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Murphy+Donlea_Simpson23
Julie Drewes
72
Simpson SIM 4-5,2-2 American Rivers
83
Winner Wartburg WAR 9-0,4-0 American Rivers
Simpson SIM
4-5,2-2 American Rivers
72
Final
83
Wartburg WAR
9-0,4-0 American Rivers
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Simpson SIM 14 15 24 19 72
Wartburg WAR 24 17 18 24 83

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Peter Unmacht

No. 7/8 Knights Defeat Simpson 83-72

WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 7/8 Wartburg women's basketball team defeated Simpson College 83-72 at home Saturday, Dec. 9. Jaedon Murphy led the Knights with 21 points and Britney Young recorded 10 assists. Wartburg moves to 4-0 in American Rivers Conference play. 
 
Game Summary
  • First Half
    • First Quarter
      • Taylor Runchey got the Knights scoring started making a jump shot one minute into the game
      • The score went back and forth before Murphy and Young both connected on three pointers to give the Knights a 14-7 lead with four minutes to go in the quarter
      • After the Storm cut the lead to one, Macy Harris scored six straight points, including one from behind the arc, to give the Knights a 20-13 lead with two minutes to go in the first
      • Lauren Woeste scored the final four points of the quarter to help the Knights lead 24-14 after one quarter
    • Second Quarter
      • Simpson started the quarter on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to three, before Runchey got the Knights scoring started again to push the lead to 26-21
      • Zoey Long and Grace Hennessy both connect on a three pointer as Harris gets the old-fashioned three-point play to go to give the Knights a 35-27 lead with three minutes to go in the half
      • Murphy scored the Knights final six points in the half to take a 41-29 lead into the half
  • Second Half
    • Third Quarter
      • After a 14-2 run by the Storm to start the half, Harris and Woeste sink shots to regain the lead at 47-43 with four minutes to play
      • Sara Faber and Young go back-to-back from long range to extend the lead to 55-49 with two minutes to play in the third
      • Murphy connected on a three late in the third and the Knights take a 59-53 lead into the fourth
    • Fourth Quarter
      • Murphy started the scoring for the Knights with five quick points to push the lead to 64-53
      • Faber connected on a three with 5:47 left to put a stop to Simpson's 7-0 run and push the lead to 67-60
      • Following a three-minute scoring drought, Faber knocked down her third three of the game to extend the lead to 72-62 with 1:45 to play
      • The Knights go 11/12 from the free throw line to end the game and hold off the Storm 83-72
 
Top Performers
  • Murphy
    • 21 points
      • 7/11 FG
      • 4/6 FT
    • Six rebounds
    • One assist
  • Harris
    • 15 points
      • 4/8 FG
      • 6/6 FT
    • Seven rebounds
    • Three assists
  • Woeste
    • 10 points
      • 4/5 FG
      • 2/2 FT
    • Eight rebounds (Tied career-high)
  • Young
    • 10 assists (Career-high)
    • Six points
      • 2/4 FG
      • 2/3 3P
    • Three rebounds
    • Two blocks
 
Notes/Streaks
  • Career-high in assists for Young
  • Tied career-high rebounds in a game for Woeste
  • Four Knights finished with 10+ points
    • Murphy (21), Faber (18), Harris (15) and Woeste (10)
  • The Knights have won three straight games when playing the Storm
  • First time Wartburg has started 9-0 since 2017-18
  
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action Dec. 19-20 at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn.
 
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