FULTON, Mo. – Wartburg women's basketball defeated Westminster College 81-66 in a non-conference matchup on the road Saturday, Dec. 3 to move to 5-2 overall. 
 
Scoring Summary

• First Half
  • The Orange & Black jumped out to an early 8-2 lead behind six quick points from Olivia Baxter
  • The Blue Jay's rallied to tie the game at nine midway through the first quarter
  • After the Blue Jay's first lead of the game, Jaedon Murphy hit a three pointer to give the Knights the lead back
  • Wartburg held a 20-18 lead after the first quarter
  • There were four lead changes in the first three minutes of the second quarter, but the Knights led 26-23 with 7:17 left in the first half
  • Wartburg led the rest of the first half and finished on a 9-0 run to take a 43-32 lead into halftime
• Second Half
  • Lauren Woeste kept the Knights offense hot out of the break with two jumpers to start the second half
  • The Knights took their largest lead to that point of 19 points after eight straight points for Murphy, including connecting on back-to-back triples
  • The Blue Jay's cut the lead to 16, but the Knights got the lead back to 18 before the end of the third quarter
  • The Knights started the fourth with a made three from Murhpy, but Westminster responded with an 8-0 run to cut the Wartburg lead to 13
  • Britney Young hit back-to-back three's for the Knights midway through the fourth to keep the Knights in front comfortably
  • The Knights cruised to a 81-66 victory in the fourth

 
Top Performers

• Murphy
  • 21 points
    • 7/10 FG
    • 5/8 3P
    • 2/2 FT
  • Nine rebounds
  • One assist
• Woeste
  • 15 points
    • 7/7 FG
    • 1/3 FT
  • Eight rebounds
  • One assist
• Baxter
  • 14 points
    • 7/7 FG
    • 0/2 FT
  • Three rebounds
  • One steal

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg is now 7-0 all-time against Westminster
• Two Knights tied the school record for field goal percentage in a game (minimum five shots)
  • Woeste and Baxter both finished a perfect seven of seven from the field today
• Taylor Runchey collected three steals and Maggie Wilkins recorded two blocks to lead the Knights defensively
• Knights shooting percentages:
  • FG: 56.1%
  • 3P: 42.9%
  • FT: 53.3%
• Four Knights finished with double-digit scoring
  • Murphy, Woeste, Baxter and Sara Faber

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Saturday, Dec. 10 for an American Rivers Conference matchup against Simpson College at 2 p.m.