WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 7/8 women's basketball is in non-conference action on Tuesday, Dec. 5 against Bethany Lutheran College and then will host an American Rivers Conference contest against Simpson College on Saturday, Dec. 9. Tuesday's tipoff is set for 6 p.m. in Mankato, Minn. and Saturday's home game will begin at 6 p.m. as well. 
 
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The Series

• Bethany Lutheran
  • This is the 11^th all-time matchup between these programs
    • Wartburg leads the series 10-0
  • First time playing at Bethany Lutheran since the 2016-17 season
  • The Knights are 5-0 on the road in the series
• Simpson
  • Saturday will be the 93rd all-time matchup
    • Simpson leads the series 53-39
  • The series is 5-5 in the last 10 games
  • Wartburg is 19-24 at home in the series

 
Wartburg

• The Orange & Black are 7-0 overall and 3-0 in A-R-C play to begin the season
  • Knights have opened the season 7-0 for the third time in the last four seasons
• Wartburg is shooting 43.5% from the field and 32.8% from three as a team through seven games
  • The Knights are averaging 70.9 points per game
• Jaedon Murphy leads the Knights in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals
  • 14.9 PPG and 6.6 RPG
  • 12 blocks and 10 steals
• The Knights are currently 23rd in Division III in three pointers made per game with an average of 8.4
• Four Knights have double-digit assists this season:
  • Macy Harris (22), Britney Young (19),  Lauren Donlea (16) and Sara Faber (11)
• Wartburg has allowed an average of 50.4 points per game
  • Opponent shooting percentages: 33.6% FG, 22.7% 3P and 62.7% FT
• The Knights defense averages eights steals per game and four blocks per game as a team

 
In the Rankings

• Currently ranked No. 7 in the latest D3hoops.com poll
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• Moved up to No. 8 in the latest Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll
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Bethany Lutheran

• Bethany Lutheran enters the contest 0-6 overall
  • Fell to UW-Eau Claire 91-60 in last game played
  • Also was defeated at home by fellow A-R-C school, University of Dubuque, 75-49
• The Vikings are allowing an average of 84.6 points per game
  • Opponents are shooting an average of 45.6% FG and 31.7% 3P through six games
• Gianna Klarenbeek leads the team in scoring with 13 points per game
  • Shoots 39.7% from the field and 44.4% from three this season
• BLC has an average of -9 turnover differential this season
  • Average of 24.2 turnovers a game which leads to an average of 23 points off turnovers for opponents
• Ashanti Boykin leads the Vikings in both assists (nine) and steals (eight)

Simpson

• Simpson enters the week with an overall record of 4-4 and an A-R-C record of 2-1
  • Fell to Dubuque 78-63 in last contest
• The Storm are allowing an average of 68.3 points per game and are scoring 67.5 points per game
• Haley Rasmussen leads the Storm offensively with 16 points per game
  • 45.3% FG, 41.2% 3P and 73.3% FT
• Cassie Nash averages three steals per game and 1.6 blocks per game to lead Simpson's defense
  • Also averages 12.6 points per game
• The Storm average 12 steals per game as well as 2.1 blocks per game
• Simpson is being out rebounded by an average of 3.3 rebounds per game