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Julie Drewes
40
DePauw DPU 6-4,1-0 NCAC
89
Winner Wartburg WAR 10-1,4-0 American Rivers
DePauw DPU
6-4,1-0 NCAC
40
Final
89
Wartburg WAR
10-1,4-0 American Rivers
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
DePauw DPU 13 8 6 13 40
Wartburg WAR 21 24 23 21 89

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Ben Woods

No. 7/7 Knights Rout DePauw University 89-40

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 7/7 women's basketball responded to yesterday's loss with an 89-40 win over DePauw University to wrap up play in the Music City Classic. Wartburg is now 10-1 overall and remains 4-0 in American Rivers Conference play. 
 
Game Summary
  • First Half
    • First Quarter
      • After three pointers from Jaedon Murphy and Grace Hennessy, Lauren Woeste made a jumper to put Wartburg up 8-3 halfway through the first
      • Sara Faber scored five straight points after a steal led to a layup and then Macy Harris found her for an open three to make the score 15-9
      • Woeste scored four points at the end of the first to put Wartburg ahead by 10, but DePauw scored before the end of the first to make the score 21-13
    • Second Quarter
      • Britney Young made two threes to begin the second quarter with assists from Taylor Runchey and Natalie Bearbower
      • The Knights went on a 10-2 run midway through the quarter, led by five points from Murphy, to go up 37-19 with just under three minutes left in the half
      • A layup from Harris, followed by three pointers from both Faber and Murphy gave the Knights a 45-21 lead going into the break
  • Second Half
    • Third Quarter
      • The Knights opened the half with a driving layup from Murphy and then three balls from Harris and Hennessy to push the lead over 30 points
      • Wartburg continued to run away with the game, going on a 10-2 run led by eight points from Hennessy
      • Lauren Golinghorst scored in the paint and then Faber connected from three-point range to put Wartburg ahead 68-27 heading to the fourth
    • Fourth Quarter
      • Faber converted a three-point play to begin the fourth and Wartburg led 76-31 with 7 minutes remaining
      • Golinghorst went on a nine point run led by two three pointers and a three-point play
      • A layup from Finley Fitzgerald put the Knights up 51, but DePauw scored in the final minute to make the final score 89-40
 
Top Performers
  • Murphy
    • 17 points (Team high)
      • 7/10 FG
      • 3/5 3P
    • Four rebounds
    • One block
  • Faber
    • 16 points
      • 6/12 FG
      • 3/6 3P
      • 1/1 FT
    • Seven rebounds (Team high)
    • Two assists
    • Two steals
  • Harris
    • Nine assists
    • Six rebounds
    • Five points
      • 2/4 FG
      • 1/1 3P
    • One block
    • One steal
  • Golinghorst
    • 15 points
      • 5/5 FG
      • 2/2 3P
      • 3/5 FT
    • Two rebounds
    • One block
  • Hennessy
    • 14 points
      • 5/10 FG
      • 4/8 3P
    • Three rebounds
    • One block
 
Notes/Streaks
  • First win all-time against DePauw
    • All-time series is now 1-2
  • Largest margin in a win this season
  • Career highs:
    • Golinghorst – 15 points
    • Hennessy – 14 points
    • Harris – Nine assists
  • Held DePauw to two single-digit scoring quarters
    • Outscored DePauw 47-14 in the second and third quarters combined
  • Wartburg shooting percentages: 52.4% FG, 45.7% 3P (16/35), 63.6% FT
 
Next Time Out
Wartburg will be back in action on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 29 and 30 at home for the Wartburg Holiday tournament.
 
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