WAVERLY, Iowa - The Wartburg men's basketball team is on the road to Cedar Rapids to face American Rivers Conference Rival Coe College on Saturday, Jan. 18. Tipoff is at 4 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 18 - 4 p.m. - Kohawk Arena
Wartburg Knights (7-8, 3-3 A-R-C) vs. Coe Kohawks (8-7. 3-3 A-R-C)

Matchup Notes

• The Knights won the second matchup of last season with a 69-54 win over the Kohawks
• Coe had an 80-78 win over Wartburg in the first game of the 2018-19 season 
• Wartburg hosted the Kohawks in the 2012-13 IIAC quarterfinal game where the Knights advanced to the semifinals after a 64-54 win

Wartburg

• The Knights are third in conference defensive scoring with 1130 points and an average of 75.3 points per game
• Junior Ryan Stulken is ranked in the conference top 10 for rebounds (74) and senior Jacob Kuhlemeier is ranked in blocked shots (8) 
• Junior Max Smith Drahos is ranked in the top five for assists (48) in the A-R-C and is the scoring leader for the team with 188 points 

Coe

• The Kohawks are fifth in American Rivers Conference standings
• Senior Austin Roth is eight in conference scoring with 249 total points and an average of 16.6 points per game
• Sophomore Jacob Robertson is fourth in A-R-C field goal percentage (.565) and eight in three-point field goals per game (1.9 average per game)

Last Time Out
Wartburg won its third straight conference game after defeating Luther College 80-71 in Levick on Wednesday. Kuhlemeier scored a career-high 18 points with nine other Knights scoring and 43 points coming off the bench. The Orange and Black were 30-of-66 in field goal shooting and were 14-21 from the free throw line. The team tallied a total 45 rebounds with three blocks and three steals.