CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – No. 11/12 women's basketball won a defensive battle on the road against Coe College 55-49 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The Knights are now 15-2 overall and 8-0 in A-R-C play, while Coe moves to 13-4 overall and 5-3 in A-R-C play.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- Lauren Woeste got the scoring started for the Knights with a layup to tie the game at 2-2
- With just over five minutes left in the first quarter, Britney Young connected on a three pointer but Coe answered immediately with a three of its own to make the score 5-5
- Woeste scored the next six points for Wartburg to push the Wartburg lead to 11-8 with under a minute left in the first
- Grace Hennessy made a three for the Knights with 10 seconds left, but Coe was able to score at the buzzer to make the score 14-12 with Wartburg in front
- Second Quarter
- After two early baskets from Coe to take the lead, Lauren Golinghorst converted a three-point play to put Wartburg back in front 17-16
- Over the next two minutes of play, Coe went on a 7-0 run to take a 23-17 lead with 4:56 left in the half
- The Knights started to chip away at the lead after a Murphy layup and a three pointer from Natalie Bearbower put them within one point with 3:46 left in the second quarter
- Hennessy and Murphy both scored in the paint before Woeste closed the half with back-to-back scores to give Wartburg a 30-23 lead at the break
- Wartburg closed the half on a 13-0 run
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- After three minutes of scoreless play to begin the half, Faber scored back-to-back baskets to push the Wartburg lead to 34-23
- Lauren Golinghorst and Jenna Saunders both drilled three pointers for the Knights to give Wartburg a 40-29 lead after three quarters
- Fourth Quarter
- Coe jumped out to a 7-3 run to begin the fourth qaurter, but Wartburg answered with a three pointer from Faber and two free throws from Woeste to go back ahead by 12 with 5:49 left in the game
- The Kohawks would not go away as they put together an 8-0 run to cut Wartburg's lead to four points before four straight points from Faber stopped the run
- After scoring the next five points, Coe made the score 52-49 with under a minute to play
- The Knights were able to close the game when Murphy found an open Hennessy for a dagger three pointer that put Wartburg ahead 55-49 with 20 seconds to play
Top Performers
- Lauren Woeste
- 15 points
- 11 rebounds
- Two assists
- One steal
- Sara Faber
- 11 points
- Five rebounds
- Three assists
- Three steals
- Two blocks
- Grace Hennessy
- Eight points
- One assist
- One steal
- One block
- Jaedon Murphy
- Six points
- Six rebounds
- Three blocks
- Two assists
Notes/Streaks
- The Knights are now 8-0 in A-R-C play and 15-2 overall
- Wartburg has now won seven-straight games against Coe
- Leads all-time series 52-20
- Seventh double-double for Woeste this season
- Young led the team in assists and steals with four each
- Six different Knights made a three pointer
- Faber, Hennessy, Bearbower, Golinghorst, Saunders and Young
- Sixth time this season holding an opponent under 50 points for Wartburg
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action next on Saturday, Jan. 25 for a home matchup against Central College at 2 p.m.
