WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 24 Wartburg women's basketball is set to close regular season play this week with a home game against Coe on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. and a road matchup against Loras on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Coe
  • The Knights defeated Coe 78-58 earlier this season
  • Leads all-time series 49-20 over Coe
• Loras
  • Wartburg defeated Loras (Ranked No. 21 at the time) 63-51 earlier this season
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 61-27

 
Wartburg

• Enters the week 14-0 in American Rivers Conference play and 19-4 overall
  • Clinches regular season conference title with at least one win in the next two games
  • Have won 13 straight games
• Currently ranked No. 24 in the d3hoops.com Top 25 poll and receiving votes in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 poll
• The Knights are currently third out of 425 total teams in Division III in three pointers made per game with an average of 9.9
• Scoring Leaders
  • Sara Faber
    • 14.3 points per game (T-4th A-R-C)
    • 40.5% FG and 34.8% 3P (3P% is sixth in A-R-C)
  • Jaedon Murphy
    • 14.3 points per game (T-4th A-R-C)
    • 44.3% FG and 37.0% 3P (3P% is third in A-R-C)
    • Also leads the team in rebounding at 5.7 per game (Ninth in A-R-C)
• The Knights are seventh out of 425 Division III teams in fouls committed per game with an average of 11.9
• Maggie Wilkins has second highest three-point percentage in the A-R-C at 37.1%
• Wartburg's Assist/Turnover ratio of 1.13 currently leads the A-R-C and is ranked 14th in Division III
• Three players other than Faber and Murphy average nine or more points for the Knights:
  • Britney Young: 10.1 PPG
  • Macy Harris: 9.8 PPG
  • Wilkins: 9.9 PPG
• The Knights average of 13 turnovers per game is ninth best in all of Division III
• Wartburg currently has the top scoring offense and the third best scoring defense in the A-R-C
  • 73.8 points scored per game (33rd in Division III)
  • 56.9 points allowed per game

Record Watch

• Murphy
  • Currently at 917 career points, putting her 83 away from joining the 1,000-point club
    • Would be 18th player in program history to achieve this milestone
• 13 game winning streak is tied for ffth longest in program history
• Head Coach Bob Amsberry is now eight wins from becoming the all-time leader in program history

Coe

• The Kohawks enter Wednesday's matchup with a 17-6 overall record and a 9-5 mark in A-R-C play
  • Have won four of last five games
• Coe has the second ranked scoring defense in the A-R-C with an average of 56.4 points allowed per game
  • Eighth ranked scoring offense in A-R-C with an average of 61.8 points scored per game
• Scoring Leaders:
  • Kaalyn Petersen
    • 13.3 PPG (Ninth in A-R-C)
      • 53.1% FG (Fifth in A-R-C)
    • 1.6 blocks per game (Leads A-R-C)
  • Kaydee Kirkham
    • 13.2 PPG (10^th in A-R-C)
      • 55.5% FG (Fourth in A-R-C)
      • 46.5% 3P
    • 3.9 assists per game (Third in A-R-C)
• Coe has the second best rebounding margin in the A-R-C wth a mark of 3.7

 
Loras

• Loras enters the week with a record of 19-4 overall and an A-R-C record of 12-2
  • Has won last six games
    • Last loss came to Wartburg
• The Duhawks are receiving votes in both the d3hoops.com Top 25 and WBCA Top 25
• Sami Martin is tied for first in scoring in the A-R-C
  • 15.4 PPG
    • 56.3% FG
    • 30.8% 3P
  • 7.3 RPG (Sixth in A-R-C)
• Team shooting percentages:
  • 42.7% FG (Second in A-R-C)
  • 27.7% 3P (Seventh in A-R-C)
  • 76.2% FT (Second in A-R-C and Ninth in Division III)
• Ranked 13^th in Division III in turnover margin with a mark of 8.09