WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball is set to open American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play this week with a home matchup against Luther on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and then on the road against Coe College on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 3 | Waverly, Iowa | Levick Arena
Wartburg (5-1) vs Luther College (4-2) | 7:30 PM CT |
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Saturday, Dec. 6 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Kohawk Arena
Wartburg (5-1) at Coe College (5-1) | 4 PM CT |
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All-time Series vs Opponents
- Luther
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 92-32
- The Knights are 13-2 in their last 15 games against Luther
- Wartburg is 47-12 at home against the Norse
- Coe
- The Knights lead the all-time series 45-34
- Wartburg went 1-1 against Coe last season
- The Knights are 2-8 in their last 10 games against Coe
- Coe has a 23-17 record at home against Wartburg
Wartburg
- The Knights opened the season 5-1 after a win over Principia College in their last contest
- Wartburg is averaging 81 points per game, while allowing 68 points per game
- As a team, Wartburg is shooting: 50.4% FG, 30.3% 3P and 58.7% FT
- Ethan Yungtum is averaging a double double through six games this season
- 21.2 points per game (team high) and 10.8 rebounds per game (team high)
- Four different Knights have connected on six or more made three pointers this season
- Wartburg is averaging 10.5 steals per game and 4.0 blocks per game
- The Knights have a -1.5 turnover margin
- Bienemann leads the team in both steals (16) and in blocks (12)
- The Knights have a +11.3 margin in rebounding, including an average of 15.8 offensive rebounds per game
- Four Knights are averaging 10+ points per game through two games
- Yungtum (21.2), Bienemann (16.8) Schramm (14), and Luke Ladwig (10.6)
- 17 different Knights have scored this season and 12 different players have made a three pointer
- Wartburg averages 20.2 assists per game through six games
- Both Ladwig and Bienemann lead the team in assists with 20 total (Ladwig leads in assists per game with four per game
Luther
- The Norse enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 4-2
- Luther fell to both Hamline University and St. Olaf College in its last two contests
- Luther's scoring defense is currently top of the A-R-C with an average of just 62 points per game allowed this season
- As a team, Luther is shooting:
- 42.8% FG, 36% 3P and 64.8% FT
- Luther averages 7.5 three pointers made per game, but also allows an average of 7.5 per game
- The Norse's scoring leaders are Andre Palavra (10.8 PPG) and Jeremy Andera (10.2 PPG)
- Luther has a +4.3 rebounding margin and a -0.7 turnover margin
- Both Owen Bockenstedt and Henry Kreckman lead the team in rebounding with an average of 6.3 per game
- Andera leads the team in steals with 10 this season
- Five Norse have made six or more three pointers this season
- Andera leads the team with 11 made on 45.8% shooting
Coe
- The Kohawks enter the week with an overall record of 5-1
- Fell to the Milwaukee School of Engineering on the road 81-72 in their last contest
- Will hit the road on Wednesday to face Buena Vista University before Saturday's matchup against Wartburg
- As a team, Coe shoots:
- 44.5% FG, 35.7% 3P and 72.1% FT
- The Kohawks are averaging 75.2 points per game and allows 68.2 points per game this season
- Coe has six scorers averaging nine or more points per game
- Cooper Nailor and Cole Hrubes lead the team with 13.7 and 13 points per game respectively
- The Kohawks have a +1.3 margin in rebounding and a +1.7 margin in turnovers through six games
- Nailor also leads the team in assists (38) and steals (15)
