MANKATO, Minn. – No. 7/8 Wartburg women's basketball battled Bethany Lutheran College to a 93-83 win on the road on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Knights are now 8-0 overall and remain 3-0 in American Rivers Conference play. 
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • Sara Faber scored seven of the Knights first 10 points and Wartburg led 10-2 with just over two minutes into the quarter
    • After the Vikings cut Wartburg's lead to 15-8, Faber and Grace Hennessy both connected on three pointers the next two possessions
    • Taylor Runchey scored in the paint and Natalie Bearbower made a three to put the Knights ahead 30-13 with under two minutes to play
    • Lauren Woeste, Britney Young and Lauren Golinghorst all scored to end the first quarter
  • Second Quarter
    • Wartburg answered five early points from BLC with a layup from Woeste and another three pointer from Bearbower to put Wartburg ahead 40-18
    • Jaedon Murphy found an open Faber for three to stop a Bethany Lutheran 7-0 run with 7:19 to play
    • BLC cut the lead to 18 with five minutes remaining and after two minutes of scoreless play, Woeste converted a three-point play at the line to put Wartburg back up by 21
    • The Vikings closed the half on a 10-2 run to make the score 55-42
• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • After each team scored in the opening minute, neither team scored until a Macy Harris three pointer broke the scoreless streak to make the score 60-44
    • Hennessy's third three of the game put Wartburg ahead 19 with 6:18 to play
    • BLC cut the lead to 10 with 2:30 left in the third, but the Knights answered with three pointers from Faber and Young to go up 71-55
    • The Vikings ended the quarter on a 8-3 run to make the score 74-63 headed to the fourth
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Woeste went 1/2 from the free throw line and Murphy made a jumper to start the fourth quarter
    • Harris and Woeste both scored baskets to go ahead 81-68 with 5:56 to play
    • Murphy scored in the paint to go up 12, but BLC cut the lead to 85-78 with 1:59 to play
    • Wartburg was able to convert at the free throw line late and held off the Vikings 93-83

 
Top Performers

• Faber
  • 23 points (Season high)
    • 7/11 FG
    • 4/7 3P
    • 5/6 FT
  • Three assists
  • Three steals
  • One rebound
• Young
  • Eight assists
  • Seven points
    • 2/9 FG
    • 2/8 3P
  • Four rebounds
  • Two blocks
  • One steal
• Murphy
  • 14 points
    • 7/14 FG
  • Seven rebounds
  • Three steals
  • Two blocks
  • One assist

 
Notes/Streaks

• Knights now lead all-time series 11-0
• Tied career-high assists in a game  for Young
• Woeste finished 5/5 from the field
  • Fourth time in her career going 100% from the field (Min. 4 attempts)
• Ninth career 20 point game for Faber
• Most points scored this season
  • Also most points allowed this season
• Five Knights finished with 10+ points
  • Faber (23), Murphy (14), Harris (13), Hennessy (12) and Woeste (12)

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Saturday, Dec. 9 at home against Simpson at 6 p.m.