WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 10/11 women's basketball held off a late push by Loras to win 59-57 Wednesday night in overtime. The win moves the Knights to 19-2 overall and 12-0 in American Rivers Conference play.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- Jaedon Murphy scored the first points for the Knights with a three pointer to give Wartburg an early 3-2 lead
- Sara Faber made a layup to cut the deficit to one with 3:43 to play in the first
- Murphy finished the quarter with a layup to make the score 10-7 Loras after one
- Second Quarter
- Murphy started the second with another deep ball to tie the game at 10 early in the quarter
- Britney Young and Lauren Woeste made layups followed by a three pointer from Macy Harris to give the Knights a 17-12 lead
- Taylor Runchey made a deep two followed by layups on back-to-back possessions by Murphy and Woeste to put Wartburg up six with 2:11 remaining in the half
- Faber made two free throws at the end of the half to give the Knights a 25-19 lead at the break
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- The Knights started the second half on an 13-2 run over the first four minutes to push the lead to 38-21
- Harris led the run with six points, while Murphy added four and Young made a deep ball
- Woeste went on a 5-2 run of her own over the next minute to push the lead to 18 for the Knights with 3:47 to play in the third
- Harris made a layup and Murhpy added a free throw to put Wartburg ahead 46-30 at the end of the third
- Fourth Quarter
- A Woeste layup stopped an 8-0 run by Loras to start the final quarter to cut the lead to 10 with 6:54 to play
- Faber stopped a Loras 6-0 run with two free throws to put the Knights back up six with 2:43 remaining
- Loras ended the half on a 6-0 run to tie the game at 50 at the end of regulation
- Overtime
- Faber got the steal and fastbreak layup to give the Knights a one-point lead halfway through the overtime period
- Murphy made her third three of the game followed by a Runchey layup two possessions later to push the lead to six with :38 remaining
- Harris and Runchey both added a free throw down the stretch to give the Knights the win 59-57
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg is now 63-29 all-time in the series
- 36-15 when playing at home
- Murphy moves into fifth all-time in three-pointers made with 175
- Loras outrebounded Wartburg 35-31
- The Knights had 17 assists on 23 made field goals
- Wartburg led 16-2 in fastbreak points
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action Saturday, Feb. 3 as they travel to face Nebraska Wesleyan at 2 p.m.
