WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 2/2 women's basketball is back at home this week for two non-conference games inside Levick Arena. The Knights will host Edgewood College on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. and then will host Bethany Lutheran College on Friday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Edgewood
  • Tuesday will mark the seventh all-time matchup between these programs
  • Wartburg leads the series 6-0
  • The last matchup came in 2022, where Wartburg won 101-68
• Bethany Lutheran
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 11-0
  • Last season, the Knights won 93-83 on the road
  • The Knights average 82 points per game in the series

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week ranked No. 2/2 in both the D3hoops.com and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) top 25 polls
  • Wartburg is 3-0 to begin the season after defeating Knox College 80-64 in its last contest
• Lauren Woeste has recorded a double double in each of Wartburg's three games
  • Leads Knights in scoring (18.7) and rebounding (11.7)
• Wartburg is averaging 15.3 assists per game as a team, which nearly doubles what opponents are averaging against the Knights (8.0)
• Jaedon Murphy and Sara Faber are both averaging over 10 points per game
  • Murphy – 14.3 points per game and 10.3 rebounds per game
  • Faber – 12.7 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game
• Wartburg is shooting 40.4% from the field, 25.9% from three and 74.1% from the free throw line as a team
• Five Knights have made multiple three pointers this season
  • Murphy, Faber, Grace Hennessy, Brylee Seaman and Jenna Saunders
• Wartburg is averaging 4.1 blocks per game
  • Murphy, Woeste and Faber all have recorded multiple blocks this season

 
Edgewood

• The Eagles enter Tuesday's matchup with an overall record of 1-2
  • Fell to No. 18 WashU earlier this season
  • Defeated North Central University 68-56 to begin the season
• Edgewood has two scorers who are averaging over 10+ points per game
  • Vivian Guerrero – 15.3 points per game and 9.7 rebounds per game
  • Kallie Norby – 13 points per game
• The Eagles have a -3 margin in both rebounding and turnovers per game through three games
• Edgewood is shooting 35.6% from the field, 25.4% from three and 71% from the free throw line
• Guerrero has also recorded a team-high six blocks and five steals

 
Bethany Lutheran

• The Vikings enter the week with an overall record of 1-2
  • Defeated Carleton 83-65 to open the season
  • Fell to Augsburg and Buena Vista
• BLC will face UW-La Crosse on the road prior to Friday's matchup
• Two players are averaging over 10 points per game for Bethany
  • Gianna Klarenbeek – 15.3 PPG
  • Aubrea Kor – 14.7 PPG
• Eight different Vikings average over four rebounds per game
  • +6 rebounding margin as a team so far this season
• BLC is shooting 38.9% from the field, 19.1% from three and 66.3% from the free throw line