WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 8/13 Wartburg women's basketball will look to complete its second-consecutive 16-0 regular season in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play at home this Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. against Coe College.
 
Please join Wartburg women's basketball in wearing pink during its annual Cancer Awareness Game this Saturday against Coe College.
 
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The Series

• Wartburg won the previous matchup this season 55-49 on the road
• The Knights lead the all-time series 52-20
  • Have won nine of the last 10 matchups
• Wartburg is 25-9 at home in the series

 
American Rivers Standings/A-R-C Tournament Outlook

2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings

School	A-R-C	A-R-C PCT.	ALL	ALL PCT.	Home	Away	Neutral	Streak
WartburgC | (1)	15-0	1.000	22-2	.917	13-0	9-1	0-1	W14
Coe(2)	11-4	.733	19-5	.792	10-2	6-2	3-1	W2
Simpson(3)	11-5	.688	15-10	.600	7-2	7-5	1-3	W4
Luther(4)	9-6	.600	16-8	.667	7-4	9-4	0-0	W2
CentralQ	7-8	.467	14-10	.583	9-4	5-6	0-0	W3
Dubuque	6-9	.400	9-15	.375	6-6	3-7	0-2	L4
Loras	6-9	.400	9-15	.375	4-7	4-6	1-2	L2
Buena Vista	3-12	.200	8-16	.333	3-9	5-7	0-0	L3
Nebraska Wesleyan	0-15	.000	1-23	.042	0-8	0-15	1-0	L13

C - A-R-C Champion
T - A-R-C Tournament Champion
(#) - A-R-C Tournament Seed
Q - Qualified for A-R-C Tournament

The Knights have clinched the number one seed in the A-R-C tournament and will host the winner of the #4 vs #5 matchup in the semifinals on Thursday, Feb. 27 at a time TBD.

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the weekend with a 22-2 overall record and an A-R-C record of 15-0
  • On a 14-game winning streak currently
  • 31-straight regular season A-R-C games won
• Jaedon Murphy (15.8), Sara Faber (15.1) and Lauren Woeste (14.7) all average 14+ points per game this season
  • All three rank inside the top-seven in scoring among A-R-C scorers (fourth, sixth and seventh respectively)
• Wartburg has an A-R-C leading average scoring margin of +17.1
  • Top scoring defense in A-R-C (53.2 points allowed per game) and fourth ranked scoring offense (70.8 points scored per game)
• Faber currently leads the A-R-C in steals (74) and Murphy leads the A-R-C in blocks (42)
  • Faber is 10 steals away from tying the single-season record at Wartburg (already career steals leader at Wartburg)
  • Murphy is second all-time in blocked shots at Wartburg (18 away from tying first all-time)
• Woeste leads the A-R-C in field goal percentage this season at 65%
  • Her career percentage of 64.3% is currently second all-time at Wartburg
• The Knights lead the A-R-C in offensive rebounds (13 per game), rebounding margin (+9.6), steals (10.75 per game) and is tied for the lead in assists (16.13 per game)
• 13 different Knights have made a three pointer this season
• Faber (third, 3.9) and Britney Young (eighth, 3.2) both rank in the top eight in assists among A-R-C players

 
Coe

• The Kohawks are 19-5 overall and 11-4 in A-R-C play entering the weekend
  • Coe has clinched the second overall seed in the A-R-C Tournament
  • 4-1 in last five games
• Taylor Brunson leads the A-R-C in scoring with an average of 21.1 points per game and Caydee Kirkham ranks ninth in scoring in the A-R-C with 14.5 points per game
  • They both also rank inside the top 10 in steals per game with 2.8 and 1.9 per game respectively
• Coe has the third ranked scoring offense (71.3 points per game) and the second ranked scoring defense (59.6 points per game allowed) in the A-R-C
  • Second in scoring margin (+11.7)
• Audrie Helmrichs is currently second in the A-R-C in rebounding (8.5 RPG) and Brunson is ninth (6.6 RPG)
• Coe is ranked fourth in the A-R-C in assists per game (14.38)
  • Kirkham is second individually with 4.3 per game
• The Kohawks lead the A-R-C in free throw percentage at 77.6%