WAVERLY, Iowa - No. 6/7 Wartburg women's basketball will hit the road and travel to Providence, R.I. this week to continue its NCAA Tournament run. The Knights will take on Bates College in a sweet 16 matchup on Friday, Mar. 8 at 5:30 p.m. eastern time. 

Game Schedule
Sweet 16 | Friday, March 8
5:30 PM ET – Bates vs. Wartburg – Live Video | Live Stats
8:00 PM ET – Washington & Lee vs. Rhode Island College

Elite Eight | Saturday, March 9
7:30 PM ET – Winner of game 1 vs winner of game 2 – Live Video | Live Stats
 
 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the Sweet 16 with an overall record of 27-2 after defeating Wisconsin Lutheran and Illinois Wesleyan University in rounds one and two
• Wartburg is ranked 43^rd in the nation in scoring defense averaging 54 points to opponents
  • Opponent shooting percentage: 36.6% FG, 28.2% 3P and 63.1% FT
• Jaedon Murphy leads the Knights in points per game and rebounds per game
  • 14.6 PPG (Fourth in the A-R-C) and 6.1 RPG
    • 46.3% FG, 30.8% 3P and 71.1% FT
• Sara Faber leads the Knights in steals averaging 1.7 per game (Eighth in the A-R-C)
• Macy Harris and Britney Young lead the team in assists this season with 96 and 91, respectively
• The Knights average 15.4 assists per game while allowing only 9.6 to opponents
• Wartburg averages 8.7 three-pointers per game, good for 10^th in the country in division three
  • Three Knights have made 50+ three-pointers this season: Young (62), Murphy (52) and Faber (52)
• The Knights average 38.7 rebounds per game while allowing 33.3 rebounds to opponents
  • Wartburg outrebounded opponents by seven in the first two rounds
• Lauren Woeste leads the team in FG percentage shooting 66.4% (First in the A-R-C)
• Wartburg shooting percentages:
  • 42.3% FG, 31.8% 3P and 71% FT

 
Record Watch

• Young is second all-time in career three-pointers made with 224 (20 away from tying first)
• Faber is ninth all-time in career three-pointers made with 155 (11 away from tying eighth)
• Harris is eighth all-time in career steals with 172 (Six away from tying seventh)
• Murphy is seventh all-time in career points scored with 1,429 (13 away from tying sixth)
• Murphy is third all-time in career blocked shots with 117 (One away from tying second)

 
 
Weekly Media Availability

 

Bates

• The Bobcats enter the Sweet 16 with an overall record of 24-5 after defeating Brooklyn College and Widener University in rounds one and two
  • 66-51 win over Brooklyn and 79-66 win over Widener
• Bates ranks in the top-50 for three-point percentage defense allowing only 25.3% from deep
• Morgan Kennedy leads the Bobcats in scoring averaging 14.3 PPG
  • 43.9% FG, 37.9% 3P and 91.5% FT
• Alexandra Long ranks 38^th nationally in assists with 112 (averages 3.9 per game)
• The Bobcats average 42.5 rebounds per game while allowing 37.4 rebounds to opponents
  • Elsa Daulerio leads the team averaging 7.9 rebounds per game
• Bates led the NESCAC in blocked shots averaging 5.97 per game
  • Daulerio and Long led the team with 62 and 55, respectively
• Davina Kabantu leads the Bobcats in steals with 32 on the season
• Bates shooting percentages:
  • 39.9% FG, 29.8% 3P and 72.9% FT

 
Washington & Lee

• The Generals enter the Sweet 16 with an overall record of 28-2 after defeating Vassar and Catholic in rounds one and two
  • 68-61 win over Vassar and 80-70 win over Catholic

 
Rhode Island College

• Rhode Island enters the Sweet 16 a perfect 29-0 after defeating Saint Joseph's College of Maine and St. John Fisher University in rounds one and two
  • 56-37 win over Saint Joseph's College and 66-43 win over St. John Fisher