WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 24 Wartburg women's basketball is set to open American Rivers Conference Tournament play with a semifinal matchup at home against Luther College on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.
The Knights will now move on to face Loras in the A-R-C Tournament Final at home on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m.
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A-R-C Championship
- The Knights will host No. 19 Loras in the A-R-C Tournament Final on Saturday, Feb. 25
- Wartburg is 8-3 in A-R-C Tournament games against Loras, including 2-0 in Championship game matchups
- The Duhawks enter the matchup winners of nine straight games and an overall record of 22-4
- Loras defeated Simpson in the semifinals 88-54
- In two regular season matchups this season, the home team won each game
- 1/18/23: Wartburg 63, Loras 51
- 2/18/23: Loras 63, Wartburg 55
- Cierra Bachmann has been the Duhawks leading scorer against Wartburg with an average of 18 PPG over two games
The Series
- Luther
- Wartburg defeated Luther in both regular season matchups
- 73-52 11/30/22
- 66-59 2/1/23
- Knights are 4-2 against Luther in A-R-C Tournament games
- Wartburg leads all-time series 54-42
In the Rankings
- Wartburg is ranked No. 24 in the d3hoops.com week 12 Top 25 poll
- Currently the first team out of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 poll
- NCAA Region IX Rankings (Released 2/22/23)
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| REGION IX |
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| 1 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
19-6 |
19-6 |
| 2 |
Loras |
21-4 |
21-4 |
| 3 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
18-7 |
18-7 |
| 4 |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
18-7 |
18-7 |
| 5 |
Wartburg |
20-5 |
20-5 |
| 6 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
23-2 |
23-2 |
| 7 |
Wisconsin-Stout |
18-7 |
18-7 |
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the A-R-C Tournament as the No. 1 seed
- 20-5 overall and 15-1 in A-R-C play
- The Knights are currently fourth out of 425 total teams in Division III in three pointers made per game with an average of 9.8
- Scoring Leaders
- Sara Faber
- 14.4 points per game (Fourth in A-R-C)
- 40.3% FG and 34.9% 3P (3P% is seventh in A-R-C)
- Jaedon Murphy
- 13.8 points per game (Seventh in A-R-C)
- 43.2% FG and 36.8% 3P (3P% is fourth in A-R-C)
- Also leads the team in rebounding at 5.7 per game (Eighth in A-R-C)
- The Knights are eighth out of 425 Division III teams in fouls committed per game with an average of 11.9
- Britney Young is currently 16th in Division III in three pointers made with 69 made
- Wartburg's Assist/Turnover ratio of 1.11 currently leads the A-R-C and is ranked 23rd in Division III
- 3rd-5th top scorers:
- The Knights average of 13.1 turnovers per game is 14th best in all of Division III
Record Watch
- At 69 three pointers made, Young is currently tied for fourth most in a season at Wartburg
- Murphy is at 932 career points, putting her 68 from joining the 1,000 point club
Luther
- The Norse made it to the semifinals after defeating Coe College 70-64 in the first round
- Have won back-to-back games and is 14-12 overall
- Luther is led by Kailey Jones:
- Averages a double-double
- 12.8 PPG
- 50.4% FG (Sixth in A-R-C)
- 37.8% 3P
- 10.5 RPG (First in A-R-C)
- The Norse are the top free throw shooting team in the A-R-C at 75.9%
- Loras is the best in the A-R-C against the three allowing a percentage of 26.3%
- Wartburg is the best three-point shooting team at 33.6% as a team
- Other A-R-C ranks:
- Megan Miller is fifth in assists per game at 2.9
- Rubie Jordan is third in three-point percentage at 37.8%
- Lizzie Kauls is fourth in rebounding with 8.2 per game
A-R-C Championship
- The Knights will host No. 19 Loras in the A-R-C Tournament Final on Saturday, Feb. 25
- Wartburg is 8-3 in A-R-C Tournament games against Loras, including 2-0 in Championship game matchups
- The Duhawks enter the matchup winners of nine straight games and an overall record of 22-4
- Loras defeated Simpson in the semifinals 88-54
- In two regular season matchups this season, the home team won each game
- 1/18/23: Wartburg 63, Loras 51
- 2/18/23: Loras 63, Wartburg 55
- Cierra Bachmann has been the Duhawks leading scorer against Wartburg with an average of 18 PPG over two games
