Waverly, Iowa - No. 8/16 Wartburg women's basketball (3-0) defeated the Cornell College Rams (0-4) 71-26 in its home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 15 inside Levick Arena. The Knights outscored Cornell 50-14 after the first quarter of play to secure its third win in a row to start the season.
- First Quarter
- Cornell scored five early points to lead 5-2, but a Britney Young three pointer knotted things up just under three minutes in
- Minutes later, a Sara Faber three pointer gave the Knights an 8-5 lead
- After back and forth scoring, a layup from Randi Wright brought the Rams to within 13-12 with two and a half minutes left in the quarter
- A Jaedon Murphy layup at the buzzer assisted by Faber gave the Knights a 21-12 lead at the end of the first quarter
- Second Quarter
- Murphy scored the first seven points of the second half that led to a 15-0 Knights run that gave them a 28-12 lead two minutes into the quarter
- A Lauren Woeste layup extended the Wartburg lead to 33-16 just over halfway through the quarter
- A three ball from Britney Young with 2 and a half minutes remaining was the last points scored in the half
- Wartburg led 36-16 at halftime
- Third Quarter
- Young recorded back-to-back assists on layups from Lauren Donlea and Woeste in the opening minutes of the third
- A three-point basket from Grace Hennessy extended the Knights lead to 47-19 with five and a half minutes left in the quarter
- Faber recorded three pointer that gave the Knights a 53-23 lead with 3 minutes to go in the quarter
- A Woeste layup at the horn gave the Knights a 60-25 lead at the end of the quarter
- Fourth Quarter
- Murphy sliced through the defense for a layup that extended the Knights lead to 64-25 just under two minutes into the quarter
- A Hennessy and-one layup gave the Knights a 69-25 lead with 6 minutes to go in the quarter
- Ava Trettin scored after an assist from Finley Fitzgerald with a minute left to give the Knights a 71-26 lead
- 71-26 was the final score
Key Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg is 43-6 all-time against Cornell entering the matchup
- Knights have won 12 straight in the series dating back to the 2007-08 season
- Head Coach Bob Amsberry has now tied Monica Severson for the most wins by a head coach in program history
- Wartburg's defense held Cornell to single-digit points in three out of the four quarters
- The Knights shot 42.9% from the field, 33.3% from three and 100% from the free throw line
- Macy Harris, Young, and Donlea all recorded 5+ assists
- Harris led the team with six
- The Orange & Black had a 34-4 advantage in bench points
- Young & Hennessy both made three three-pointers
- The Knights posted a 10-1 advantage in blocked shots
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next when they open up A-R-C action on Tuesday, Nov. 21 when they host the Luther College Norse. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. inside Levick Arena.
