WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg women's basketball will be at home twice this week for American Rivers Conference matchups against Luther College and Nebraska Wesleyan University. The Knights will host Luther on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m. and Nebraska Wesleyan on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m.

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The Series

• Luther
  • The Knights won the previous matchup this season 73-52 in Decorah
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 53-42
  • The Knights have swept the regular season series the past three seasons
• Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Wartburg won 98-29 earlier this season
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 19-1
  • 16 straight wins for Wartburg

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week on a nine-game winning streak
  • 15-4 overall and 10-0 in A-R-C play
    • Wartburg is averaging 77.8 points scored per game and allowing an average of 50.2 points per game over the winning streak
• Wartburg is receiving votes in both the D3hoops.com Top 25 and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Top 25
• Sara Faber
  • Leads the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game (Second in A-R-C)
  • 41.6% FG and 36.4% 3P (3P% is third in A-R-C)
  • Has scored at least 20 points in four of her last six games
• The Knights are currently eighth out of 425 total teams in Division III in three pointers made per game with an average of 9.4
• Jaedon Murphy
  • Averaging 14.3 points per game (Fourth in A-R-C)
  • 45.9% FG and 35.7% 3P (3P% is fourth in A-R-C)
  • Leads the team in rebounding at 6.2 per game (Eighth in A-R-C)
• The Knights are eighth out of 425 Division III teams in fouls committed per game with an average of 11.8
• Wartburg's Assist/Turnover ratio of 1.08 currently leads the A-R-C and is ranked 24^th in Division III
• Three players average nine points for the Knights:
  • Britney Young: 9.3 PPG
  • Macy Harris: 9.6 PPG
  • Maggie Wilkins: 9.9 PPG
• Wartburg currently has the top scoring offense and the third best scoring defense in the A-R-C
  • 73.9 points scored per game (31st in Division III)
  • 57.5 points allowed per game

 
Record Watch

• Murphy
  • Currently at 860 career points, putting her 140 away from joining the 1,000-point club

Luther

• The Norse enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 12-8 and an A-R-C record of 7-4
  • 3-2 overall in last five games
• Luther has the top rebounding margin in the conference with a margin of 8.2
• Kailey Jones:
  • 12.5 PPG
    • 50% FG
    • 37.9% 3P
    • 84.6% FT
  • 10.2 RPG (Leads A-R-C)
• The Norse are averaging 64.8 points per game scored per game and 64.7 points allowed per game
• Luthers defense has forced an opponent field goal percentage of 36.8% (Third in A-R-C) and an opponent three point percentage of 25.5% (First in A-R-C)
• Two other players averaging 10+ points:
  • Lizzie Kauls: 11 PPG and 8.2 RPG (Fouth in A-R-C)
  • Jordan Rubie: 10.7 PPG

 
Nebraska Wesleyan

• NWU enters the week with a 6-13 overall record and a conference mark of 2-7
  • 0-7 on the road this season
• Prairie Wolves top three scorers:
  • Brianna Denton: 8.1 PPG
  • Ellie Bream: 7.6 PPG
  • Avery Halliday: 7.6 PPG
• NWU is averaging 50.9 points per game (Ninth in A-R-C) and allowing 68.6 points per game (Seventh in A-R-C)
• Sixth in the A-R-C in steals per game as a team with eight per game
• Team shooting percentages:
  • 30.5% FG (Ninth in A-R-C)
  • 24.5% 3P (Ninth in A-R-C)
  • 68.5% FT (Fifth in A-R-C)