DUBUQUE, Iowa – No. 7/12 women's basketball (6-0, 2-0 A-R-C) went on the road and defeated No. 15/20 Loras (4-1, 1-1 A-R-C) 64-56 in American Rivers Conference play on Wednesday, Nov. 29. The Knights are now 6-0 overall and move to 2-0 in A-R-C play. 
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • After trailing 2-0 in the opening minutes, Taylor Runchey found an open Britney Young for three to make it 3-2
    • A Lauren Donlea three pointer put the Knights ahead 7-5 halfway through the first quarter
    • Loras tied the game at seven, but Wartburg ended the quarter on a 6-0 run behind a three pointer from Grace Hennessy, a Macy Harris free throw and then a Harris steal for an open layup
  • Second Quarter
    • Each team traded layups to begin the second quarter but Wartburg stayed in front 15-11
    • Another Young three pointer followed by a Harris layup put the Knights ahead 20-13 with just over six minutes left in the half
      • Young kept the Knights in front again with her third three of the game minutes later
    • Sara Faber scored the next four points for the Knights and Harris scored two at the free throw line and the Knights took a 29-20 lead into halftime
• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • Jaedon Murphy followed an early Loras layup up with a three pointer to put Wartburg ahead 32-22
    • After trading baskets, neither team scored for two minutes before Young made her fourth three of the night to make the score 37-24 Wartburg
    • Loras closed the lead to seven before a made free throw from Faber and then six straight points from Young to put Wartburg up 46-34
    • A Lauren Woeste free throw and then a late Loras three pointer put the Knights lead at 47-37 after three quarters
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Loras opened the fourth with a three pointer to close the lead to seven, but a Donlea steal led to a Woeste layup to bring the score to 49-40 with 8:32 remaining
    • Layups from Hennessy and Murphy pushed the lead to 53-42 with just over six and a half minutes left
    • Harris made back-to-back driving layups to keep Wartburg in front 57-46 and then a Murphy three pointer stretched the lead to 60-46 with 3:27 left to play
    • Loras went on a 10-2 run, but a pair of Murphy free throws stopped the run and the Knights closed a 64-56 win over Loras

 
Top Performers

• Young
  • 18 points
    • 5/7 FG
    • 5/7 3P
    • 3/4 FT
  • Four rebounds
  • Three steals
  • Two assists
• Harris
  • 15 points
    • 5/12 FG
    • 5/6 FT
  • Three steals
  • Two assists
  • Two rebounds
• Murphy
  • 11 points
    • 3/6 FG
    • 2/4 3P
    • 3/4 FT
  • Seven rebounds
  • One assist
  • One block
  • One steal

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg leads the all-time series 62-29
• Career-high 18 points for Young
• The Knights outrebounded Loras 28-19
  • Nine different Knights with multiple rebounds
• Wartburg shot 42.6% FG, 40.9% 3P and 75% FT
  • Held Loras to 37.7% FG and 20.8% 3P
• Four different Knights made a three pointer today
• Young and Harris led the Knights in steals with three each

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Saturday, Dec. 2 against Central College at 4 p.m.