CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – No. 6/7 women's basketball finished the regular season 16-0 in American Rivers Conference play as they defeated Coe College 77-68 Saturday afternoon. The win moves the Knights to 23-2 overall headed into the A-R-C Tournament.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- The Knights started the game on an 8-0 run with three-pointers from Sara Faber and Macy Harris while Jaedon Murphy added two free throws with 7:44 left in the first
- Minutes later, Harris added two more from the line before Faber connected on a three and Murphy scored five straight to keep the lead at eight with four minutes remaining
- Murphy scored five more over the next two minutes and Lauren Golinghorst added a layup to give the Knights a 25-18 lead after one quarter of play
- Second Quarter
- Lauren Woeste scored the first points of the quarter for the Knights followed by free throws from Harris and Faber minutes later to make it 31-25 Wartburg
- Faber and Woeste each added four points to the Knights lead to extend the lead to eight with 3:48 remaining before halftime
- Britney Young connected on a deep ball which sparked a 9-0 run to end the half for Wartburg as they took a 48-33 lead into the break
- Young scored five while Woeste and Murphy each added two during the run
- Third Quarter
- Faber made two free throws to start the half for the Knights as the lead remained at 15 early in the second half
- Taylor Runchey connected on a three to snap a 6-0 Coe run followed by a deep ball from Grace Hennessy two possessions later to make it 56-44 halfway through the third quarter
- Wartburg ended the quarter on a 7-4 run sparked by another deep ball from Young and two points each from Faber and Murphy to put the Knights ahead 12, headed into the final quarter
- Fourth Quarter
- Woeste started the scoring in the fourth with a layup followed by back-to-back layups from Murphy to extend the lead to 15 for the Knights with 7:22 remaining
- Murphy connected on her second deep ball of the game while Lauren Donlea added one from the line a few minutes later to make it 73-59 Wartburg halfway through the final quarter of play
- Murphy knocked down two free throws to stop a 9-0 Coe run and push the lead back to seven with one minute left to play
- Young made two free throws to finish the game as the Knights get a 77-68 win over Coe
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg finished 16-0 in A-R-C play for the first time since the 2017-2018 season
- Murphy collected her third double-double of the season (Two in back-to-back games)
- Murphy moved into seventh place all-time in career points scored with 1,380
- Murphy moved into tenth place all-time in career rebounds with 570
- The Knights outrebounded Coe 35-21 (13-3 on offensive rebounds)
- Wartburg had four players score in double figures today
Next Time Out
Wartburg will host the American Rivers Conference Tournament Semifinal game on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
