WAVERLY, Iowa - The No. 7-ranked Wartburg women's basketball team are on the road to Cedar Rapids to face American Rivers Conference rival Coe College on Saturday, Jan. 18. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. 

Saturday, Jan. 18 - 2 p.m. - Kohawk Arena
Wartburg Knights (13-2, 5-1 A-R-C) vs. Coe Kohawks (10-5, 5-1 A-R-C)

Matchup Notes

• Last season the Knights won both matches over the Kohawks, winning 89-65 and 70-47
• Wartburg hosted Coe in the IIAC quarterfinals where the Kohawks took a 66-60 victory to advance to the semifinals during the 2015-16 season
• Coe last won a regular season game over the Knights on Jan. 27, 2016 with a 71-65 win

Wartburg

• The Knights remain nationally ranked leaders in field-goal percentage (49.9) and are in the top 10 for final points (1241), scoring offense (82.7), scoring margin (22), free-throw percentage (76.8), three-point field goals per game (10.1), three-point field-goal percentage (37.1), assists per game (19), three-point field goals made (151) and assists (285)
• Senior Emma Gerdes is nationally ranked in the top 25 for assists per game (5.1), assist turnover ratio (2.26) and assists (77). Gerdes also ranks second in A-R-C assists 
• Wartburg is third place for A-R-C standings, first in scoring margin and second in defensive scoring

Coe

• The Kohawks lead the A-R-C in defensive scoring with 875 points and an average of 58.3 points per game
• Sophomore Jackie Feldt is ranked in the top 10 for conference scoring with 198 points and an average of 13.2 per game, 89 rebounds with an average of 5.9 and has tallied 39 assists. 
• Coe suffered its first conference loss to Luther, falling 78-54 to the Norse

Last Time Out
The Knights defeated conference opponent Luther in Levick on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Senior Amanda Brainerd and junior Payton Draper each notched a career-high 20 points, contributing to Wartburg's 80-69 victory. Nine other Knights scored with 27 points coming from the bench. Wartburg was 26-of-59 in field goal shooting and was 20-29 at the free throw line. The Orange and Black tallied 36 total rebounds, 14 steals and one block by Draper.