WBB Preview: No. 14 Simpson visits No. 4 Wartburg tonight

INDIANOLA, Iowa -- A battle between a pair of ranked teams takes place tonight as No. 14 Simpson College women's basketball visits No. 4 Wartburg. The game will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Waverly.

The Storm (8-0, 7-0 A-R-C) are coming off an impressive 103-61 victory over Dubuque on Saturday. Simpson had five players score in double figures. The Knights (12-1, 5-1 A-R-C) took care of business last Wednesday in a 63-50 triumph against Central.

GAME 9
No. 14 Simpson (8-0, 7-0 A-R-C) at No. 4 Wartburg (12-1, 5-1 A-R-C)
Monday, March 1 | 5:30 p.m.
Levick Arena | Waverly, Iowa
Live Video | Live Stats

WARTBURG ATTENDANCE POLICY
Two people per each participant (student-athlete/coach/staff member) will be permitted to attend basketball, volleyball, and wrestling home events inside Levick Arena. Seating for spectators will take place in the west bleachers across from the team benches.

Click HERE for the full release from Wartburg Athletics.

WARTBURG SERIES NOTES
Tonight's contest will be the 91st in the series that dates back to the 1976-77 campaign ... the Knights were in the midst of a nine-game winning streak in the series until the Storm grabbed a 66-62 victory last year inside Cowles Fieldhouse over top-10 Wartburg ... the Knights rebounded for a 102-62 triumph to even the season series ... over the last 10 meetings, only two contests have been decided within 13 points.

RECENT RESULTS
Feb. 15, 2020 — L, 102- 62 (Waverly)
Jan. 22, 2020 — W, 66-62 (Indianola)
Jan. 31, 2019 — L, 88-73 (Indianola)
Nov. 28, 2018 — L, 83-69 (Waverly)
Feb. 3, 2018 — L, 88-68 (Waverly)

ABOUT THE KNIGHTS
Wartburg comes into the matchup ranked No. 4 in the D3hoops.com Top-15 poll with one blemish to its record ... the Knights lost 48-46 to Coe on Feb. 3 and have won five-straight since ... Wartburg is second in the conference in scoring at 76.9, while the defense is first in allowing 48.8 points per contest ... Payton Draper paces the offense with a scoring average of 13.1, while Jaedon Murphy is second with 10.8.

LAST TIME OUT
Kia Rasmussen had a double-double, Jenna Taylor scored 17 points and the Simpson College women's basketball team beat Dubuque 103-61 on Saturday at Cowles Fieldhouse in the final home game of the regular season ... the Storm scored 38 points off 28 turnovers and led by as many as 50 in the third quarter ... Rasmussen ended with 12 points, 13 assists and five steals to just miss out on a triple-double.

STORM NOTES
• Simpson in the national rankings:

4th — 3-pointers made per game (10.8)
5th — scoring offense (84.6)
6th — assists per game (19.4)
7th — free throw percentage (78.7%)
9th — 3-point percentage (39.1%)
11th — field goal percentage (45.2%)
14th — steals per game (14.8)
24th — scoring margin (20.5 ppg)

• Storm in the national rankings:

Cameron Kincaid — first in free throw percentage (100%)
Jenna Taylor — 10th in 3-pointers made per game (3.12) and 3-point percentage (54.3%), 12th in points per game (20.9) and 21st in field goal percentage (56.9%)
Kia Rasmussen — 11th in assists per game (6.1) and 22nd in steals per game (3.75)

UP NEXT
Simpson closes out the regular season tonight with the American Rivers Conference Tournament starting next week.