CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Sixth seeded men's basketball was unable to advance in the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) tournament as the Knights fell in the first round to Coe College 66-50 on the road Tuesday, Feb. 24.
 
The Knights close the 2025-26 season with an overall record of 14-12, while Coe moves to 19-7 overall and advances to the semifinals.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • Trailing 3-0 after almost three minutes, Cael Schramm knocked down two free throws for the first Wartburg points of the game
  • A score in the paint from Drake Wemark and five-straight points from Austin Bienemann put Wartburg in front 9-7 after seven minutes of play
  • Coe outscored Wartburg 8-2 over the next three minutes to retake the lead 15-11
  • The Kohawk lead grew to 17-11 before Ethan Yungtum knocked down a three pointer from the top of the key to cut the lead to three with 7:10 left in the first half
  • Minutes later it was Luke Ladwig who drilled a three pointer from the center of the three point arc, but Coe still led 21-18 with 4:33 left in the first
  • Coe outscored Wartburg 8-1 in the final four minutes of the half before Bienemann drove hard to the hoop for a score to make the halftime deficit 30-21 for the Knights
• Second Half
  • Three early Kohawk points stretched the Coe lead to 33-21, but Mason Matson scored a layup and knocked down a triple to make the score 33-26 after two minutes of play
  • Bienemann had a driving layup for the Knights, but Coe outscored Wartburg 6-2 over the next two minutes to take a 39-28 lead with just under 15 minutes left to play
  • Wemark, Schramm and Yungtum all scored for the Knights over the next five minutes of play, but the Kohawks continued to lead 47-35 with 9:37 to go
  • Coe continued to build a 61-43 lead despite scores from Ladwig, Matson and Bienemann
    • Outscored the Knights 14-8 over four minutes of play
  • The Knights closed the game with scores from Wemark, Brody Bauer, Gabe Trujillo and Yungtum, but the Knights fell 66-50

 
Top Performers

• Austin Bienemann
  • 12 points
  • Seven rebounds
  • Two blocks
• Luke Ladwig
  • Seven points
  • Four rebounds
  • Two steals
  • One assist
• Drake Wemark
  • Six points
  • 10 rebounds
  • Two assists
• Ethan Yungtum
  • Eight points
  • Seven rebounds
  • One steal
• Mason Matson
  • Seven points

 
Notes/Streaks

• Series Update
  • The Knights split the regular season series with Coe, but Coe takes the overall season series 2-1
  • Tonight marked the fifth A-R-C Tournament matchup between these programs (first since 2020)
    • Wartburg is now 2-3 in those matchups
  • Wartburg still leads the all-time series 46-36
  • The Kohawks are 24-18 at home against the Knights
• Career high in steals for Brody Bauer (three)
• Season-best 10 rebounds for Wemark
  • Ties career high
• The Knights shot 5/32 from the field in the first half
  • 3/14 from three-point range
• Lowest field goal percentage of the season for Wartburg (24.3%)
• Lowest point total this season
  • The two lowest point totals this season came against the Kohawks