WAVERLY, Iowa - Wartburg women's basketball will open its 2020-2021 campaign at home on Sunday, Jan. 3 against Edgewood College inside Levick Arena.

Sunday, Jan. 3 - 1 p.m. - Waverly, Iowa - Levick Arena
Wartburg Knights (0-0, 0-0 A-R-C) vs. Edgewood College Eagles (0-1, 0-0 NACC)

Series Record: Wartburg leads 3-0 
Last Meeting: Nov. 19, 2016 (Wartburg won 87-29 in Waverly, Iowa) 

Attendance Policy
Two people per each participant (student-athlete/coach/staff member) will be permitted to attend basketball, volleyball, and wrestling home events inside Levick Arena. Seating for spectators will take place in the west bleachers across from the team benches. 

During basketball doubleheaders, Levick Arena will be cleared after the first game before spectators will be allowed inside for the second contest.
 
SPECTATORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW CAMPUS MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES. LEARN MORE HERE

"We've been ready to play."

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— Wartburg Athletics (@WartburgKnights) December 31, 2020

2019-20 Recap
The Knights are coming off a 25-4 overall and 14-2 American Rivers Conference record last season, earning its fourth consecutive A-R-C regular season and tournament championship. The Orange and Black reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament before being knocked off by No. 11 Whitman College 63-67. This was the fifth straight appearance in the tournament as the Knights have garnered up a record of 21-14. Wartburg finished the season ranked No. 7 in the final national poll. 

Senior guard Emma Gerdes repeated as conference MVP and was awarded All-Region First-Team and received a honorable mention spot on the All-American team by WBCA and D3hoops.com. Fellow senior Amanda Brainerd and junior Payton Draper also secured positions on the All-Conference First-Team while seniors Ally Conrad, Tori Hazard and Kaitlyn Volesky received honorable mention honors. Head coach Bob Amsberry earned his third conference coach-of-the-year award and was a finalist for national coach-of-the-year for the third straight season. 

2021 Schedule
Wartburg will begin its four-game non-conference schedule on Sunday against Edgewood followed by contests against North Central University on Jan. 8, at Bethel University on Jan. 15 and then back home against the University of Dubuque on Jan. 19. The shorten season will feature seven home matchups held inside Levick Arena including four conference games. 

The Knights will open A-R-C competition on Jan. 23 at Nebraska Wesleyan University. 

All Wartburg home games will be streamed via Knight Vision.

2020-2021 Roster
The Orange and Black returns 14 players from last year's roster, including seven seniors and five juniors. The frontcourt will be led by senior forward Draper who tallied 298 points, 90 rebounds, 21 assists and 21 steals a year ago. Fellow seniors Hazard and Volesky will also have key roles for the Knights this season.  

The backcourt is bolstered by three senior guards most notably Conrad who recorded 195 points and 65 assists in the 2019-20 campaign. The Knights added seven freshmen during the offseason that include guards Sara Faber, Cora Saunders, Britney Young and Taylor Runchey; and forwards Natalie Bearbower and Jaedon Murphy.