WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball will begin the week on the road against Buena Vista University on Wednesday, Feb. 11 before returning home for senior day against Central College on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Wednesday, Feb. 11 | Storm Lake, Iowa | Siebens Fieldhouse
Wartburg (16-6, 12-1 A-R-C) at Buena Vista (13-8, 7-5 A-R-C) | 5:30 PM CT |
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Saturday, Feb. 14 | Waverly, Iowa | Levick Arena
Wartburg (16-6, 12-1 A-R-C) vs Central (9-12, 4-8 A-R-C) | 2 PM CT |
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All-Time Series vs Opponents
- Buena Vista
- Wartburg has won 19-straight contests over BVU
- The Knights own a 56-35 record against the Beavers all time
- The Knights defeated BVU 87-49 at home earlier this season
- Wartburg is 25-21 on the road in the series
- Central
- The Knights have won 26 games in a row over the Dutch
- Wartburg holds a 69-22 overall record against Central
- The Knights defeated the Dutch 80-43 in Pella earlier this season
- Wartburg is 39-6 at home in the series
In the Rankings
A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C |
Pct. |
All |
Pct. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
| Coe Q |
12-1 |
.923 |
18-4 |
.818 |
9-0 |
9-3 |
0-1 |
W4 |
| Wartburg Q |
12-1 |
.923 |
16-6 |
.727 |
10-1 |
5-4 |
1-1 |
W12 |
| Buena Vista |
7-5 |
.583 |
13-8 |
.619 |
7-4 |
4-4 |
2-0 |
W2 |
| Luther |
7-5 |
.583 |
11-10 |
.524 |
6-5 |
4-4 |
1-1 |
L1 |
| Simpson |
7-5 |
.583 |
11-10 |
.524 |
4-3 |
3-4 |
4-3 |
L1 |
| Central |
4-8 |
.333 |
9-12 |
.429 |
3-5 |
6-5 |
0-2 |
W1 |
| Loras |
4-9 |
.308 |
8-14 |
.364 |
3-6 |
4-5 |
1-3 |
L1 |
| Univ. of Dubuque |
2-10 |
.167 |
4-17 |
.190 |
1-8 |
3-8 |
0-1 |
L12 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan |
1-12 |
.077 |
4-18 |
.182 |
2-9 |
2-8 |
0-1 |
L7 |
C - A-R-C Champion
T - A-R-C Tournament Champion
(#) - A-R-C Tournament Seed
Q - Qualified for A-R-C Tournament
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the week with a 16-6 record overall and a 12-1 record in A-R-C play
- Defeated Dubuque 73-44 and Nebraska Wesleyan 62-36 last week
- Wartburg has won 12-straight games and are averaging just 43.3 points allowed over that span
- Wartburg is averaging 64.9 points per game offensively (fifth in A-R-C) and allows 52.2 points per game (second in A-R-C) through 22 games played
- As a team, Wartburg is shooting: 40.2% FG (4th in A-R-C), 34.3% 3P (2nd in A-R-C) and 72.7% FT (4th in A-R-C)
- Four Knights are averaging 10 or more points per game this season
- Wartburg's three-point percentage of 34.3% ranks 16th in Division III and the team average of 8.5 per game ranks 13th in Division III
- Boulanger (54/108, 50%) currently leads all of Division III in three point percentage (as of 2/9)
- Golinghorst (22/51, 43.1%) ranks second individually in three point percentage in the A-R-C and Carly Rich ranks fourth individually (A-R-C games only) at 43.3% (13/30)
- Boulanger's 18.2 points per game ranks second in the A-R-C headed into this week's games
- Ranks fourth in field goal percentage (51.5%) and first in three point percentage (50%) among A-R-C scorers
- Wartburg leads the conference in turnover margin at +3.23 through 22 games
- Has forced opponents into an average of 21.1 turnovers per game over its 12-game winning streak
- The Knights lead the A-R-C in blocked shots per game as a team with 4.82 per game
- Hennessy enters the week as the conference leader in total blocks (38) and tied for the lead in blocks per game (1.7)
- Emma Townsley is tied for eighth individually in steals per game in the A-R-C with 1.8 per contest
- Leads the Knights with 39 total
- The Knights are second overall in the A-R-C in combined opponent rebounds (35 allowed per game) but rank third in both offensive rebounds per game (10.7) and in rebounding margin (+2.1)
- Harrison leads the team in rebounding this season with an average of 7.5 per game (seventh in A-R-C) and leads the team in field goal percentage (55.7%, third in A-R-C)
- Wartburg is fourth overall in the conference in assists per game (14.27)
- Lauren Donlea leads the team with 2.9 per game (tied for fifth in A-R-C)
Buena Vista
- The Beavers enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 13-8 and an A-R-C record of 7-5
- BVU went 1-0 last week with a 73-57 win over Simpson
- Have won five of the last six games
- BVU has the top scoring offense in the A-R-C with 69.2 points per game through 21 games
- Sixth ranked scoring defense with 65.1 points per game allowed
- Four players average 10+ points per game for the Beavers this season:
- Bradi Krager (15), Mary Walker (13.4), Tyme Boettcher (10.6) and Adriana Yanga (10.1)
- Buena Vista is second overall in total rebounding margin among A-R-C teams (+2.2)
- Leads the A-R-C in offensive rebounds per game with 11.1 per game
- Krager leads the team with 7.7 per game (fifth in A-R-C)
- As a team, BVU is shooting: 41.5% FG (third in A-R-C), 30.6% 3P (fourth in A-R-C) and 72.6% FT (fifth in A-R-C)
- The Beavers rank second in assists per game with 15.29 per game
- Danika Demers leads the team with 3.7 per game (third in A-R-C)
- Krager is tied for the A-R-C lead in steals per game with 2.2 and Yanga is tied for the A-R-C lead in blocked shots per game with 1.7
Central
- The Dutch enter the week with an overall record of 9-12 and a conference record of 4-8
- Will face Simpson on Wednesday before Saturday's matchup in Waverly
- Went 1-1 a week ago with a 72-61 loss to Loras and a 86-75 win over Dubuque
- Seven different players average five or more points per game this season
- Emily Naughton leads the team with 11.3 points per game
- Central has the fifth ranked scoring defense per game (64.5 points per game) and the seventh ranked scoring offense per game (61.4 points per game) among A-R-C teams
- The Dutch rank second in the A-R-C in defensive rebounds per game with 28.1
- Ranks seventh in total rebounding margin at -2.4
- CeCe Moore is tied for fourth among the A-R-C players with 1.3 blocks per game
- Central ranks eighth in both turnover margin (-2.05) and in assist to turnover ratio (0.72)
