MADISON, Wis. – Wartburg women's basketball opened the 2022-23 regular season in dominant fashion with a 101-68 win over Edgewood College on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The Knights made 19 three pointers as a team in the lopsided matchup. Lauren Donlea
 
Scoring Summary

• First Half
  • Knights jumped out to a 10-2 lead in just two minutes
  • Edgewood closed the lead to 13-12 after two unanswered threes
  • Wartburg continued to light it up from three and led 25-14 after the first quarter
  • A Natalie Bearbower three pointer put the Knights up 21 with just over four minutes left in the half
  • Knights ended the half with a 52-29 lead
  • Wartburg shot 48.7% from the field and 43.4% from three in the half
  • Sara Faber led the team with 21 points in the first half
    • 7/9 from the field
    • 5/6 from three
• Second Half
  • The Knights stretched the lead to 30 points halfway through the third quarter
  • Wartburg started the third quarter 4/6 from three-point range
  • Knights shot an efficient 50% from the field and 41.7% from beyond the arc
  • The Knights led 83-44 after three quarters
  • Wartburg handled the fourth quarter and cruised to a 101-68 win
  • The Orange & Black finished the game with a field goal percentage of .468

 
Top Performers

• Faber
  • 27 points
    • 9/14 FG
    • 5/9 3P
  • Eight assists
  • Five rebounds
  • Two blocks
• Jaedon Murphy
  • 19 points
    • 8/13 FG
    • 3/6 3P
  • Six rebounds
  • One steal
• Macy Harris
  • Eight points
    • 3/4 FG
    • 1/2 3P
  • Five rebounds
  • Four assists
  • One block and one steal

Notes/Streaks

• 15^th game in program history above 100 points
  • Wartburg is 15-0 in those games
• Wartburg moves to 6-0 all-time against Edgewood
• Faber set career highs in:
  • Points (27), Three points made (five), Three pointers attempted (nine) and Assists (eight)
  • This marked Faber's second career start
• Knights hit 19 threes as a team today
  • Faber (five), Murphy (three), Britney Young (five), Bearbower (two), Cora Saunders (two), Harris (one) and Lauren Donlea (one)
• All four first year athletes made their collegiate debut tonight
  • Donlea, Olvia Baxter, Ava Trettin and Morgan Schut

Next Time Out
The Knights continue play this weekend at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Classic on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12. Wartburg will begin play when they face UW-Eau Claire on Friday at 8 p.m.