WAVERLY, Iowa - No. 7/8 women's basketball used a strong defensive performance to beat Dubuque 63-51 Wednesday night. The win moves the Knights to 21-2 overall and 14-0 in American Rivers Conference play.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • Dubuque started the game on a 6-0 run before Sara Faber made two from the line followed by a layup from Grace Hennessy to cut the Spartan lead to four early in the first
    • Lauren Woeste made a layup followed by a pair of free throws from Macy Harris to keep the deficit at four with 3:43 to play in the quarter
    • Lauren Golinghorst made one from the line for the Knights as Dubuque took a 17-9 lead into the second
  • Second Quarter
    • Britney Young started the second quarter with a three-pointer followed by layups from Woeste, Harris and Jaedon Murphy to make it 22-18 Dubuque
    • Woeste made a pair of free throws and Harris converted on a three-point play to cut the deficit to two with 4:06 to play in the half
    • Wartburg ended the final two minutes of the half with two layups from Woeste and one from Murphy as the Spartans go into half up 32-29
• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • Murphy ended a 5-0 Dubuque run to start the half with a 5-0 run of her own to cut the Spartan lead to three with 7:14 left in the third
    • Hennessy connected on three straight three-pointers to give the Knights their first lead of the game at 43-39 with 3:37 remaining in the quarter
    • The Knights ended the quarter on an 8-4 run sparked by threes from Taylor Runchey and Young to put Wartburg up 51-47 headed into the fourth
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Woeste started the scoring in the fourth with a layup to give Wartburg a six-point lead
    • The Knights outscored Dubuque 10-2 over the next 2:24 to put Wartburg up 12
      • Lauren Donlea and Murphy connected on three-pointers while Faber and Woeste added layups
    • Wartburg continued their strong defense in the fourth and held on for the win 63-51

 
Top Performers

• Lauren Woeste
  • 14 points
    • 6/8 FG
    • 2/3 FT
  • Eight rebounds
  • Two assists
  • One block
• Jaedon Murphy
  • 12 points
    • 5/13 FG
    • 2/7 3P
  • Six rebounds
  • Two blocks
  • Two steals
  • One assist
• Macy Harris
  • Nine points
    • 3/5 FG
    • 3/3 FT
  • Seven assists
  • Three rebounds

 
Notes/Streaks

• Wartburg now leads the all-time series 66-24
• Have won 19 of last 20 meetings between schools
• The Knights outrebounded Dubuque 38-29
• Wartburg had 17 assists to the Spartans six
• Murphy ties fourth all-time with 108 blocked shots

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action Saturday, Feb. 10 as they host Buena Vista at 2 p.m.