WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg men's basketball is set for both a non-conference and an American Rivers Conference matchup this week. The Knights are on the road against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. and then at home against Simpson on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m.
 
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The Series

• UW-Eau Claire
  • Wednesday will be the 12^th matchup between these programs
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 6-5
  • The Knights have won three of the last four matchups
• Simpson
  • Saturday will mark the 137^th matchup all-time
  • Wartburg leads the series 95-41
  • The Knights have swept the season series the past two seasons

Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with a 3-4 overall record and a 1-1 record in A-R-C play
  • Wartburg went 1-1 last week after defeating Luther 74-64 and then falling to Bethany Lutheran College 87-83 last week
• Wartburg is averaging 79 points per game and allowing 77 points per game through five games
• Four Knights are averaging over 12 points per game:
• Jack Molstead: 20 ppg, Keagan John: 16.7 ppg, Codey Hicks: 12.6 ppg and Marshun Williams: 12.1 ppg
• Wartburg shooting percentage averages:
  • Field goal – 45.6%
  • Three point – 32.5%
  • Free throw – 70.9%
• Opponent shooting percentage averages:
  • Field goal – 41.4%
  • Three point – 29.2%
  • Free throw – 61.5%
• Williams had recorded Double-doubles in back-to-back games
• Molstead has scored over 22+ points in five out of seven games
  • 41.5% FG
  • 50.0% 3P
  • 78.6% FT

 
UW-Eau Claire

• The Blugolds enter the week with a record of 5-3 overall and 1-1 in the WIAC
  • Have won four of their last five
  • Last game was an 84-77 loss to No. 4 UW-La Crosse
• UW-Eau Claire shooting percentages
  • FG: 49.2%
  • 3P: 34.8%
  • FT: 60.3%
• The Blugolds are led in scoring by:
  • Brock Voigt – 16.6 PPG
  • Cade Hall – 14.0 PPG
  • Michael Casper – 13.6 PPG
• Voigt is also averaging seven rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game

 
Simpson

• Simpson enters the week with a 6-2 overall record and a 1-1 mark in A-R-C play
  • Simpson is 6-1 at home and 0-1 on the road
• The Storm's shooting percentages
  • FG: 45.8%
  • 3P: 33.8%
  • FT: 77.7%
• Simpson's offense averages 84.5 points per game
  • Led by Easton Darling and Andrew Gibb
    • Darling: 19.5 PPG
    • Gibb: 17 PPG
• The Storm are being outrebounded by an average margin 3.5 rebounds per game