WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 2/2 Women's basketball dominated on its home floor in a 74-35 win over Edgewood College on Tuesday, Nov. 19 to move to 4-0 overall to begin the 2024-25 season.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • Sara Faber scored the first point of the night at the free throw line
    • A Lauren Woeste layup, assisted by Lauren Golinghorst extended the Knights 8-0 run to extend the lead to 13-5
    • Maggie Wilkins got in the scoring column with a floater, followed by another Lauren Woeste layup to finish the quarter leadings 19-7
    • Sara Faber led the Knights with seven points and five steals heading into the break
  • Second Quarter
    • After an early basket from Jaedon Murphy, Lauren Golinghorst scored the next five for the Knights to make the score 26-7
    • Woeste, Murphy and Faber all scored over the next five minutes of play to keep Wartburg in front 34-16 with 2:55 to play in the half
    • Faber and Grace Hennessy both scored in the paint to close the half with a 39-16 lead
• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • Murphy got the half started with a steal on the first possession that she took coast-to-coast for a layup
    • After an almost three minute scoring drought from both sides, Natalie Bearbower stopped the drought at the free throw line to make the score 46-25 with just over four minutes left in the quarter
    • The Knights closed the quarter on a 10-2 run led by eight points from Faber, who connected on two three pointers in the final 1:25 of the third
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Faber started the fourth with a steal that she turned into a three-point play on the other end to make the score 59-27
    • Bearbower scored in the paint and then both Jenna Saunders and Golinghorst connected from deep to push the Wartburg lead to 69-29 with 5:15 to play
    • Ava Trettin, Emma Townsley and Faith Trelka all scored in the closing minutes for the Knights in a 74-35 win

 
Top Performers

• Sara Faber
  • 21 points
  • Six steals
  • Four assists
• Lauren Woeste
  • 14 points
  • 11 rebounds
  • Three assists
• Lauren Golinghorst
  • 10 points
  • Eight rebounds
  • Three steals

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg moves to 7-0 all-time against Edgewood
• Fourth-straight double double to begin the season for Woeste
• Wartburg had 11 turnovers and Edgewood recorded 27 turnovers
  • 19 Wartburg steals
• The Knights' bench outscored the Eagles' bench 21-12
• Six steals ties a career high for Faber

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action next on Friday, Nov. 22 at home against Bethany Lutheran College beginning at 8 p.m. in Levick Arena.