WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 8/13 women's basketball is set to open postseason play at home on Thursday, Feb. 27 in a American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Tournament semifinal matchup against Luther College at 7 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Wartburg is 58-40 all-time against Luther
  • 5-2 in A-R-C Tournament matchups (4-0 in the last four)
• The Knights have won 14-straight games against Luther
• Wartburg won both regular season matchups earlier this season
• The Knights are 36-12 all-time at home against the Norse

 
A-R-C Tournament Schedule
First Round - Tuesday, February 25
No. 5 University of Dubuque (53) at No. 4 Luther (69) - Decorah, Iowa 
No. 6 Central (96) at No. 3 Simpson (89) - Indianola, Iowa 

Semifinals - Thursday, February 27
No. 4 Luther College at No. 1 Wartburg - Waverly, Iowa - 7:00p
No. 6 Central at No. 2 Coe - Cedar Rapids, Iowa - 7:00p

Championship - Saturday, March 1
Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner
 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the A-R-C Tournament as the No. 1 seed as well as ranked No. 8/13 nationally by the Womens Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and D3hoops.com
  • Currently on a 15-game winning streak (23-2 overall, 16-0 in A-R-C play)
  • Have won 32-straight regular season A-R-C games
• Wartburg is seeking back-to-back A-R-C Tournament titles for the first time since winning three-straight tournament titles from 2016-2019
  • The Knights have won five A-R-C Tournament championships (all since 2016)
• Sara Faber currently leads the A-R-C in steals (76) and Jaedon Murphy leads the A-R-C in blocks (45)
  • Faber is eight 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 (15 away from tying first all-time)
• Murphy (15.9), Faber (15) 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 (fifth, sixth and seventh respectively)
• Wartburg has an A-R-C leading average scoring margin of +17.4
  • Top scoring defense in A-R-C (53.4 points allowed per game) and tied for third ranked scoring offense (70.8 points scored per game)
• 13 different Knights have made a three pointer this season
• 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
• Britney Young is six points away from reaching 1,000 career points
  • She will become the 21st player in program history to reach that milestone and be the third active player on the roster with over 1,000 points (Faber and Murphy)
• The Knights lead the A-R-C in offensive rebounds (12.9 per game), rebounding margin (+9.4), and in assists (16.36 per game)

 
Luther

• The Norse enter the A-R-C Tournament as the No. 4 seed with an overall record of 18-8 and an A-R-C mark of 10-6
  • Defeated Dubuque 69-53 in the first round
  • On a four-game winning streak
• Luther has a balanced offensive attack with four players averaging 10 or more points per game
  • Kailey Jones (16.1), Haylie Strum (16), Natalie Beaver (13.2) and Kate Hosking (10.7)
• Jones leads the conference in rebounding with an average of 13.1 per game
  • Has recorded a double-double in 21/26 games this season
• Luther leads the A-R-C in blocked shots per game (4.58) and in defensive rebounds per game (30)
  • Hosking (1.5), Strum (0.9) and Beaver (0.7) all rank in the top 10 in blocked shots per game in the A-R-C
• Strum and Jones are tied for third in field goal percentage at 55.6%
  • Beaver ranks third in three-point percentage at 40.7%
• Strum, Jones and Hosking all average 32+ minutes played per game for the Norse