WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg women's basketball is back at home this week with an American Rivers Conference matchup on Wednesday, Jan. 18 against No. 22 Loras at 5:30 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Loras
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 60-27
  • 15-2 in last 17 matchups

Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with a record of 12-4 overall and 7-0 in American Rivers Conference play
  • Six-game winning streak
    • Wartburg is averaging 80.5 points per game and allowing an average of 48.2 points per game over the winning streak
• The Knights are currently eighth out of 425 total teams in Division III in three pointers made per game with an average of 9.2
• Jaedon Murphy leads the Knights with 14.8 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game
  • Murphy is second in scoring in the A-R-C
• Wartburg's Assist/Turnover ratio of 1.07 currently leads the A-R-C and is ranked 16^th in Division III
• Sara Faber has scored 15 or more points in seven straight games
• The Knights are eighth out of 425 Division III teams in fouls committed per game with an average of 12
• Britney Young is currently 23^rd overall in three pointers made in Division III with 40 total
• Wartburg currently has the top scoring offense and the third best scoring defense in the A-R-C
• Olivia Baxter is currently second in the A-R-C in blocked shots with 19

 
Record Watch

• Murphy
  • Currently at 824 career points, putting her 176 away from joining the 1,000-point club
  • Her career scoring average of 14.21 points per game currently ranks eighth all time

Loras

• Loras enters Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 13-3 and a 6-1 mark in A-R-C play
  • Second in A-R-C standings
  • Three-game winning streak
• The Duhawks are currently ranked No. 22 in the d3hoops.com national poll and are receiving votes in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association national poll
  • 3-0 vs other ranked teams this season (2-0 vs top ten teams)
• Sami Martin is the A-R-C's leader in scoring with an average of 15.7 points per game and leads the team with 7.9 rebounds per game
  • 56% FG
  • 37.5% 3P
  • 66.7% FT
• Loras has the top scoring defense and the top scoring margin among all A-R-C teams
• The Duhawks' shooting percentage:
  • 42.5% FG
  • 28.2% 3P
  • 74% FT
• Loras is second in the A-R-C in rebounding margin with a margin of +3.8