DUBUQUE, Iowa – Wartburg women's basketball made 17 three pointers in a 75-49 road win over the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The Knights are now 9-0 in American Rivers Conference play and 14-4 overall.
Game Summary
- First Half
- Macy Harris scored the first four points for the Knights and the score was 4-4 after three minutes
- Sara Faber hit the first three of the night for Wartburg and followed it with a layup the next possession to give the Knights a 9-4 lead
- After a UD basket, Britney Young connected from three and Faber hit another three pointer to go up 15-6
- UD scored five straight points but Wartbug closed the quarter with back to back scores and led 19-11 after one quarter
- The Spartans hit two three's and a layup to tie the game early in the second quarter
- After three minutes of no scoring Young, Harris, and Maggie Wilkins all hit unanswered three pointers to go up 28-19
- Taylor Runchey took her turn from three and gave the Knights a 31-19 lead at half
- UD held scoreless last 7:39 of the second quarter
- Second Half
- After a two minute scoring drought to start the third quarter, Jaedon Murphy made two free throws to put the Knights up 33-19
- Each team traded made threes and a made layup and the score was 38-24 with just over five minutes to play in the third
- Harris, Young and Faber all made three pointers in the last five minutes of the third and the Knights led 47-30
- Faber opened the fourth quarter with her fifth three pointer of the night to give Wartburg a 50-30 lead
- The Knights extended their lead after two made threes from Young, one from Faber, as well as a layup from Lauren Woeste to put the Knights up 63-38 with 5:21 to play
- Wartburg closed the game on a 12-9 run to win 75-49
Top Performers
- Faber
- 25 points
- Six assists
- Four rebounds
- Three steals
- Young
- 15 points
- Four assists
- Three rebounds
- One steal
- Harris
- 10 points
- Four rebounds
- One steal
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg has now swept the regular season series against Dubuque
- All-time series moves to 65-25 in favor of the Knights
- Faber
- Tied her career high of seven made threes
- One short of the Wartburg single game record
- Has scored 20+ points in five of her last six games
- 17 made three pointers is the second most in a game this season for the Knights
- Team percentage of 45.9% is also second highest this season
- Lauren Donlea recorded a career-high four steals in 11 minutes of action tonight
- Wartburg attempted a season low five free throws
- The Knights never trailed in the game
Next Time Out
The Knights will close the week on the road against Simpson College on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.
