WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 6/6 Wartburg women's basketball will host the first and second rounds of the Division III NCAA women's basketball tournament. The first-round games will be at 5:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. on Friday, March 1. The second-round game will be played at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.   

Game Schedule 
First Round | Friday, March 1 

5:15 PM - Illinois Wesleyan vs. Concordia Moorhead - Live stats | Live video

7:45 PM - Wartburg vs. Wisconsin Lutheran - Live stats | Live video

Second Round | Saturday, March 2 

7:30 PM - Winner of game 1 vs. Winner of game 2 - Live stats | Live video


Ticket Prices
Tickets will go on sale 90 minutes prior to game time. 

Students, Senior Citizens and Youth: $10 (Full Day Pass)

Adults: $15 (Full Day Pass)


Series History

• Wisconsin Lutheran
  • This will mark the fourth meeting all-time between these programs
    • Wartburg is 3-0
  • Second-straight NCAA Tournament matchup in the series
  • Friday will mark the first home game of the series for Wartburg
• Concordia Moorhead
  • If Wartburg and Concordia Moorhead advance, it will be the first meeting in program history on Saturday
• Illinois Wesleyan
  • If Wartburg and Illinois Wesleyan advance, Saturday would be the third all-time matchup and first since 2018

Wartburg

• The Knights come into the NCAA Tournament 25-2 overall and winners of the American Rivers Conference Tournament
• Wartburg led the A-R-C in scoring defense allowing 53.4 points to opponents
  • Opponent shooting percentages: 36.1% FG, 27.4% 3P and 63.3% FT
• Wartburg has two players that averaged double figures throughout the season
  • Jaedon Murphy (14.6 PPG) and Sara Faber (11.7 PPG)
• The Knights led the A-R-C in blocked shots per game (3.93) and assists per game (15.48)
  • Murphy was tied for first with 1.4 blocks per game
  • Macy Harris and Britney Young were both top-10 in assists averaging 3.4 and 3.2 respectively
• Wartburg is tied for 10^th in the nation in three-pointers made per game averaging 8.7
  • Three Knights have made 45+ three-pointers: Young (55), Murphy (49) and Faber (46)
• The Knights average 39.3 rebounds per game while allowing 33.8 rebounds to opponents
• Lauren Woeste leads the team shooting 66.7% from the field this season
• Wartburg shooting percentages:
  • 41.9% FG, 31.3% 3P and 71.2% FT

• Young is tied for second all-time in career three-pointers with 217 (27 away from tying first)
• Harris is fifth all-time in career assists with 304 (Two away from tying fourth)
• Murphy is third all-time in career blocked shots with 116 (Two away from tying second)
• Murphy is seventh all-time in career points scored with 1,400 (42 away from tying sixth)

• The Warriors enter the NCAA Tournament 23-4 overall and winners of the NACC Tournament
• Wisconsin Lutheran is ranked eighth in the country in scoring defense allowing 47.9 points to opponents
  • Opponent shooting percentages: 33.1% FG, 26.6% 3P and 67.2% FT
• Sam Leisemann leads the Warriors in scoring and rebounds per game
  • 16.1 PPG (Second in the NACC) and 9.1 RPG
    • 61.6% FG (First in the NACC)
• Wisconsin Lutheran led the NACC in scoring margin (+17.6), turnover margin (+4.74) and assist/turnover ratio (1.28)
• The Warriors average 39.3 rebounds per game while allowing 31.9 rebounds to opponents
  • Three players average 5+ rebounds per game
• Mack Hogenson (35) and Meggie Scott (31) lead the team in three pointers made this season
• Wisconsin Lutheran averages 15 assists per game and only allows 8.9 assists to opponents
  • Meggie Scott led the Warriors averaging 3.9 assists per game (Second in the NACC)
• Wisconsin Lutheran shooting percentages:
  • 42.4% FG, 30.2% 3P and 66.2% FT

Press Clippings
Feature from the Waverly Newspaper

Media availability sessions

Coach Amsberry


Britney Young