Scouting The Wartburg Knights
• 2020 RECAP: The Knights closed out the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with a 7-2 record, including wins in its last five contests. … Both of the Knights’ losses were 3-2 decisions, falling to both Cornell and the University of Dubuque in five sets. On the flip side, Wartburg owned five 3-0 wins, while adding one four-set victory and one that went the maximum five sets.
• ON THE ATTACK: Wartburg closed out 2020 with two players recording 100 or more kills — Zaiah Quirk (135) and Kennedy Meister (109). … Quirk averaged 4.45 kills-per-set and was second to Kylie Bildstein (.343) with a .341 attack percentage. … Quirk owned 10 or more kills in eight of the Knights’ nine matches — including a season-high 21-kill effort against Luther on March 22.
• SETTING THE STAGE: Claire Marsh and Sydney Rottinghaus shared the setting duties for the Knights a year ago, with Marsh owning a team-high 225 assists, while Rottinghaus chipped in 130. … Marsh averaged 6.62 assists-per-set and Rottinghaus averaged 4.64 aps.
• DIGGING IN: Wartburg boasted three players who amassed 100 or more digs in nine matches a year ago, led by Katie Foster with 199. Rottinghaus and Marsh also reached the 100-dig plateau, finishing the year with 102 and 100 digs, respectively.
• THIS AND THAT: As a team, Wartburg posted 451 kills (13.26 kps), 404 assists (11.88 aps), and 637 digs (18.78 dps) in 2021. … The Knights went 3-1 on their home court a year ago, while sporting a 4-1 road record. … Wartburg dropped just one American Rivers Conference match in 2021, falling to the University of Dubuque 3-2 en route to a 7-1 conference slate.
