WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 8/16 women's basketball (3-0) is in action at home twice this week beginning with its American Rivers Conference opener against Luther College (0-3) on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m. The Knights will also host the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1-2) on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 5 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Luther
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 54-40
  • The Knights have won the last 10 matchups
  • Wartburg is 34-12 at home in the series
• UW-Eau Claire
  • This will mark the ninth matchup all-time
    • Series is tied 4-4
  • The Blugolds won the last matchup 94-83 early in the 2022-23 season
  • Wartburg is 2-1 at home in the series

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 3-0
  • Ranked No. 8 in D3hoops.com Preseason Poll
  • Ranked No. 16 in Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)
• Wartburg is allowing an average of just 46 points per game through three contests
  • Opponents have been held to single-digit points in four out of the 12 quarters played
• Jaedon Murphy is leading the Knights in both scoring and rebounding to start the season
  • 18.3 PPG
    • 53.8% FG
    • 27.8% 3P
    • 80% FT
  • 7.3 RPG
• The Knights average just under 20 assists per game as a team
  • Macy Harris and Britney Young both average four a game to lead the team
• Grace Hennessy leads the Knights in steals so far with an average of two per game
• Wartburg is shooting 46.2% from the field and 35.3% from three
• The Knights are outrebounding opponents by an average margin of 13.7 per game

 
Luther

• Luther enters the week with an 0-3 record
  • Losses to Carroll University, Illinois Wesleyan University and the University of Northwestern (Minn.) to begin the season
• The Norse are allowing an average of 78 points per game while scoring an average of 65
• Chelin Isaacson leads the Luther offense with 14.3 points per game
  • 81% FG (17/21)
  • 100% 3P (2/2)
  • 77.8% FT (7/9)
• Luther has an average of 40.3 rebounds per game and a rebounding margin of 1.0
• Kailey Jones leads the team in rebounds with 6.3 per game
  • Also averages 10.7 points per game
• Hailey Strum has seven steals through three games

 
UW-Eau Claire

• The Blugolds have a 1-2 record to start the season
  • Will play at St. Norbert on Tuesday before Saturday's matchup
• Fell to fellow A-R-C school Central 69-53 at home
• UW-Eau Claire has only averaged 61.3 points per game, while allowing an average of 68.3 per game
• Three Blugold's are averaging 10+ points per game so far this season
  • Kylie Strop, Kylie Overskei and Anna Koth
• Strop leads the team with 14.7 points per game
  • 37.1% FG
  • 85.7% FT (18/21)
• The Blugolds have a turnover margin of zero through three games