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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 | Live Stream | 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