WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 2/2 women's basketball continued its nonconference schedule with a 72-42 win over Bethany Lutheran College at home on Friday, Nov. 22. The win pushes Wartburg to 5-0 overall to begin the 2024-25 season and moves Bethany Lutheran to 1-4 overall.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- Sara Faber and Grace Hennessy got the scoring started in this game after a free throw from Faber and a basket from Hennessy
- After a Bethany Lutheran three pointer tied it up, Lauren Woeste scored in the paint and then Hennessy connected from deep to put Wartburg ahead 8-3 with 4:26 left in the first
- Jenna Saunders, Jaedon Murphy and Faber all made three pointers in the final minute of the first quarter to give Wartburg a 23-5 lead after one quarter
- Knights closed the quarter on a 20-2 run led by seven points from Faber and four from Woeste
- Second Quarter
- Faber continued where she left off in the first quarter as she scored the first eight Wartburg points of the second quarter as the Knights led 33-10 with just over five minutes left in the half
- Woeste, Lauren Golinghorst and Murphy all scored in the paint to keep the Knights in front 39-11
- Murphy scored five points in the final minute of the half for Wartburg and the Knights led 46-15 at the break
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- Faber scored the first two points of the third quarter for the Knights and Wartburg led 48-19 after two minutes of play
- After splitting a pair of free throws, Hennessy buried a three pointer to make the score 52-19 with 6:47 left in the quarter
- The Knights continued its run when both Faber and Brylee Seaman made three pointers to push the lead to 61-25
- Murphy closed the third with a layup to make the score 63-25 to close the quarter
- Fourth Quarter
- Maggie Wilkins scored two points at the free throw line and then Seaman made her second three of the night to give Wartburg a 68-28 lead
- After a 6-0 run from Bethany Lutheran, Brooke Meeks found Ava Trettin for a layup and Wartburg led 70-34 with 3:24 left to play
- Trettin scored two more points at the free throw line to close out a 72-42 win over the Vikings
Top Performers
- Sara Faber
- 23 points
- Three assists
- Two rebounds
- One steal
- Jaedon Murphy
- 12 points
- Seven rebounds
- Five steals
- One block
- Grace Hennessy
- Nine points
- Seven rebounds
- Three steals
- Three blocks
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg moves to 12-0 all-time against Bethany Lutheran
- Back-to-back 20-point games for Faber
- Five steals ties a career high for Murphy
- Career high in blocks for Hennessy
- Three steals ties career high
- Nine different Knights scored
- Wartburg is allowing under 50 points per game allowed through five games
- Opponents average 49.2 points per game
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action next on Tuesday, Nov. 26 to open American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play against Luther College on the road at 5:30 p.m.
