WAVERLY, Iowa – Wartburg women's basketball held off a late Luther College push for a 66-59 win at home on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The Knights are now winners of 10 straight and move to 16-4 overall with an American Rivers Conference mark of 11-0.
 
Game Summary

• First Quarter
  • The Knights jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first minute and a half of play behind five points from Macy Harris
  • After a timeout Luther got back on the board and cut the lead to 12-4, but a Harris layup put the Knights up 16-4
  • Luther finished the quarter on a 7-1 run and Wartburg led 17-11 after the first
• Second Quarter
  • Harris scored the first two buckets of the second quarter to put Wartburg up 21-11
  • The lead stretched to 15 after a made three from Britney Young and a Lauren Woeste layup
  • Baskets from Harris and Young kept the Knights up 10+ going into the half, but Luther closed the lead to 32-21 at the break
• Third Quarter
  • Jaedon Murphy scored the first five points of the third to put the Knights ahead 37-21 just over a minute into the quarter
  • Luther went on a 12-1 un over the next four minutes and cut the lead down to five with 4:17 left in the third
  • Harris and Young both scored to put the Knights back up by 10, but Luther continued to convert shots and would finish the third only trailing 46-40
• Fourth Quarter
  • Luther again got the lead down to five after a made three pointer made the score 48-43
  • Wartburg responded with three pointers from Murphy and Young to go back up 54-43 with 6:54 remaining
  • After back-to-back three balls from Luther, Wartburg again had an answer with four straight points from Maggie Wilkins
  • A three-point play followed by a made three from Luther brought the Norse within three with 2:01 to play
  • Harris responded with an and one basket of her own and a free throw from Sara Faber put the Knights up 61-55 with 33 seconds left
  • Wartburg held off the Norse for a 66-59 victory at home

 
Top Performers

• Harris
  • 21 points
    • 8/17 FG
    • 2/5 3P
    • 3/5 FT
  • Two assists
  • Two steals
  • One rebound
• Young
  • 13 points
    • 5/12 FG
    • 3/9 3P
  • Five rebounds
  • Four assists
  • Three steals
• Murphy
  • 10 points
    • 4/16 FG
    • 2/8 3P
  • Four rebounds
  • Two assists
  • One steal

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg has now won 10 straight games
• Fourth straight season sweeping the regular season series
  • Now 54-42 all-time against Luther
• Back-to-back 20+ point games for Harris
  • Third in last five games
• Wartburg shooting percentages:
  • 37.7% FG
  • 29.6% 3P
  • 66.7% FT
• Wartburg won the turnover battle with 12 turnovers compared to Luther's 26
  • 27 points from turnovers compared to eight
• The Knights led the entire game and didn't give the lead up once

 
Next Time Out
The Knights continue A-R-C play at home this week with a 2 p.m. matchup against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Saturday, Feb. 4 inside Levick Arena.