WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg women's basketball is on the road twice this week, first they continue American Rivers Conference play against Luther on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 5:30 p.m. and then travel to Westminster College (Mo.) on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 1 p.m.
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The Series
- Luther
- This will mark the 95th all-time matchup in the series
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 52-42
- The Knights have won the last seven matchups
- Last loss came during the 2018-19 season
- Westminster
- Saturday will be the seventh all-time matchup in the series
- Wartburg is a perfect 6-0 in the all-time series
Wartburg
- Last time out, Wartburg survived an overtime battle against the University of Dubuque to win 78-72
- Knights moved to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in A-R-C play
- Jaedon Murphy leads the Knights with 17.6 points per game and seven rebounds per game
- Four Knights are averaging over 10 points per game so far this season
- Wartburg is averaging 77 points scored per game as a team
- 41.7% FG
- 34.6% 3P
- 73.3% FT
- The Knights are currently 4th out of 424 total teams in Division III in three pointers made per game with 10.6 through five games
- Wartburg is ranked 24th nationally in assist to turnover ratio (1.15) and in turnovers per game (13)
Record Watch
- At 676 career points, Murphy is just 324 points from joining the 1,000-point club
- Murphy's career average of 14.4 points per game is currently seventh best all-time at Wartburg
Luther
- The Norse enter the week with an overall record of 5-1 and a 1-0 mark in A-R-C play
- In their last contest, the Norse defeated Coe College 50-48
- Luther is averaging 57.2 points per game through six games
- 36.9% FG
- 25.9% 3P
- 76.7% FT
- The Norse are out rebounding opponents by an average margin of 11.1 rebounds per game
- Lizzie Kauls and Kailey Jones are both averaging near a double double this season
- Kauls: 12.7 PPG and 8.7 RPG
- Jones: 11 PPG and 9.3 RPG
Westminster
- The Blue Jays enter the week with a 1-3 overall record
- Westminster will play on Thursday agaisnt Wash U before Saturday's matchup
- Westminster is averaging 62.3 points per game as a team
- Three Bue Jays average over 10 points per game
- Annette Ramirez: 16 ppg, Avylina Powell-Qualo: 14.2 ppg and Shelby Kurtz: 11 ppg