WAVERLY, Iowa - The No. 7 Wartburg women's basketball team will host American Rivers Conference opponent Luther College in Levick on Wednesday, Jan 15. with game start at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 15 - 5:30 p.m. - Levick Arena
Wartburg Knights (12-2, 4-1 A-R-C) vs. Luther Norse (7-5, 5-0 A-R-C)

Matchup Notes

• Wartburg hosted Luther for the first matchup of the 2018-19 season and fell 75-63
• The Knights won 64-39 when the Norse hosted the second matchup of the season
• Wartburg hosted Luther in the American Rivers Conference semifinal and advanced to the championship game after a 78-67 win
• The Knights hosted the Norse and were IIAC Champions in 2016-17 (81-68) and again in 2017-18 (86-74)
• Luther hosted the Orange and Black in the 2014-15 IIAC championship game with the Norse winning 61-53

Wartburg

• The Knights are national leaders in field goal percentage (50.3) and is ranked second in assists (267)
• Wartburg is also ranked in the top 10 in three-point field goals made (143), assists per game (19.1), three-point field-goal percentage (37.7), three-point field goals per game (10.2), free-throw percentage (77.7), scoring margin (22.8) , scoring offense (82.9) and final points (1161).
• Senior Emma Gerdes is ranked in the top 25 in assists (73), assist turnover ratio (2.28) and assists per game (5.2)
• Wartburg leads the conference in scoring margin, second in offensive scoring and fourth in defensive scoring

Luther

• The Norse lead the A-R-C standings with a 5-0 record
• Senior Laura Hamilton is ranked in the top 10 nationally in steals (53) and steals per game (4.42)
• Senior Sarah Holtz is second in A-R-C scoring with 202 total points and an average of 16.8 points per game
• Luther is on a seven game winning streak, with five wins being conference opponents 

Last Time Out

The Knights suffered its first conference loss in Levick on Saturday after Loras took an 82-78 win over Wartburg. Gerdes and Amanda Brainerd each contributed 15 points for the Orange and Black, with eight other classmates scoring and 28 points coming from the bench. The Knights were 29-of-50 in field goal shooting, 10-15 from the free throw line and had a total of 34 rebounds and 10 steals.