WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 2/2 Wartburg women's basketball will continue American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play this weekend on the road against Simpson College on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 2 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Simpson leads the all-time series between these teams 53-41
• Wartburg has won the last four matchups
• The Knights are 20-29 on the road in this series
  • Simpson is 3-0 this season at home

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter Saturday's matchup with an overall record of 10-2 and an A-R-C mark of 3-0
  • Fell to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and East Texas Baptist University at the UMHB Classic
  • Defeated Wisconsin Lutheran College and UW-Platteville in last two games
• Through 12 games the Knights average 70.5 points per game and allow an average of 54.8 points per game (leads A-R-C)
• Sara Faber (17.1), Jaedon Murphy (15.3) and Lauren Woeste (13.1) all average 10+ points per game for the Knights
• Wartburg has a +8.2 margin in rebounding and a +2.3 margin in turnovers
  • Averages 18 points per game from turnovers while allowing 12.4 points per game from turnovers
• Faber is currently tied for the A-R-C lead in steals (39) and Murphy currently leads the conference in blocks (20)
• As a team, the Knights are shooting 40.4% from the field, 29.4% from three and 72% from the free throw line
• Wartburg has grabbed 10+ offensive rebounds in 9/12 games this season

Simpson

• The Storm enter this weekend's A-R-C matchup with an overall record of 6-6 and an A-R-C record of 2-1
  • Last played games were Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20-21 against Mount Union (L, 80-54) and Lawrence (W, 69-50)
  • A-R-C wins came against Central and Dubuque, while the loss came on the road at Coe
• Both Molly Lutmer (16.3) and Haley Rasmussen (15.7) average over 15 points per game for the Storm this season
• Simpson has the top scoring offense in the A-R-C at 76.7 points per game, but rank eighth in the A-R-C in scoring defense at 71.5 points per game
• The Storm average an A-R-C leading 8.8 three pointers made per game
  • Shooting 40.9% as a team from three (also leads A-R-C)
• Ella Anderson (63.3%) leads the A-R-C in field goal percentage and Rasmussen (55.7%) leads the conference in three point percentage
  • Both Rasmussen and Lutmer have 30+ made three pointers so far this season
• Simpson ranks last in the A-R-C in combined rebounding with an average of 33.9 total rebounds per game