WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball returns to American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play this weekend with a road matchup against Loras College on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. in Dubuque, Iowa.
Saturday, Dec. 13 | Dubuque, Iowa | Lillis Athletic & Wellness Center
Wartburg (2-5, 1-1 A-R-C) at Loras College (3-4, 0-2 A-R-C) | 2 PM CT |
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All-Time Series vs Loras
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 66-29
- The Knights have won the last five contests over Loras
- Wartburg is 28-13 on the road in the series
- Loras' last win against Wartburg came during the 2022-23 season
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the weekend with a 2-5 record overall and a 1-1 record in A-R-C play after defeating Luther and then falling to Coe last week
- The Knights have faced teams that are either currently ranked or receiving votes (or were at the time of the game) in five of seven games this season
- As a team, Wartburg is shooting:
- 38.5% FG, 31.4% 3P and 69.7% FT
- Both Katie Boulanger, Grace Hennessy and Lauren Golinghorst are each averaging over 10 points per game through seven games
- Boulanger: 14.3 PPG
- Hennessy: 13.7 PPG
- Golinghorst: 11.7 PPG
- The Knights are averaging 10.1 steals per game and four blocks per game defensively
- Hennessy leads the team in blocked shots with 16 out of the team's 27 recorded (tied for A-R-C lead)
- Boulanger leads the team in steals with 2.4 per game (tied for A-R-C lead)
- Wartburg is averaging 7.1 made three pointers per game while allowing just 4.9 makes per game from opponents
- Lauren Donlea leads the team in assists with 26 (3.7 per game)
- The Knights have a -0.4 turnover margin and -3.7 rebounding margin
- 14 different Knights have scored this season and seven different Knights have made a three
- Boulanger (17), Emma Townsley (12), Hennessy (10), Reagan Pagniano (nine), Maddie Pavelka (six) and Laynee Hogan (five) all have recorded five or more steals this season
Loras
- The Duhawks enter Saturday's matchup 3-4 overall and 0-2 in A-R-C play
- Fell to Dubuque (63-51) and Simpson (87-59) last week
- Defeated No. 18 Wisconsin Lutheran 63-60 on Tuesday, Nov. 25
- As a team, Loras is shooting:
- 37.6 % FG, 27.6% 3P and 69.1% FT
- Both Claire Wagner (14.1) and Ashtyn Kelderman (10.1) are averaging 10+ points per game this season
- Both also lead the team in rebounding with an average of 6.7 and 5.7 rebounds per game respectively
- Loras has a +1 rebounding margin and a -0.9 turnover margin this season
- Averages nine steals and 3.3 blocks per game
- Kelderman has recorded 14 steals and 10 blocks through seven games (both lead Loras)
- Four Duhawks have connected on seven or more three pointers this season
- Both Kelderman and Kylie Rigby lead the team with 11 each
- Loras has made seven or more three pointers as a team in four-straight games
- Finished with a season-high 11 in its last time out
