WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball returns home to Levick Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 3 to open American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play against Luther College at 5:30 p.m. before hitting the road on Saturday, Dec. 6 to face off against (RV) Coe College at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 3 | Waverly, Iowa | Levick Arena
Wartburg (1-4) vs Luther College (3-2) | 5:30 PM CT |
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Saturday, Dec. 6 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Kohawk Arena
Wartburg (1-4) at (RV) Coe College (4-1) | 2 PM CT |
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All-Time Series vs Opponents
- Luther
- Wednesday will mark the 100th matchup between these programs
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 59-40
- The Knights have won the last 15 matchups over the Norse
- Wartburg is 37-12 at home against Luther
- Coe
- Wartburg leads the series 54-20 all time
- The Knights have won nine-straight against the Kohawks
- Wartburg is 27-11 on the road in the series
In the Polls
- Coe is receiving votes in both national polls (D3hoops.com/WBCA)
- Wartburg has played against three teams who are either currently ranked or receiving votes
- DePauw was receiving votes at the time, but is not currently
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the weekend with a 1-4 record overall after falling to Carroll University 67-61 in their last time out
- Carroll is now ranked No. 16 in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll and is receiving votes in the latest WBCA Poll
- Wednesday will mark the first home game for Wartburg since Saturday, Nov. 8.
- As a team, Wartburg is shooting:
- 38.3% FG, 31.6% 3P and 70.1% FT
- Both Katie Boulanger and Grace Hennessy are each averaging over 14 points per game through five games
- Boulanger: 14.6 PPG
- Hennessy: 14.6 PPG
- The Knights are averaging 10 steals per game and four blocks per game defensively
- Hennessy leads the team in blocked shots with 12 out of the team's 20 recorded
- Boulanger leads the team in steals with 2.8 per game
- Wartburg is averaging 7.4 made three pointers per game while allowing just 4.4 makes per game from opponents
- The Knights have a -0.8 turnover margin and -7.0 rebounding margin
- 14 different Knights have scored this season and seven different Knights have made a three
- Boulanger (14), Emma Townsley (nine), Reagan Pagniano (seven), Laynee Hogan (five) all have recorded five or more steals this season
A-R-C Dominance
- Wartburg enters the 2025-26 A-R-C schedule with a 32-game winning streak in conference play
- The Knights are 66-6 over the previous five seasons in A-R-C matchups
- 47-1 over the last three seasons
- Wartburg has captured seven of the last nine regular season conference championships as well as six of the last nine A-R-C Tournament titles
- In 19 seasons at Wartburg, head coach Bob Amsberry has compiled a .729 win percentage (202-75) in conference matchups
Luther
- The Norse enter the matchup with an overall record of 3-2
- Defeated the University of Northwestern (Minn.) 94-68 on Tuesday, Nov. 25 in their last contest
- As a team, Luther is shooting:
- 43.7% FG, 31.4% 3P and 68.8% FT
- Three Norse are averaging over 10 points per game through five games
- Natalie Beaver (16.3 PPG), Haylie Strum (15.4 PPG) and Abigail Panka (12.2 PPG)
- Beaver also leads the team in rebounding with an average of nine per game
- Luther has a -4.6 rebounding margin and a -0.4 turnover margin this season
- Strum leads the team in assists (29), steals (10) and blocks (five)
Coe
- The Kohawks enter the week with an overall record of 4-1
- Fell to Carthage 60-51 on the road in their last time out on Tuesday, Nov. 25
- Will face Buena Vista on the road on Wednesday before hosting Wartburg on Saturday
- The Kohawks have a trio of scorers averaging 10 or more points per game this season
- Caydee Kirkham (16.2 PPG), Taryn Kravig (13.4 PPG) and Audrie Helmrichs (11.8 PPG)
- Kirkham leads the team in assists with 4.1 per game and Helmrichs leads the team in rebounding with 9.0 per game
- Coe has a +20.4 scoring margin through five games
- As a team, Coe is shooting:
- 43.4% FG, 30% 3P and 68% FT
- The Kohawks have a +7.0 margin in rebounding and a +1.6 margin in turnovers per game this season
