WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 2/2 women's basketball is back in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) action this week with matchups against Loras College and Central College. The Knights will host Loras on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m. and will close the week on the road against Central on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Loras
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 64-29
  • The Knights have won the last three matchups and have won seven of the last 10
  • Wartburg is 37-15 at home in this series
• Central
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 66-22
  • Wartburg has won the last 23 matchups dating back to the 2012-13 season
  • The Knights are 38-6 at home in this series

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week undefeated with an overall record of 6-0 and an A-R-C mark of 1-0
  • Defeated Luther 78-62 in A-R-C opener
  • Wednesday will be the first game in over a week for the Knights
• Three Knights are averaging 14+ points per game so far this season
  • Sara Faber (17.5), Lauren Woeste (15.8) and Jaedon Murphy (14.0)
• Through six games, Wartburg has an average of +25 in scoring margin
  • The Knights are averaging 76.3 points scored per contest while allowing opponents to score an average of 51.3 points per game
• Wartburg has had an edge on the glass through six games with an average rebounding margin of +15.5
  • Woeste averages 9.8 rebounds per game and Murphy averages 8.4 rebounds per game individually
• The Knights average 7.7 three pointers per game as a team
  • Five different Knights have made five or more three pointers this season
    • Faber (12), Murphy (10), Jenna Saunders (seven), Grace Hennessy (seven) and Brylee Seaman (five)
• Faber (23), Murphy (12) and Hennessy (11) have all recorded 10+ steals through five games
  • Faber has recorded six steals in two out of her last three games
  • Faber leads the conference in total steals and steals per game
• Murphy and Hennessy lead the Knights in blocked shots with 10 and nine respectively
  • Ranked first and second in blocks per game among all A-R-C players

 
National Stat Rankings
The Knights are ranked in the top 100 in 19 various national rankings. They rank first in winning percentage (100.0), third in rebound margin (16.2), ninth in scoring margin (27.2), 15th in scoring offense (79.6), 17th in free throws made per game (16.40), 20th in rebounds per game (47.20), 26th in free throw attempts per game (23.00), 32nd in assists per game (17.6), 35th in scoring defense (52.4), 39th in three pointers per game (8.0), 42nd in offensive rebounds per game (16.6), 43rd in steals per game (12.6), 47th in defensive rebounds per game (30.6), 49th in assist/turnover ratio (1.06), 50th in field goal percentage (43.3), 55th in three point attempts per game (25.4), 68th in turnover margin (4.40), 74th in field goal percentage defense (33.6), and 96th in turnovers forced per game (21.00).

The Knights have four individual athletes who rank in the top 100 in various national rankings:

• Lauren Woeste ranks first in field goal percentage (72.0), 11th in double doubles (4), 30th in offensive rebounds per game (4.6), and 79th in rebounds per game (9.8)
• Sara Faber ranks 24th in steals per game (3.80), 48th in steals (19), 73rd in points per game (18.2), and 92nd in assists per game (4.0).
• Grace Hennessy ranks 63rd in blocks per game (1.80) and 86th in blocks (9)
• Jaedon Murphy ranks 81st in double doubles (2)

 
Loras

• The Duhawks enter Wednesday's contest with an overall record of 1-5 and a 0-1 mark in A-R-C play
  • Loras fell to Coe College 72-64 in its A-R-C opener
• Loras has the third-best scoring defense in the A-R-C with 59.5 points per game allowed
  • Wartburg has the best scoring defense in the conference at 51.3 points per game allowed
  • The Duhawks have the ninth ranked scoring offense this season at 50.8 points per game
• Seven different Duhawks are averaging between 6.0 points per game and 7.8 points per game through six games
• Loras ranks fourth in blocked shots and eighth in steals among all A-R-C teams
• Silvana Scarsella leads the Duhawks in both scoring and assists
  • 7.8 points per game and three assists per game
• Loras has made nine three pointers in back-to-back games (1-1 in those games)

 
Central

• The Dutch enter the week with an overall record of 5-3 and a A-R-C mark of 0-1
  • Central fell to Simpson 95-87 in its A-R-C opener
  • Will face Buena Vista University on Wednesday before Saturday's matchup against Wartburg
• Abby Johnson and CeCe Moore both average 11.9 points per game through eight games played
• Central is shooting 40.7% from the field, 30.5% from three and 73.9% from the free throw line
• The Dutch average 73 points per game (4^th in A-R-C) and allow an average of 64.8 points per game (5^th in A-R-C)
• Jasmyn Williams and Emily Naughton lead the team in assists with 24 and 23 respectively
• Central has a positive turnover margin of +1.9 through eight games
  • 17.1-13.6 advantage in points from turnovers