WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball will host two American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) matchups inside Levick Arena this week against Simpson College and Coe College. The Knights will be at home in four of their next five games beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
Wednesday, Jan. 21 | Waverly, Iowa | Levick Arena
Wartburg (10-6, 6-1 A-R-C) vs Simpson (9-7, 5-2 A-R-C) | 5:30 PM CT |
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Saturday, Jan. 24 | Waverly, Iowa | Levick Arena
Wartburg (10-6, 6-1 A-R-C) vs Coe (13-3, 7-0 A-R-C) | 2 PM CT |
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All-Time Records vs Opponents
- Simpson
- Wartburg has won the last six matchups against Simpson
- Simpson leads the all-time series 53-43
- Wartburg is 6-4 in the last 10 matchups against Simpson
- The Knights are 21-24 at home against the Storm
- Coe
- Coe defeated Wartburg 65-51 earlier this season in Cedar Rapids
- The Knights lead the all-time series 54-21
- Wartburg is 29-7 at home against Coe
- Coe's last win in Waverly came during the 2015-16 season
A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C |
Pct. |
All |
Pct. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
| Coe |
7-0 |
1.000 |
13-3 |
.812 |
5-0 |
8-2 |
0-1 |
W5 |
| Wartburg |
6-1 |
.857 |
10-6 |
.625 |
6-1 |
3-4 |
1-1 |
W6 |
| Simpson |
5-2 |
.714 |
9-7 |
.562 |
3-2 |
2-2 |
4-3 |
W2 |
| Luther |
4-3 |
.571 |
8-8 |
.500 |
5-3 |
2-4 |
1-1 |
L1 |
| Buena Vista |
3-4 |
.429 |
9-7 |
.562 |
4-4 |
3-3 |
2-0 |
W1 |
| Central |
2-5 |
.286 |
7-9 |
.438 |
2-4 |
5-3 |
0-2 |
L4 |
| Univ. of Dubuque |
2-5 |
.286 |
4-12 |
.250 |
1-7 |
3-4 |
0-1 |
L7 |
| Loras |
2-6 |
.250 |
6-11 |
.353 |
1-5 |
4-3 |
1-3 |
W1 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan |
1-6 |
.143 |
4-12 |
.250 |
2-7 |
2-4 |
0-1 |
L1 |
In the Polls
- Wartburg is receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll released Monday, Jan. 19
- 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 a 10-6 record overall and a 6-1 record in A-R-C play
- Defeated Central 80-43 in their last contest
- Wartburg has won six-straight games and are averaging just 41.5 points allowed over that span
- Wartburg is averaging 65.9 points per game offensively (fifth in A-R-C) and allows 54.8 points per game (second in A-R-C)
- As a team, Wartburg is shooting: 40.1% FG, 36% 3P and 72.6% FT
- Four Knights are averaging 11 or more points per game this season
- Wartburg has the top three point percentage as a team among all A-R-C teams at 36%
- Golinghorst (14/24, 58.3%) and Boulanger (39/75, 52%) are first and second individually in three point percentage
- Carly Rich ranks fifth individually at 38.7% (12/31)
- Boulanger's 17.9 points per game ranks second in the A-R-C headed into this week's games
- The Knights lead the A-R-C in blocked shots per game as a team with 4.06 per game
- Hennessy leads the conference individually with 30 total blocks (1.9 per game)
- Emma Townsley is tied for second individually in steals per game in the A-R-C with 2.1
- Leads the Knights with 34
- The Knights are second in the A-R-C in offensive rebounds (10.9 per game), combined opponent rebounds (35.3 allowed per game) and in rebounding margin (+2.1)
- Harrison leads the team in rebounding this season with an average of 8.3 per game (fourth in A-R-C)
- Wartburg is third overall in the conference in assists per game (14.69)
- The Knights lead the conference in turnover margin at +2.56 through 16 games
Simpson
- The Storm enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 9-7 and a conference record of 5-2
- Defeated Central 70-55 and Dubuque 84-52 a week ago
- Four players average 10+ points per game for Simpson
- Maddax DeVault (17.6, third in A-R-C), Taylor Hansen (11.3), Ella Anderson (11.1) and Karsen Jacks (10.4)
- Simpson has the number two scoring offense (70.1 points per game) and the number five scoring defense (63.9 points per game) among A-R-C teams
- Anderson leads the team in rebounding with 7.9 rebounds per game (sixth in A-R-C) and in field goal percentage at 62.9% (second in A-R-C)
- As a team, Simpson is shooting: 44.6% FG (first in A-R-C), 32.1% 3P (second in A-R-C) and 67.6% FT (seventh in A-R-C)
- Elle Street leads the A-R-C in steals with 2.4 per game this season
- Simpson leads the A-R-C with 11.13 per game
- Simpson leads the conference in both assists per game as a team with 16.19 per game and assist to turnover ratio with 0.97
Coe
- The Kohawks enter the week with an overall record of 13-3 and a perfect A-R-C record of 7-0
- Have won five-straight games
- Will host Central on Wednesday before Saturday's matchup in Waverly
- Coe has the top scoring defense in the A-R-C with an average of 51.2 points per game allowed
- Offensively, Coe ranks fourth overall with an average of 66.7 points per game
- Three Kohawks are averaging 10 or more points per game this season
- Caydee Kirkham (17.7), Audrie Helmrichs (16.1), and Taryn Kravig (10.6)
- Kirkham is the current conference leader in scoring and Helmrichs ranks fifth individually
- Coe has the top rebounding margin in the league with an average of +8
- Helmrichs ranks second overall in the A-R-C in rebounding with 9.1 per game
- Kirkham is the conference leader in assists per game with an average of 5.9
- Also ranks tied for 10th in rebounding with 5.9 per game
- As a team, Coe is shooting: 43.3% FG (second in A-R-C), 32% 3P (third in A-R-C) and 76.7% FT (first in A-R-C)
- Helmrichs leads the A-R-C in field goal percentage (63.8%)
- Kelly Knight ranks third in three point percentage (40.3%)
- Coe ranks fifth overall in the conference in turnover margin (+0.4) and third in assist to turnover ratio (0.91)
