LINCOLN, Neb. – Wartburg women's basketball continued it's winning streak with a 98-29 win over Nebraska Wesleyan University for it's largest winning margin of the season. The Knights are now a perfect 5-0 in American Rivers Conference Play and move to 10-4 overall.
 
Scoring Summary

• First Half
  • Neither team scored in the first two minutes of the game
  • After NWU got the first points of the game, Wartburg took a 3-2 lead when Macy Harris converted a three-point play
  • With the score tied 5-5, the Knights closed the quarter on a 13-2 run to take a 18-7 lead after the first quarter
  • Wartburg started the second quarter with a three pointer from Maggie Wilkins and that led to a 10-0 run over the first five minutes of the quarter
  • After an Olivia Baxter three-point play, Sara Faber scored seven straight points to put the Knights up 38-9 with just over three minutes left to play in the half
  • The Prairie Wolves scored back-to-back buckets, but Harris and Jaedon Murphy combined to score seven in a row to give the Knights a 45-13 lead at halftime
    • Wartburg led 11-1 in steals at the break
• Second Half
  • The Knights started the second half with five straight points from Faber and then a three-point play from Murphy
  • NWU was able to convert four free throws in between Wartburg scoring flurries and the score was 61-17 after four minutes of the third quarter
  • Wartburg closed the third quarter on a 14-0 run led by six points from Baxter
  • Maggie Wilkins scored the first four points of the fourth quarter
  • Faith Trelka scored seven points in three minutes for the Knights
  • Lauren Woeste closed the game with a layup and gave the Knights a 98-29 win

 
Top Performers

• Faber
  • 23 points
    • 9/13 FG
    • 3/5 3P
    • 2/3 FT
  • Four steals
  • Two assists
  • One rebound
• Baxter
  • 14 points
    • 5/8 FG
    • 4/5 FT
  • Eight rebounds
  • Three blocks
• Lauren Donlea
  • Four points
  • Seven assists
  • Five rebounds
  • Three steals

 
 
Notes/Streaks

• Fourth-straight win for the Knights
  • 2/4 wins have been by 40+ points
  • 3/4 wins have been by 30+ points
• Fifth straight game with at least 16 points for Faber
• Baxter:
  • Tied career high 14 points
  • Back-to-back games with three blocks
• Wartburg shooting percentages:
  • 53.6% FG
  • 40.7% 3P
  • 81.3% FT
• With her seven points today, Trelka scored her first career points at Wartburg
• The Knights recorded 15 steals and led points off turnovers 33-0
  • Donlea has recorded eight steals in her last three games

 
Next Time Out
The Knights continue A-R-C play on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 11 against Coe College at 5:30 p.m.