INDIANOLA, Iowa – No. 10/13 women's basketball continued its American Rivers Conference winning streak with a 72-46 win over Simpson College on the road Saturday, Jan. 27. Wartburg is now 18-2 overall and remain perfect in A-R-C play at 11-0.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- Sara Faber started the game with a three pointer and then got a steal on the defensive end that led to a layup to make the score 5-0 Wartburg early
- A Jaedon Murphy steal led to a Macy Harris jump shot and then Britney Young continued the Knights run with a three pointer that was assisted by Taylor Runchey
- Knights led 10-3 halfway through the quarter
- Simpson went on a 10-3 run to tie the game at 13-13 before Lauren Woeste put the Knights back in front 15-13 with 2:23 left in the first
- The Storm continued its run to go up 20-15, but Runchey found Young open for a three pointer again to cut the Simpson lead to 20-18 after the first quarter
- Second Quarter
- Young started the second with a three to give the Knights the lead and Lauren Golinghorst added one at the free throw line to make the score 22-20
- Woeste and Golinghorst scored the next six points in the paint to push the lead to 28-23 with 7:01 left to play in the half
- Simpson cut the lead to two, but buckets from Grace Hennessy, Harris and Murphy kept Wartburg in front 34-26
- Knights continued the run and extended the lead to 45-28 at the break
- 28 points in the paint in the first half
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- After two minutes of scoreless play to start the second half, Faber connected on a three and then Golinghorst scored in the paint to make the lead 50-30
- Wartburg continued to stretch the lead led by six straight points from Murphy to put the Knights in front 58-30 with 2:28 left in the third
- Faber and Woeste both scored from the free throw line to close the third quarter with a 61-30 lead
- Fourth Quarter
- Faber and Murphy both scored after a Simpson layup to begin the final quarter
- Golinghorst and Natalie Bearbower both scored at the free throw line
- Olivia Baxter continued the offensive success with four straight points in the paint to close out a 72-46 road win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg has now won four straight games against Simpson
- Simpson leads all-time series 53-41
- Head Coach Bob Amsberry has reached 350 career wins at Wartburg
- Young recorded a career-high four blocks
- Third time this season Woeste has shot 100% from the field (Min. five attempts)
- Knights scored 38 points in the paint and 34 points from the bench
- Simpson had 26 in the paint and 18 from its bench
- Wartburg held Simpson to 29.7% shooting from the field and 30.7% from three
Next Time Out
The Knights will be back in action on Wednesday, Jan.21 against No. 19/21 Loras College at home.
