WAVERLY, Iowa - Wartburg men's basketball will enter the American Rivers Conference portion of its schedule on Saturday, Jan. 23 when it hosts Buena Vista University inside Levick Arena at 2 p.m. The Knights and the Beavers have split the past four meetings with each program recording two victories. 

Saturday, Jan. 23 - 2 p.m. - Waverly, Iowa - Levick Arena
Wartburg Knights (1-2, 0-0 A-R-C) vs. Buena Vista University (0-0, 0-0 A-R-C) 

Series Record: Wartburg leads 82-62
Last 5 Meetings: 
Feb. 12, 2020 -- L, 67-91 (Waverly)
Dec. 7, 2019 -- L, 75-89 (Storm Lake)
Feb. 13, 2019 -- W, 103-81 (Waverly)
Jan. 16, 2019 -- W, 90-78 (Storm Lake) 
Jan. 31, 2018 -- L, 66-77 (Storm Lake) 

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. 
 
SPECTATORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW CAMPUS MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES. LEARN MORE HERE.

Last Time Out
It was a tail of two halves for Wartburg as they fell behind 32-48 after the first as the University of Dubuque were on fire from long range, hitting 7-of-11 at a 63.6% clip. However, the Knights shot 54.1% from the field and 44.4% from 3-point land in the second half to make the game competitive but the hot shooting from the Spartans was too much for Wartburg. 

The Knights were led by junior guard Drew Olson who put up a career-high 20 points off the bench on 7-of-9 shooting. In addition to Olson, junior forward Davis Roquet reached double figures in scoring with 10 points. Olson recorded a team-high five rebounds in the contest and sophomore guard Jack Molstead garnered four assists, which led the team.

The Knights' bench led by Olson outscored the supporting cast of Dubuque 44-32. Defensively, Wartburg forced 13 turnovers on four steals and three blocks.

Buena Vista University
Buena Vista comes into the contest with a 0-0 record and finished the 2019-20 campaign with an 18-8 overall and 9-7 A-R-C ledger. The Beavers saw their season come to an end last year in the first round of the A-R-C tournament when they were upset by Simpson College 70-86.

Buena Vista averaged 86.6 points per game last year and held a 10.9 scoring margin against its opponents. The Beavers finished last season 45.9% from the field, 32.7% from long range and 72.2% from the free-throw line. 

The Beavers lost three of their four top scorers from last season but return senior guard Michael Demers who averaged 14.9 points per contest and shot 45.3% from the field during his junior campaign. Last season's leading rebounder also returns for BVU as senior guard Brendan Gary will look to clean up the glass again this year after averaging 5.8 boards per game during the 2019-20 campaign.