WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg men's basketball will be on the road twice this week with American Rivers Conference matchups against the University of Dubuque and Simpson College. The Knights face the Spartans on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. and then will matchup against Simpson on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Dubuque
  • UD defeated Wartburg 68-60 earlier this season
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 90-41
  • Each team has won five of the last 10 matchups
• Simpson
  • Simpson defeated Wartburg 79-67 earlier this season
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 95-42
  • Wartburg has won 6 of the last 10 matchups

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with a 7-10 overall record and a 4-4 record in A-R-C play
  • The Knights have won back-to-back A-R-C games
• A-R-C Ranks:
  • Keagan John is currently second in steals with 34 this season
  • Jack Molstead
    • Second in three-point percentage at 46.9% (12^th in Division III)
    • Second in assists with 4.5 per game
    • Seventh in scoring at 16.9 points per game
  • Marshun Williams is eighth in rebounding with 6.5 per game
  • Codey Hicks ranks second in field goal percentage at 69.4% (Third in Division III)
• Four Knights are averaging over 11+ points per game:
  • Molstead: 16.9 ppg, John: 15.3 ppg, Williams: 11.6 ppg and Hicks: 11.2 ppg
• Wartburg is averaging 77.5 points scored per game and allowing 77.6 points per game through 17 games
• The Knights are currently ranked 38^th in field goal percentage in all of Division III at 47.5%
  • First in A-R-C
• Wartburg shooting percentage averages:
  • Field goal – 47.5% (First in A-R-C)
  • Three point – 36.2% (First in A-R-C)
  • Free throw – 68.6% (Seventh in A-R-C)

Record Watch

• Molstead
  • Needs 15 more points to join the 1,000-point club
    • Would be the 35^th athlete in program history to score 1,000 points and first to do it since 2019
  • Currently, his three-point percentage of 46.9% is tied for seventh all-time in a season at Wartburg
• At 121 career steals, Drew Olson is 23 steals from breaking the career steals record at Wartburg
• Head Coach Dick Peth is six wins away from win number 400 at Wartburg

Dubuque

• The Spartans are 13-5 overall and 6-3 in A-R-C play entering the week
  • On a three-game winning-streak
• Dubuque has the seventh scoring offense (72.7 ppg) and the second scoring defense (68.1 ppg) in the A-R-C
• UD has the top turnover margin in the conference at 3.0 
  • Three more opponent turnovers then turnovers committed on average per game
• Jaylin McCants leads the Spartans in scoring with 16.8 points per game
  • 47.3 FG and 19.5% 3P
  • 6.7 rebounds per game (Team-high)
• Sam Kilburg is third in the A-R-C in assists per game with 4.4 per game

 
Simpson

• Simpson enters the week at 11-6 overall and 4-5 in A-R-C play
  • Currently on a four-game losing streak
• Faces Loras on Wednesday before Saturday's matchup
• The Storm have the second ranked scoring offense (79.8 ppg) and the sixth ranked scoring defense (74.4 ppg)
• Easton Darling is averaging 18.1 points per game (Fifth in A-R-C)
  • 47.6% FG and 33.6% 3P
• Simpson ranks second in both field goal percentage and three point percentage at 47.2% and 35.6% respectively
• Andrew Gibb is leading the team in rebounding with 6.2 per game
  • Averaging 14.5 points per game