellman, who is coaching in his fifth season with the program. He is assisted by Casey McGraw and Chris Hamilton.
 
Against the Conference
Wartburg owns the fourth-highest scoring offense at 84 points/game, while giving up the third-fewest points at 75.3 points/game. The 7.9-point differential is second-best in the conference, trailing Nebraska Wesleyan's 18.2-point differential.
 
Sabus' 21.8 points/game lead the conference, while his .549 field goal percentage ranks fifth. Kickbush leads the conference in three-point field goals per game (3.5), in addition to being the league's ninth-highest scorer (16.2 points/game).