STORM LAKE, Iowa (January 29, 2021) - The Buena Vista women's basketball team jumps right back out on the court for another American Rivers Conference contest tonight when it welcomes Wartburg College to Siebens Fieldhouse.
THE MATCH-UP
Who: Wartburg (6-0, 1-0 A-R-C) at Buena Vista (0-1, 0-1 A-R-C)
When: Friday, January 29, 2021 | 5:30 p.m.
Where: Storm Lake, Iowa | Siebens Fieldhouse
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MEDIA LINKS
Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/bvu/
Live Stats: https://bvuathletics.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
SERIES HISTORY
The series first began back in 1982-83 with Buena Vista picking up a 13-point victory…Friday night marks the 82nd overall meeting with the Knights holding a 46-35 overall record…Buena Vista has dropped nine straight in the series with its last victory over Wartburg coming on the road (59-55) back in 2015-16.
LAST 5 MATCH-UPS
02/12/20 Wartburg 95, Buena Vista 59 | at Waverly, Iowa
12/7/19 Wartburg 82, Buena Vista 42 | at Storm Lake, Iowa
02/13/19 Wartburg 68, Buena Vista 54 | at Waverly, Iowa
01/16/19 Wartburg 97, Buena Vista 72 | at Storm Lake, Iowa
01/31/18 Wartburg 66, Buena Vista 55 | at Storm Lake, Iowa
LAST TIME OUT
The Beavers tipped-off their season on Wednesday night with a hard fought 93-76 home loss at the hands of Central College. The Dutch outscored BVU by seven in the fourth quarter in what was just a 10-point contest heading into the final period. Sophomore transfer Olivia Larsen tallied a game-high 24 points in her Beaver debut, to go along with eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Freshman Megan Morenz followed with 13 points, nine boards and three blocks. Erin Streit and Cassy Miller also reached double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively. BVU shot 42 percent from the field and went 6-of-20 from long distance but couldn't quite overcome a 52.8 percent effort by the Dutch.
ABOUT THE KNIGHTS
Wartburg comes in with a perfect 6-0 record following a commanding 104-46 non-conference triumph over Iowa Wesleyan on Wednesday night. The team is averaging 81.0 points per contest and has allowed no more than 67 points in any game so far this season. A balanced scoring attack is led by Jaedon Murphy (12.4ppg) and Payton Draper (12.3ppg) The team has five players scoring at least 8.0ppg overall. Ally Conrad is hauling in a team-leading 6.3 rebounds per contest with Kaitlyn Volesky right behind at 6.2rpg. The Knights are shooting 44.2 percent overall from the field while holding opponents to 31.7. Opponents are also making less than 5.0 three-point buckets while Wartburg is forcing an average of nearly 22.0 turnovers per night.
UP NEXT
BVU will go on the road for the first time this season when it travels to Lincoln, Neb., on Wednesday, February 3, to face Nebraska Wesleyan in a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.
