WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 10/13 women's basketball continues American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play this week with two games on the road, starting with the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m. followed by Buena Vista University on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Dubuque
  • The Knights defeated the Spartans 55-42 earlier this season
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 68-24
    • 19-1 in last 20 matchups against UD
  • Wartburg is 33-11 on the road in this series
• Buena Vista
  • The Knights defeated the Beavers 87-53 in their first matchup this season
  • Wartburg has won 17-staight games against BVU
    • Leads the all-time series 54-35
  • The Knights are 24-21 on the road against Buena Vista

 
A-R-C Standings

School	A-R-C	A-R-C PCT.	ALL	ALL PCT.	Home	Away	Neutral	Streak
Wartburg	13-0	1.000	20-2	.909	13-0	7-1	0-1	W12
Coe	9-3	.750	17-4	.810	8-2	6-1	3-1	W4
Simpson	8-5	.615	12-10	.545	6-2	5-5	1-3	W1
Luther	7-6	.538	14-8	.636	6-4	8-4	0-0	L2
Dubuque	6-6	.500	9-12	.429	6-5	3-5	0-2	L1
Loras	5-7	.417	8-13	.381	4-5	3-6	1-2	L2
Central	5-8	.385	12-10	.545	7-4	5-6	0-0	W1
Buena Vista	3-9	.250	8-13	.381	3-7	5-6	0-0	W2
Nebraska Wesleyan	0-12	.000	1-20	.048	0-7	0-13	1-0	L10

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 20-2 and an A-R-C record of 13-0
  • On a 12-game winning streak
  • Currently ranked No. 10 in the latest WBCA top 25 poll and No. 13 in the latest D3hoops.com top 25 poll
• The Knights have the top scoring defense in the A-R-C with an average of 53 points per game allowed
  • Wartburg has the top average scoring margin in the A-R-C at +16.8
• Sara Faber (15.6), Jaedon Murphy (15.4) and Lauren Woeste (14.7) are all averaging 10+ points per game this season
  • All rank inside the top 10 (fourth, sixth and ninth respectively) in the A-R-C
• Wartburg is the top rebounding team in the A-R-C with a margin of +9.5 (3.5 higher than second place)
  • Leads conference in offensive rebounds per game (13) and ranks second in defensive rebounds per game (28.3)
    • Woeste and Murphy lead the team in rebounding with 8.1 and 7.4 rebounds per game respectively (Both are top seven individually in rebounding in the A-R-C)
• Faber leads the A-R-C in total steals (67) and steals per game (3.0)
  • The Wartburg single-season record for steals is 84
  • Already set the career record at Wartburg this season
• The Knights rank third in the A-R-C in assists per game as a team at 15.81 per game
  • Both Faber (4.0, third) and Young (3.3, seventh) rank in the top 10 among all A-R-C players in assists per game
• Murphy (1.8) and Grace Hennessy (1.3) are first and third in blocked shots per game among all A-R-C student athletes
• Wartburg leads the A-R-C in steals per game as a team (10.68) and ranks second in blocked shots per game (4.45)

Dubuque

• The Spartans head into Wednesday's matchup with a 9-12 record overall and a 6-6 record in A-R-C play
  • 2-3 in last five A-R-C matchups (defeated Nebraska Wesleyan and Luther)
  • Started the season 1-6 overall, is now 8-6 in last 14 games
• UD ranks seventh in the A-R-C in average scoring margin at -3.5
  • Averages 61.4 points per game (seventh in A-R-C) and allows an average of 64.9 points per game (fifth in A-R-C)
• Samantha McDonald (12.1), Brynn Haas (10.7) and Morgan Hawkins (10.2) all average 10+ points per game this season
• Dubuque is second in steals (10.52) and fifth in blocks (2.43) among all A-R-C teams
• Mia Miller leads the team in assists with an average of 3.4 per game
  • UD ranks eighth as a team in assists per game as a team in the A-R-C
• McDonald ranks in the top 10 in blocked shots per game (0.7, tied for eighth) and steals per game (2.5, fourth)

 
Buena Vista

• The Beavers enter the week with an overall record of 8-13 and an A-R-C mark of 3-9
  • BVU has won two straight A-R-C games with wins over Central and Dubuque last week
  • Will face Loras at home on Wednesday before hosting Wartburg on Saturday
• Bradi Krager (14.2), Tyme Boettcher (11) and McKenna Cone (10) lead Buena Vista in scoring
• BVU ranks third among  A-R-C teams in defensive rebounds per game with an average of 27.8 per game
  • Also third in combined rebounds per game, but ranks eighth in rebounding margin
• The Beavers rank fourth in steals per game (10.68) and fifth in assists per game (13.57) among all A-R-C teams
  • Danika Demers leads the team in assists with 3.5 per game (ranks fifth in A-R-C)
  • Krager (2.0) and Boettcher (1.9) rank inside the top 10 in steals per game
• BVU shooting ranks:
  • 39.4% FG (seventh in A-R-C), 28.8% 3P (sixth in A-R-C) and 69.8% FT (seventh in A-R-C)