WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg men's basketball is back on the road this week for American Rivers Conference matchups against Coe College and Buena Vista University. The Knights are set to face Coe on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and BVU on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 4 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Coe
  • This will be the 76^th all-time matchup
  • Wartburg leads the series 44-31
  • Coe has won five of the last six matchups
• Buena Vista
  • Saturday will mark the 149^th all-time matchup
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 82-66
  • BVU has won the last six matchups
    • Both games finished within four points last season

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with a 5-9 overall record and a 2-3 record in A-R-C play
  • The Knights split A-R-C games last week, defeating Central 80-69 and falling to Nebraksa Wesleyan 80-79
• Four Knights are averaging over 10+ points per game:
  • Jack Molstead: 17.2 ppg, Keagan John: 15.1 ppg, Marshun Williams: 11.7 ppg and Codey Hicks: 11.6 ppg
• Wartburg is averaging 75.6 points scored per game and allowing 76.2 points per game through 14 games
• The Knights are currently ranks 69^th in defensive rebounds per game in all of Division III with 29 per game
  • Second in A-R-C
• Wartburg shooting percentage averages:
  • Field goal – 44.7%
  • Three point – 33.2%
  • Free throw – 69.4%
• A-R-C Ranks:
  • John is currently second in steals with 30 this season
  • Molstead is second in assists with 4.7 per game
  • Williams is fourth in rebounding with 7.5 per game
  • Hicks ranks second in field goal percentage at 68.9% (Seventh in all of Division III)

 
Record Watch

• Molstead
  • 61 points away from joining the 1,000-point club
  • With a shooting percentage of 47.1% from three, Molstead is tied for fifth best in a season
• Hicks is currently the all-time career leader in field goal percentage with a mark of 72.1%
• Head Coach Dick Peth is eight wins from win number 400 at Wartburg

 
Coe

• The Kohawks enter Wednesday's matchup with a record of 9-6 overall and a mark of 3-3 in A-R-C play
  • Two game winning streak
• Coe's offense is led by three players with 10+ points per game:
  • Cael Schmitt: 17.9 ppg
  • TJ Schnurr: 15.7 ppg
  • Greg Hall: 10.1 ppg
• Coe has the No. 2 scoring defense in the A-R-C with 66.5 points per game allowed
• The Kohawks have the lowest number of threes made in the A-R-C
• Team shooting percentages:
  • 45.5% FG
  • 33.9% 3P
  • 68.3% FT

 
Buena Vista

• BVU enter's the week with a 7-7 overall record and a 1-5 mark in A-R-C play
  • Two-game losing streak
• The Beavers have the fourth ranked scoring offense with 78.4 points per game but the last ranked scoring defense with 78.1 points allowed per game
• Zane Neubaum is No. 2 in the conference in scoring with 20.9 points per game
  • 50.3% FG
  • 30.8% 3P
  • 76% FT
• Michael Santich is the A-R-C leader in assist/turnover ratio with a mark of 2.8
• Team shooting percentages:
  • 43.6% FG
  • 29.3% 3P
  • 76.5% FT