WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 7/8 women's basketball had four players in double figures as they rolled past Buena Vista 95-25. The Knights clinched their 11th American Rivers Conference regular season championship. Wartburg moves to 22-2 overall and 15-0 in Conference play.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • Jaedon Murphy started the scoring for the Knights with four points and four offensive rebounds followed by a three-point play from Macy Harris to make it 7-2 halfway through the first
    • Lauren Woeste made a layup and Lauren Donlea made one from the line to keep the lead at five for the Knights
    • Wartburg ended the first on a 15-3 run to take a 25-8 lead into the second
      • Sara Faber had six on the run, Murphy with five, Harris and Woeste each added two
  • Second Quarter
    • The Knights started the second quarter on a 12-0 run sparked by eight points from Britney Young to put the Knights up 29 early in the second
      • Woeste and Harris each added a layup
    • Over the next four minutes Murphy sparked a Wartburg 14-2 run with eight points of her own to extend the lead to 51-10
      • Natalie Bearbower connected on a three and Harris added a fastbreak layup
    • Woeste ended the half with five straight points to give the Knights a 56-12 lead at the break
• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • Murphy converted on a three-point play to start the half for the Knights followed by a free throw from Faber and a layup by Harris to extend the lead to 50
    • Wartburg added another 12-2 run over the next three minutes with Lauren Golinghorst scoring nine during the run
      • Grace Hennessy connected on a three to put the Knights up 60
    • Zoey Long made a three-pointer while Golinghorst added a layup to make it 79-17 Wartburg after three quarters of play
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Tatum Grubbs started the scoring in the fourth with a made free throw to extend the lead to 63
    • Wartburg continued their hot scoring with a 11-3 run sparked by three-pointers from Long and Jenna Saunders
      • Ava Trettin and Grubbs each added two during the run
    • The Knights finished the game at the line as they knocked down four free throws to defeat BVU 95-25

Top Performers

• Jaedon Murphy
  • 20 points
    • 8/16 FG
    • 3/6 3P
    • 1/1 FT
  • 10 rebounds
  • Three steals
  • Two assists
  • One block
• Macy Harris
  • 11 points
    • 4/7 FG
    • 3/3 FT
  • Four rebounds
  • Three steals
  • One assist
• Lauren Golinghorst
  • 12 points
    • 5/7 FG
    • 2/3 FT
  • Four rebounds

 
 
Notes/Streaks

• 15 Wartburg players scored in today's game
• This was Murphy's second double-double of the season
• The Knights outrebounded BVU 53-35 (25-10 on offensive rebounds)
• Wartburg had 40 points off 31 BVU turnovers
• The Knights had 20 assists on 33 made field goals
• Murphy moves into fourth place in career blocked shots with 109
  • Also ties 10^th place with 559 career rebounds

 
Next Time Out
Wartburg returns next Saturday, Feb. 17 as they will travel to take on Coe at 2 p.m.