WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball is set to close regular season play this week with a road matchup against Simpson College on Wednesday, Feb. 18 set to tip off at 5:30 p.m..
American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) regular season play will end on Saturday, Feb. 21 and the A-R-C Tournament will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The Knights have earned a first-round bye and will open tournament play on Thursday, Feb. 26 at home with tip off set for 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 18 | Indianola, Iowa | Cowles Fieldhouse
Wartburg (16-6, 12-1 A-R-C) at Simpson (12-11, 8-6 A-R-C) | 5:30 PM CT |
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Live Stats
All-Time Series vs Simpson
- Wartburg won 58-39 earlier this season
- The Knights have won seven-straight over the Storm
- Simpson leads the series 53-44
- Wartburg is 21-29 on the road in the series
- Knights are 7-3 in their last 10 road games against Simpson
A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C |
Pct. |
All |
Pct. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
| Wartburg Q |
14-1 |
.933 |
18-6 |
.750 |
11-1 |
6-4 |
1-1 |
W14 |
| Coe Q |
13-1 |
.929 |
19-4 |
.826 |
9-0 |
10-3 |
0-1 |
W5 |
| Buena Vista Q |
8-6 |
.571 |
14-9 |
.609 |
7-5 |
5-4 |
2-0 |
W1 |
| Luther Q |
8-6 |
.571 |
12-11 |
.522 |
6-6 |
5-4 |
1-1 |
L1 |
| Simpson Q |
8-6 |
.571 |
12-11 |
.522 |
5-3 |
3-5 |
4-3 |
W1 |
| Central |
5-9 |
.357 |
10-13 |
.435 |
4-5 |
6-6 |
0-2 |
L1 |
| Loras |
5-10 |
.333 |
9-15 |
.375 |
4-7 |
4-5 |
1-3 |
W1 |
| Univ. of Dubuque |
2-12 |
.143 |
4-19 |
.174 |
1-9 |
3-9 |
0-1 |
L14 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan |
1-13 |
.071 |
4-19 |
.174 |
2-9 |
2-9 |
0-1 |
L8 |
A-R-C Tournament Outlook
- The Knights have clinched a top-two seed and a first-round bye in the upcoming A-R-C Tournament
- With a win on Wednesday, Wartburg will clinch a share of the regular season conference title and the top overall seed in the A-R-C tournament
- Wartburg will host an A-R-C Tournament semifinal matchup inside Levick Arena on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m.
- A-R-C Tournament Homepage
In the Polls
- Wartburg is receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll released on Monday, Feb. 17
- Sixth most votes received
- D3hoops.com Poll
- WBCA Poll
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the week with a 18-6 record overall and a 14-1 record in A-R-C play
- Defeated Buena Vista 64-53 and Central 83-45 last week
- Wartburg has won 14-straight games and are averaging just 44.1 points allowed over that span
- Wartburg is averaging 65.6 points per game offensively (fifth in A-R-C) and allows 51.9 points per game (second in A-R-C, trails first by 0.1) through 24 games played
- As a team, Wartburg is shooting: 40.4% FG (4th in A-R-C), 34.6% 3P (2nd in A-R-C) and 72.1% FT (5th in A-R-C)
- Four Knights are averaging nine or more points per game this season
- Wartburg's three-point percentage of 34.6% ranks ninth in Division III and the team average of 8.5 per game ranks 16th in Division III
- Boulanger (56/118, 47.5%) currently ranks third Division III in three point percentage (as of 2/17)
- Golinghorst (23/57, 40.4%) ranks third individually in three point percentage in the A-R-C and Carly Rich ranks third individually (A-R-C games only) at 45.5% (15/33)
- 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
- The Knights lead the A-R-C in blocked shots per game as a team with 4.92 per game
- Hennessy enters the week tied for the conference lead in total blocks (41) and 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 42 total
- The Knights are second overall in the A-R-C in combined opponent rebounds (35.2 allowed per game) and rank third in offensive rebounds per game (10.7), combined team rebounds (37.8 per game) and in rebounding margin (+2.6)
- Harrison leads the team in rebounding this season with an average of 6.8 per game (tied for seventh in A-R-C) and leads the team in field goal percentage (54.6%, third in A-R-C)
- Wartburg is fourth overall in the conference in assists per game (14.46)
- Lauren Donlea leads the team with three per game (fifth in A-R-C)
- Wartburg is second overall in the conference in turnover margin at +3.25 through 24 games
- Has forced opponents into an average of 20.1 turnovers per game over its 14-game winning streak
Simpson
- The Storm enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 12-11 and a conference record of 8-6
- Fell to Central 62-60 and defeated Dubuque 72-65 a week ago
- Four players average nine points per game for Simpson
- Maddax DeVault (17.7, second in A-R-C), Taylor Hansen (10.6), Karsen Jacks (10.4) and Ella Anderson (9.6)
- Simpson has the third-ranked scoring offense (68.9 points per game) and the fourth-ranked scoring defense (64.2 points per game) among A-R-C teams
- Anderson leads the team in rebounding with 6.8 rebounds per game (tied for seventh in A-R-C) and in field goal percentage at 61.4% (second in A-R-C)
- As a team, Simpson is shooting: 43.5% FG (second in A-R-C), 31.6% 3P (third in A-R-C) and 74% FT (third in A-R-C)
- Elle Street is second in the A-R-C in steals with 2.2 per game this season
- Simpson leads the A-R-C with 11.48 per game
- Simpson leads the conference in both assists per game as a team with 15.87 per game and rank second in assist to turnover ratio with 0.99
