Waverly, Iowa – No. 10/11 women's basketball is in American Rivers Conference action twice this week, beginning with a home game against the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 5:30 p.m. The Knights will close the week on the road against Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Dubuque
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 67-24
  • Wartburg has won five straight matchups in the series
    • Have won 20 of the last 21 matchups
  • Three of the last six games have gone to overtime
    • Two of last year's three final scores were within four points
• Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Wartburg is 21-1 all-time against NWU
  • The Knights have won the last 18 consecutive matchups
  • Nebraska Wesleyan's lone win came in Lincoln, Neb. during the 2003-04 season

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 11-2 and an A-R-C record of 4-0
  • Defeated Simpson 61-49 in their last contest
  • Ranked No. 10 by the WBCA and No. 11 by D3hoops.com
• Sara Faber (17.5), Jaedon Murphy (15.4) and Lauren Woeste (12.9) all average 10+ points per game for the Knights
• Through 13 games the Knights average 69.8 points per game (fourth in A-R-C) and allow an average of 54.4 points per game (leads A-R-C)
• Wartburg has grabbed 10+ offensive rebounds in 10/13 games this season
• Wartburg has a +8.7 margin in rebounding and a +2 margin in turnovers
  • Averages 17.8 points per game from turnovers while allowing 13.2 points per game from turnovers
• Faber is currently leading the A-R-C in steals (39) and steals per game (3.5), while Murphy currently leads the conference in blocks (24) and blocks per game (1.8)
• The Knights lead the A-R-C in field goal percentage allowed (34.7%) and three point percentage allowed (26.3%)
  • As a team, the Knights are shooting 40.5% from the field (fourth in A-R-C), 28.8% from three (sixth in A-R-C) and 72.2% from the free throw line (fifth in A-R-C)

 
Dubuque

• The Spartans enter Wednesday's contest with an overall record of 4-8 and an A-R-C mark of 1-2
  • Defeated Concordia University (Wis.) 50-47 last time on the floor
  • Defeated NWU in A-R-C play, but fell to both Luther and Simpson
• UD is averaging 58.8 points per game (seventh in A-R-C) and allowing 66.2 points per game (sixth in A-R-C) through 12 games
  • Scoring margin ranks eighth in the A-R-C
• Morgan Hawkins is currently fourth overall in rebounding among A-R-C players (8.1 RPG)
• The Spartans rank last in the A-R-C in three pointers made per game at 3.2
  • Also ranks last in three point percentage (23.2%) and free throw percentage (65.9) as a team
• Samantha McDOnald leads the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game
  • Also ranks third in steals among A-R-C players

 
Nebraska Wesleyan

• The Prairie Wolves enter the week with an overall record of 1-11 and an A-R-C record of 0-3
  • Defeated Crown College 83-52 for first win of the season and first win since Wednesday, Jan. 25 of the 2022-23 season (defeated Buena Vista)
  • NWU fell to Loras 64-26 in its last contest
  • Will face Simpson on Wednesday before Saturday's matchup in Waverly
• Jada Smith leads the team in scoring with an average of 11.1 points per game over seven games played
• The Prairie Wolves are bottom of the A-R-C in scoring margin (-20.2), rebounding margin (-8.3) along with turnover margin (-7.08)
  • Ranks eighth or ninth among all A-R-C teams in field goal percentage (34.9%), three point percentage (26.3%) and free throw percentage (67.2)
• Brynn Sebeck leads NWU in three point baskets made this season with 16
  • Only player with 10 or more
• Carney Black ranks sixth in the A-R-C in individual rebounding at 7.2 rebounds per game