WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 7/7 women's basketball was defeated in the Wartburg Holiday Tournament final against Washinton University (St. Louis) today on Saturday, Dec. 30. The Knights are now 11-2 overall and remain 4-0 in American Rivers Conference play.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • Sara Faber answered an early WashU basket with a basket of her own to make it 2-2 after one minute
    • The Knights were held scoreless for over six minutes as Lauren Golinghorst stopped the Bears run with a layup
      • Bears led 9-4
    • Macy Harris provided a spark at the end of the quarter with back-to-back layups for the Knights to make it 13-8, WashU, at the end of the first
  • Second Quarter
    • The Knights first basket of the second quarter came from a three pointer from Jaedon Murphy to make it 17-11
    • Harris made two free throws and then WashU went on a 13-0 run to take a 30-13 lead with 3:48 remaining in the half
    • Murphy and Harris both made layups in the final minutes for the Knights, but WashU led 37-17 at the break
• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • The Bears came out of the break on a 6-0 run before a Harris free throw stopped the run
    • Britney Young made a three and then both Murphy and Grace Hennessy scored in the paint to make the score 46-25 with just over three minutes left in the third
    • WashU went on another 6-0 run before Faber scored five straight points for the Knights to end the third 54-30, Bears in front
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Murphy went 1/2 from the free throw line to score the only point in the opening two minutes of the fourth
    • Taylor Runchey and Harris both scored at the free throw line, but WashU remained in control halfway through the fourth
    • Finley Fitzgerald, Hennessy and Ava Trettin all scored in the final minutes for the Knights
    • 72-46 final score

Top Performers

• Harris
  • 12 points
    • 3/7 FG
    • 6/8 FT
  • Three rebounds
  • Two assists
  • One steal
• Murphy
  • Eight points
    • 3/7 FG
    • 1/4 3P
    • 1/2 FT
  • Five rebounds
  • Two steals

 
Notes/Streaks

• WashU leads all-time series 3-1 (Prior)
  • Has won last three games in a row
• First home loss of the season
• The Bears held a 41-32 advantage in total rebounding
• Wartburg shooting percentages: 25.9% FG, 16% 3P and 77.8% FT
  • Opponent shooting percentages: 51.8% FG, 31.6% 3P and 57.1% FT
• WashU's Jessica Brooks and Lexy Harris combined for 42 points and 19 rebounds between the two

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next when they travel to the University of Dubuque in an American Rivers Conference matchup on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 5:30 p.m.