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No. 7/7 Women's Basketball Set to Host Holiday Tournament

WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball is back in action this weekend, at home, for the Wartburg Holiday Tournament. The Knights will host Crown College on Friday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m. and then will play at either 1 or 3 p.m. (Depending on Friday's results) on Saturday, Dec. 30 inside Levick Arena.
 
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Tournament Schedule
Friday, Dec. 29
Wartburg vs Crown – 1 PM
UW-River Falls vs WashU – 3 PM
 
Saturday, Dec. 30
Consolation Game – 1 PM
Championship Game – 3 PM


The Series
  • Crown
    • This will mark the first matchup in program history
  • UW-River Falls
    • If these programs meet on Saturday, it would be the first time in program history
  • WashU
    • Saturday would be the first matchup since 2016 between these programs
    • The Bears lead the series 4-1 all-time
 
Wartburg
  • The Knights enter their home tournament with an overall record of 10-1 and an American Rivers Conference record of 4-0
  • Wartburg went 1-1 at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn. in its last competition
    • Fell to No. 16/22 Whitman College and defeated DePauw University
  • The Knights are averaging 73.8 points per game while allowing 57.5 points per game through 11 games
  • Three Knights lead Wartburg in scoring:
  • Wartburg averages 9.3 three pointers made per game
    • 34.5% 3P
  • Defensively, Wartburg averages 7.8 steals per game and 3.8 blocks per game
    • Leads opponents in average points off turnovers 16.1 to 10.9
  • Seven Knights average six or more points per game
  • The Knights are getting to the line nearly twice as much as opponents
    • Average free throws attempted: Wartburg – 13.6, Opponents 7.7
 
Crown
  • The Polars enter the tournament with an overall record of 2-8 and an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) mark of 1-1
    • Wins this season have come against Trinity Bible College and Northland College
  • Fell to Luther College 85-65 in its last competition
  • McKenzie Latske leads the Polars in scoring with an average of 12.4 PPG
    • 30.8% FG, 32.1% 3P and 87.5% FT
  • Crown is being outscored by an average of 14.4 points per game this season
    • Scoring an average of 56.1 PPG and allowing an average of 70.5 PPG
  • Opponents' team shooting percentages against Crown: 43.5% FG, 33.5% 3P and 73.9% FT
    • Polars: 34.7% FG, 32.2% 3P and 57.5% FT
  • The Polars make an average of 8.8 three pointers a game
 
UW-River Falls
  • The Falcons enter the tournament winners of their last eight games and an overall record of 8-1
    • Loss came to St. Thomas University (Division I)
  • UW-River Falls is holding opponents to an average of 55 points per game
    • Opponents shooting: 38.5 FG, 28.2% 3P and 64.9% FT
  • Four Falcons are averaging 8+ PPG
    • Macy Nilsen – 12.6, Zoey Buchan – 11.2, Karleigh Creasey – 9.6 and Julia Seidel – 8.0.
  • UW-River Falls averages 7.2 made threes a game
    • Only three players with 10+ made threes this season
  • The Falcon defense is averaging over 10 steals a game along with just under two blocks per game
  • Olivia Miron averages six rebounds per game, with almost half being offensive rebounds
 
WashU
  • The Bears enter the weekend with an overall record of 5-4
    • Two of the five wins came against in-common opponents with Wartburg
      • Defeated DePauw University 72-59 and defeated Dubuque 63-54
  • Lexy Harris leads WashU with an average of 18.6 PPG and 10.4 RPG
    • 55.8% FG and 55% FT
    • Last Game (vs Fontbonne): - 37 points, 20 rebounds, Three blocks, two assists and two steals in 25 minutes played
  • WashU allows 64.6 points per game while scoring an average of 69.9 points per game
  • The Bears hold an average rebounding margin of +6 rebounds per game
  • Alyssa Hughes is the top WashU shooter, averaging 10.2 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field and 47.3% from three
  • The Bears have a negative turnover margin of -2.9
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Sara Faber

#3 Sara Faber

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5' 7"
Senior
Macy Harris

#10 Macy Harris

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5' 8"
Fifth Year
Jaedon Murphy

#33 Jaedon Murphy

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6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sara Faber

#3 Sara Faber

5' 7"
Senior
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Macy Harris

#10 Macy Harris

5' 8"
Fifth Year
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Jaedon Murphy

#33 Jaedon Murphy

6' 0"
Senior
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