Waverly, Iowa – Women's basketball looks to add to its four-game winning streak this week with American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play against Buena Vista University at home on Wednesday, Jan. 14 before hitting the road on Saturday, Jan. 17 to face off against Central College.
Wednesday, Jan. 17 | Waverly, Iowa | Levick Arena
Wartburg (8-6, 4-1 A-R-C) vs Buena Vista (8-6, 2-3 A-R-C) | 5:30 PM CT |
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Saturday, Jan. 17 | Pella, Iowa | P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium
Wartburg (8-6, 4-1 A-R-C) at Central (7-7, 2-3 A-R-C) | 2 PM CT |
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All-Time Record vs Opponents
- Buena Vista
- The Knights have won 18-straight matchups against BVU
- Wartburg owns the all-time series 55-35
- Wartburg is 30-13 at home in the series
- BVU's last win in Waverly came during the 2015-16 season
- Central
- Wartburg has won 25-straight games against Central
- The Knights lead the all-time series 68-22
- Wartburg is 28-15 on the road against Central
- Central's last win against Wartburg came during the 2011-12 season in Pella
A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C |
Pct. |
All |
Pct. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
| Coe |
6-0 |
1.000 |
12-3 |
.800 |
4-0 |
8-2 |
0-1 |
W4 |
| Wartburg |
4-1 |
.800 |
8-6 |
.571 |
5-1 |
2-4 |
1-1 |
W4 |
| Luther |
3-2 |
.600 |
7-7 |
.500 |
4-3 |
2-3 |
1-1 |
W1 |
| Simpson |
3-2 |
.600 |
7-7 |
.500 |
2-2 |
1-2 |
4-3 |
L1 |
| Buena Vista |
2-3 |
.400 |
8-6 |
.571 |
3-4 |
3-2 |
2-0 |
W4 |
| Central |
2-3 |
.400 |
7-7 |
.500 |
2-3 |
5-2 |
0-2 |
L2 |
| Univ. of Dubuque |
2-3 |
.400 |
4-10 |
.286 |
1-6 |
3-3 |
0-1 |
L5 |
| Loras |
1-5 |
.167 |
5-10 |
.333 |
1-5 |
3-2 |
1-3 |
L1 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan |
1-5 |
.167 |
4-11 |
.267 |
2-6 |
2-4 |
0-1 |
W1 |
In the Polls
- Wartburg is receiving votes in the latest D3hoopss.com Top 25 poll released Monday, Jan. 12
- Coe is the only other A-R-C team receiving votes
- Currently receiving votes in both the WBCA poll and the D3hoops.com poll
- D3hoops.com full top 25 | WBCA full top 25
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the matchup with an 8-6 record overall and a 4-1 record in A-R-C play
- Defeated Dubuque 61-49 in their last time out
- Wartburg has won four-straight games and are averaging just 39.25 points allowed over that span
- Four Knights are averaging 11 or more points per game this season
- Boulanger's 17.8 points per game leads the A-R-C headed into this week's games
- Wartburg is averaging 63.4 points per game offensively (fifth in A-R-C) and allows 56.1 points per game (second in A-R-C)
- The Knights lead the A-R-C in blocked shots per game as a team with 3.93 per game
- Hennessy leads the conference individually with 27 total blocks (1.9 per game)
- Wartburg has the top three point percentage as a team among all A-R-C teams at 34.1%
- Golinghorst (8/13, 61.9%) and Boulanger (33/66, 50%) are first and second individually in three point percentage
- Emma Townsley is tied for third individually in steals per game in the A-R-C with 2.2
- The Knights are second in the A-R-C in offensive rebounds (10.9 per game) and in rebounding margin (+1.4)
- Harrison has provided a spark on the glass for the Knights as she has averaged a team-high 8.6 rebounds per game over the last six games
- Wartburg is fifth overall in the conference in assists per game (13.71)
Buena Vista
- The Beavers enter Wednesday's game on a four-game winning streak with an overall record of 8-6 and an A-R-C mark of 2-3
- Defeated Dubuque (73-55) and Loras (73-70) in their last two contests
- BVU is the top scoring offense in the conference with an average of 72.1 points scored per game
- Has the fifth ranked scoring defense with 65 points per game allowed per game
- Both Bradi Krager and Mary Walker are leading the team in scoring with 15.5 and 15.2 points per game respectively
- Both have made 19+ three pointers and 36+ free throws this season
- The Beavers defense ranks first in opponent three point percentage and second in opponent field goal percentage among A-R-C teams
- Krager also leads the team in rebounding with an average of 7.5 per game and steals with 2.2 per game
- Adeeya Yanga (fourth, 54.7%) and Krager (fifth, 54.4%) both rank inside the top five in the A-R-C in field goal percentage
- Yanga is also third in blocks in the A-R-C at 1.5 per game
Central
- Central enters the week with a 7-7 overall record and a 2-3 record in conference play
- Fell to both Loras (72-43) and Luther (79-61) last week
- Will face Simpson on the road before hosting Wartburg on Saturday
- Emily Naughton leads the team in scoring with 12.1 points per game
- The Dutch are scoring an average of 61.4 points per game (sixth in A-R-C) and allowing an average of 62.2 points per game (fourth in A-R-C)
- Central is second in the A-R-C in defensive rebounding (28.9 per game), but rank fourth overall in rebounding margin at -1.4 per game
- Jasmyn Williams leads the team in both assists (3.3 per game) and steals (1.7 per game) so far this season
- As a team, Central is shooting: 36.2% from the field (eighth in A-R-C), 27.8% from three (eighth in A-R-C) and 71.4% from the free throw line (fifth in A-R-C)
