WAVERLY, Iowa - No. 24 Wartburg women's basketball earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as announced on Monday, Feb. 27. The Knights travel to Holland, Mich. to face No. 17/22 Baldwin Wallace on Friday, Mar. 3 at 5:30 p.m. ET
 
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Tournament Schedule
Friday, March 3
Game #1 - Baldwin Wallace v. Wartburg at 5:30 PM EST
Game #2 - Hope v. St. Norbert at 8:00 PM EST
Saturday, March 4
Winners of Game #1 v. Winners of Game #2 at 7:30 PM EST

The Series

• Friday's game will be the second matchup all-time between these programs
  • Wartburg won the prior meeting 79-48 during the 2019-20 season

 
NCAA Tournament History

• Wartburg
  • This marks the Knights' 16^th NCAA Tournament appearance
    • Seven appearances under head coach Bob Amsberry
  • Seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance
• Baldwin Wallace
  • 17^th NCAA Tournament appearance for Baldwin Wallace
    • All 17 appearances are under head coach Cheri Harrer
  • Fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance

Wartburg

• Knights enter the NCAA Tournament with a record of 21-6 overall this season
• The Knights are currently third out of 425 total teams in Division III in three pointers made per game with an average of 9.7
• Scoring leaders
  • Sara Faber
    • 14.2 points per game
    • 39.6% FG and 34.4% 3P
  • Jaedon Murphy
    • 14 points per game
    • 43.2% FG and 37.8% 3P
    • Also leads the team in rebounding at 5.6 per game
• The Knights are eighth out of 425 Division III teams in fouls committed per game with an average of 12.1
• Britney Young is currently tied for 14^th in Division III in three pointers made with 74
• Wartburg's Assist/Turnover ratio of 1.07 is ranked 29th in Division III
• 3^rd-5^th top scorers:
  • Young: 9.9 PPG
  • Macy Harris: 9.6 PPG
  • Maggie Wilkins: 9.5 PPG
• The Knights average of 13.4 turnovers per game is 21st best in all of Division III

Baldwin Wallace

• Baldwin Wallace enters the NCAA Tournament with a record of 22-5 overall and a 14-4 mark in the Ohio Athletic Conference
  • The Yellow Jackets have two wins over top 25 opponents this season with wins over Trine and Ohio Northern
• Scoring leaders
  • Emily Irwin
    • 11.7 PPG
    • 40.8% FG
    • 37.5% 3P
  • Bella Vaillant
    • 11.0 PPG
    • 54% FG
    • 28% 3P
    • Also averages 6.5 RPG
• Baldwin Wallace ranks in the top 30 nationally in both free throws attempted and free throws made this season
  • As a team they shoot 70.4% from the free throw line
  • Caeley Ressler leads the team with a free throw percentage of 90.4% (Fourth among all of Division III)
• The Yellow Jackets are averaging 65.4 points per game and allowing just 54.4 points per game