Wartburg Knights
Head coachBob Amsberry (18th season)
ConferenceARC
LocationWaverly, Iowa
ArenaLevick Arena
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameKnights
ColorsOrange and Black[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Final Four
2016, 2018
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1992, 1993, 2001, 2016, 2018, 2019
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2016, 2018, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Conference tournament champions
2001, 2002, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Conference regular season champions
1990, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023

The Wartburg Knights women's basketball team represents the Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, United States. The team is a member of the American Rivers Conference as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team plays its regular season games in Levick Arena, along with men's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams.

History

Wartburg women's basketball began in 1974, under head coach Doug Johnson. The first Wartburg team finished 12–3 in 1974–75, its first victory coming against the Northern Iowa Panthers. Johnson coached only one season at Wartburg, which marked first winning season.[2] Since Johnson Wartburg has had a total of 7 head coaches, the majority of the seasons coached by Monica Severson and current head coach Bob Amsberry.

The 2015–16 season Wartburg broke through to their first final four in school history.[3] The unranked Knights got an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002. They would beat 3 ranked teams on their way to a regional championship and finish the season 23–8. Since that year the Knights have made it to 7 straight NCAA tournaments and made another appearance in the final four in 2018.[4]

NCAA tournament results

Wartburg has appeared in 16 NCAA Tournaments with a record of 23–16.[5]

Year Rank Round Opponent Result
1989 First RoundAugustana (Ill)L 74−93
1990 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Augustana (Ill)
Buena Vista
W 72-57
L 63−78
1991 First RoundLutherL 54−78
1992 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
UW-Stout
St. Benedict (MN)
Luther
W 90-72
W 74-64
L 61-70
1993 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Wash U (MO)
UW-Whitewater
Central (IA)
W 75-60
W 83-77
L 60-62
1994 First RoundAurora (IL)L 57-61
1999 First RoundSt ThomasL 41-67
2001 13Firt Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Chapman
Nebraska Wesleyan
Fontbonne
Wash U (MO)
W 86-78
W 85-71
W 82-78
L 71-83
2002 First RoundCarletonL 61-71
2016 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Wisconsin Lutheran
#11 UW-Oshkosh
#8 St. Thomas
#5 Texas Tyler
#7 Tufts
W 65-49
W 66-56
W 70-66
W 80-74
L 50-63
2017 9First RoundChicagoL 63-67
2018 2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Webster
#12 George Fox
#7 Trine
East Texas Baptist
#5 Bowdoin
W 86-45
W 82-58
W 78-54
W 65-61
L 62-90
2019 11First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Bethany Lutheran
#9 Hope
#13 UW-Oshkosh
#2 St. Thomas (MN)
W 91-63
W 76-49
W 70-57
L 56-85
2020 5First Round
Second Round
Monmouth
#11 Whitman
W 91-55
L 63-67
2022 First RoundMillikinL 68-81
2023 24First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Baldwin Wallace
#6 Hope
#1 Christopher Newport
W 57-43
W 81-67
L 51-60

Head Coaching Records

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wartburg Knights (no conference games) (1975–1982)
1974–1975 Doug Johnson 12-3
Doug Johnson: 12-3
1975–1976 Marge Schaffer 11-11
Marge Schaffer: 11-11
1976–1977 Cheryl Wren 14-8
1977–1978 Cheryl Wren 15-6
Cheryl Wren: 29-14
1978–1979 Nancy Schley 14-8
1979–1980 Nancy Schley 9-16
1980–1981 Nancy Schley 9-17
Nancy Schley: 32-41
1981–1982 Kathy Meyer Thomas 9-14
Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1982–2018)
1982–1983 Kathy Meyer Thomas 7-141-5
1983–1984 Kathy Meyer Thomas 14-108-6
1984–1985 Kathy Meyer Thomas 9-146-8
1985–1986 Kathy Meyer Thomas 6-184-10
1986–1987 Kathy Meyer Thomas 6-183-14
1987–1988 Kathy Meyer Thomas 13-129-7
Kathy Meyer Thomas: 64-8631-50
1988–1989 Monica Severson 21-613-42ndNCAA First Round
1989–1990 Monica Severson 22-514-21stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1990–1991 Monica Severson 20-713-32ndNCAA First Round
1991–1992 Monica Severson 23-417-01stNCAA Elite Eight
1992–1993 Monica Severson 23-513-32ndNCAA Elite Eight
1993–1994 Monica Severson 20-614-22ndNCAA First Round
1994–1995 Monica Severson 11-127-95th
1995–1996 Monica Severson 17–711-53rd
1996–1997 Monica Severson 16-812-43rd
1997–1998 Monica Severson 17–815-53rd
1998–1999 Monica Severson 20-517-32ndNCAA First Round
1999–2000 Monica Severson 17-814-62nd
2000–2001 Monica Severson 26-518-21stNCAA Elite Eight
2001–2002 Monica Severson 21–714-41stNCAA First Round
2002–2003 Monica Severson 19–814-43rd
2003–2004 Monica Severson 19-911-53rd
2004–2005 Monica Severson 16-119-74th
2005–2006 Monica Severson

Kathy Franken

7-174-128th
Monica Severson: 335-131233-80
2006–2007 Bob Amsberry 13-138-86th
2007–2008 Bob Amsberry 13-116-107th
2008–2009 Bob Amsberry 16-1110-62nd
2009–2010 Bob Amsberry 18-812-43rd
2010–2011 Bob Amsberry 21-512-43rd
2011–2012 Bob Amsberry 18-910-6T-3rd
2012–2013 Bob Amsberry 16-109-52nd
2013–2014 Bob Amsberry 12-155-9T–5th
2014–2015 Bob Amsberry 17-116-8T-5th
2015–2016 Bob Amsberry 23-89-53rdNCAA Final Four
2016–2017 Bob Amsberry 25-315-11stNCAA First Round
2017–2018 Bob Amsberry 31-116-01stNCAA Final Four
Wartburg Knights (American Rivers Conference) (2018–Present)
2018-2019 Bob Amsberry 27-415-11stNCAA Elite Eight
2019-2020 Bob Amsberry 25-414-21stNCAA Second Round
2020-2021 Bob Amsberry 13-36-2T-2ndPostseason not held; COVID-19
2021-2022 Bob Amsberry 21-613-32ndNCAA First Round
2022–2023 Bob Amsberry 23-715-11stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2023–2024 Bob Amsberry 13-26-0
Bob Amsberry: 345–131176-75
Total:828-423

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Current coaching staff

  • Head coach: Bob Amsberry
  • Assistant coach: Kelli Jacobs
  • Assistant coach: Justin Little
  • Athletic trainer: Jessica Albright

[6]

Head coaching history

As of the completion of 2023 season[7]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1974-1975Doug Johnson112–3–0.800
1975–1976Marge Schaffer111–11–0.500
1976–1978Cheryl Wren229-14-0.674
1978-1981Nancy Schley332–41–0.438
1981-1988Kathy Meyer Thomas764–86–0.427
1988-2006Monica Severson18335–131–0.719
2006Kathy Franken1†1–7–0.125
2006–presentBob Amsberry17345–131–0.725
Totals 7 coaches 49 seasons 828–423–0 .662

† Kathy Franken served as the interim head coach for the end of the 2005-2006 season following the departure of Monica Severson.

Individual awards

Conference Awards

Conference Awards[8]
Year Player Type
1989-90Kathy SmithMost Valuable Player
1991-92Kathy RobertsMost Valuable Player
2000-01Holly MohsMost Valuable Player
2000-02Holly MohsMost Valuable Player
2010-11Samantha HarringtonMost Valuable Player
2011-12Leslie WilsonDefensive Player of the Year
2016-17Katie SommerMost Valuable Player
2017-18Katie SommerMost Valuable Player
2018-19Emma GerdesMost Valuable Player
2019-20Emma GerdesMost Valuable Player
2022-23Sara FaberMost Valuable Player

References

  1. "Brand Guidlines Wartburg College" (PDF). Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  2. "Wartburg Women's Basketball Recordbook - Women's Basketball". go-knights.net. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  3. "NCAA women's basketball: Wartburg headed to Final Four, 80-74". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
  4. nick.petaros@wcfcourier.com, NICK PETAROS. "NCAA women's basketball: Bowdoin ends Wartburg's storybook season (PICTURES)". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
  5. "Women's Basketball". Wartburg College Athletics.
  6. https://go-knights.net/sports/womens-basketball/coaches
  7. "Wartburg Knights Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Wartburg Knights. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  8. "Conference Awards - American Rivers Conference".
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