Fresh off two wins in Whitewater, Wisconsin to open NCAA Division III Tournament play this past weekend, Coach Grey Giovanine's Augustana basketball team, 21-8 on the year, now advances to the round of 16 where it will face Wartburg (21-9) on Friday, March 10 in Holland, Michigan. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. EST. The winner of that game will take on the winner of Friday's second game between 12th-ranked Hanover (25-3) and 18th-rated Hope (23-6) on Saturday, March 11 with a trip to the final four on the line. Hope will serve as host of this weekend's sectional.

Ticket information for the NCAA Division III Sectional in Holland, Michigan on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11 is as follows:
 
Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, March 7 BY PHONE ONLY at 8:00 a.m.
 
Call (616) 395-7890 to order tickets. Augustana will not be getting any physical tickets from Hope. Tickets should be left at "will call," but you will need to check when you place your order.
 
Wartburg will be coming into Friday's matchup off two of the more impressive wins during the first weekend of the tournament. The Knights defeated last year's national runner-up Benedictine 92-66 on Friday, before pounding fourth-ranked Wisconsin-River Falls 76-43 on the Falcons home court Saturday. Once 14-9, Wartburg has now won seven straight, including its three-game run to the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament title, which earned the Knights a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
 
Veteran Coach Dick Peth's squad is averaging 85.5 points per game this year and allowing an average of 80.1. Wartburg is shooting .478 from the field as a team—including .388 from three-point range—and .720 from the foul line. The Knights are minus one per game (36.7 to 37.7) on the boards, but have committed 79 fewer turnovers than their opponents.
 
Individually, Jordan Cannon (16.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, .508 fg%, .391 3p%, 64 ast) leads the way. The 6' 3" senior is a three-time first team All-IIAC selection. 6' 1" sophomore Jaran Sabus (13.5 pppg, 4.0 rpg, .565 fg%, .448 3p%, .815 ft%), 6' 3" senior Nick Webber (12.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, .802 ft%, 77 ast, 27 stl) and 6' 4" junior Nate Woeste (12.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, .389 3p%, .823 ft%, 30 stl) also average in double figures for Peth, who has 10 players averaging more than 12 minutes per game. Webber was named to the All-IIAC second team this year, while Sabus and Woeste earned honorable mention.