No. 2/2 Women's Basketball Set for A-R-C Opener at Luther - Wartburg College Athletics (2024)

Julie Drewes

Women's Basketball 11/25/2024 3:10:00 PM Ben Woods

WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 2/2 women's basketball (5-0, 0-0 A-R-C) is set to open American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play this week with a road matchup against Luther College (4-0, 0-0 A-R-C) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26.

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The Series

• Tuesday will mark the 97^th meeting between these programs
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 56-40
• Wartburg has a current win streak of 12 games against Luther
  • Has won 18 of the last 20 matchups
• Luther is 26-21 at home against the Knights

Wartburg

• The Knights enter A-R-C play with an overall record of 5-0 after defeating Edgewood and Bethany Lutheran College last week
• Wartburg has began the season with a +26.8 average scoring margin through five games
  • The Knights are averaging 76 points scored per contest while allowing opponents to score an average of 49.2 points per game
• Three Knights are averaging 13+ points per game so far this season
  • Sara Faber (16.4), Lauren Woeste (16.0) and Jaedon Murphy (13.0)
• Wartburg has owned the glass through five games with a rebounding margin of +18
  • Woeste averages 9.8 rebounds per game and Murphy averages 8.4 rebounds per game individually
• Five different Knights have made five or more three pointers this season
  • Faber, Murphy, Jenna Saunders, Grace Hennessy and Brylee Seaman
  • The Knights have made six or more three pointers in four out five games this season
• Faber (17), Hennessy (11) and Murphy (11) have all recorded 10+ steals through five games
  • Murphy and Hennessy lead the Knights in blocked shots with seven and six respectively

National Rankings
The Knights are ranked in the top 100 in 21 various national rankings. They rank tied for first in winning percentage (100.0), fourth in rebound margin (19.5), 10th in scoring margin (30.0), 14th in offensive rebounds per game (18.8), 14th in rebounds per game (49.00), 19th in scoring offense (80.0), 23rd in free throws made per game (16.75), 26th in scoring defense (50.0), 29th in assists per game (17.8), 32nd in free throw attempts per game (23.50), 33rd in steals per game (13.5), 53rd in field goal percentage (43.1), 57th in assist/turnover ratio (1.04), 61st in three point attempts per game (25.0), 63rd in defensive rebound per game (30.3), 64th in three point percentage defense (22.7), 65th in field goal percentage defense (32.6), 71st in three pointers per game (7.3), 72nd in turnover margin (4.75), 85th in turnovers forced per game (21.75), and 94th in bench points per game (23.0).

The Knights have four individual athletes who rank in the top 100 in various national rankings.

• Lauren Woeste ranks first in field goal percentage (73.2), 16th in offensive rebounds per game (5.5), 20th in double doubles (3), and 90th in rebounds per game (9.8)
• Sara Faber ranks 67th in steals per game (3.25) and 76th in assists per game (4.3)
• Jaedon Murphy ranks 51st in double doubles (2)
• Grace Hennessy ranks 97th in blocks per game (1.50)

Luther

• The Norse also enter this week's A-R-C opener with an undefeated record after beginning the season 4-0 in nonconference play
  • Luther defeated Saint Mary's University 90-59 on the road in its last contest
• Luther is led by Kailey Jones, who is leading the team in scoring and rebounding through four games
  • 21.8 points per game (First in A-R-C)
  • 12.5 rebounds per game (First in A-R-C)
• The Norse have the top scoring offense out of all A-R-C teams to begin the season with an average of 83.8 points per game
• Luther is shooting 47.9% from the field, 38.5% from three and 65.8% as a team through four contests
• Haylie Strum leads the Norse in assists per game (9.3), steals (10) and blocks (7) while adding 12.6 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game
  • 9.3 assists per game leads the A-R-C
• Luther is ranked first in the A-R-C in defensive rebounds
  • Wartburg leads in combined rebounds, offensive rebounds and rebounding margin