STORM LAKE, Iowa – No. 12/12 women's basketball defeated Buena Vista 80-61 on Sunday afternoon in Storm Lake. The Knights improve to 14-2 overall and 7-0 in American Rivers Conference play.
 
Game Summary

• First half
  • First quarter
    • The Knights got the scoring started early as Sara Faber scored five quick points to open the game followed by a layup from Taylor Runchey and a deep ball from Jaedon Murphy to put Wartburg up 10-5 2:30 minutes into the game
    • Lauren Woeste and Murphy answered a BVU three with layups to put the Knights up 17-11 with two minutes left in the quarter
    • The first quarter was finished with a pair of free throws made by Murphy and Britney Young to give the Knights a 21-13 lead after the first
  • Second quarter
    • After a slow start to the quarter, Young connected on a three and Faber made a layup to push the lead to 26-15 Knights with seven minutes left in the half
    • Woeste and Murphy continued the scoring for the Knights with the next six points to give Wartburg a 32-19 lead with 2:34 left
    • Wartburg ended the half on a 6-4 run with Faber scoring all six for the Knights to take a 38-23 lead into halftime
• Second half
  • Third quarter
    • Wartburg started the half with seven quick points from Faber (5) and Murphy (2) to put the Knights up 20 to start the second half
    • The next 10 points for the Knights came over a 3:16 stretch with a three-pointer from Young, three-point play from Woeste, and free throws from Lauren Golinghorst and Faber to make it 55-36 with 3:52 left in the quarter
    • The Knights finished the quarter on a 6-2 run in the final minute with three points from Finley Fitzgerald and free throws added by Woeste and Faber to give Wartburg a 61-42 lead
  • Fourth quarter
    • Faber added to her point total with a three-point play followed by a three-pointer by Young to make it 67-45 early in the fourth quarter
    • Fitzgerald connected on a three and Runchey made a layup to put the Knights ahead 72-52 with five minutes left in the game
    • Grace Hennessy added to the Knights lead with a three-pointer while Faber added a three-point play to make it a 23-point game with 3:40 remaining
    • Hennessy finished off the game for Wartburg adding a layup to give the Knights an 80-61 win

 
Top Performers

• Sara Faber
  • 28 points
    • 8/20 FG
    • 9/14 FT
  • Five steals
  • Three assists
• Britney Young
  • 11 points
    • 3/5 3P
    • 2/2 FT
  • Three rebounds
  • One assist
• Lauren Woeste
  • Nine points
    • 3/6 FG
    • 3/5 FT
  • Six rebounds
    • Four offensive rebounds

 
Notes/Streaks

• Career-high 28 points for Faber
• Wartburg is now 52-35 all-time when facing Buena Vista
• Macy Harris is now 31 points away from 1,000 career points
• Wartburg never trailed in this game
• The Knights took 20 more free throws than BVU
• Wartburg had 37 points off 24 BVU turnovers

 
Next Time Out
Wartburg is back next week with a conference matchup on Wednesday, Jan. 17 against Coe at 5:30 p.m.