WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 11/12 women's basketball (16-2, 9-0 A-R-C) continued its American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) winning streak after a 70-58 win at home over Central College (11-7, 4-5 A-R-C) on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- Lauren Woeste got the scoring underway with two baskets in the paint with assists from Lauren Donlea and Jaedon Murphy to make the score 4-2 early
- After over four minutes of scoreless play, Murphy broke the drought with a bucket assisted by Woeste
- Minutes later, both Murphy and Sara Faber connected from three-point range to give Wartburg a 12-3 lead with 1:28 left in the first quarter
- After two Murphy free throws, Wartburg led 14-6 after the first
- Second Quarter
- Woeste and Faber both score early in the second to keep the Knights ahead 18-11 after just over two minutes of play into the second quarter
- The Dutch responded with an 8-2 run that closed the Wartburg lead down to one point with 5:14 remaining in the half
- Wartburg closed the half on a 15-5 run on 6/6 shooting from the field that pushed its lead back to 35-24
- Faber and Woeste combined for nine of the 15 points during the run, while Donlea, Murphy, Natalie Bearbower and Grace Hennessy all scored during the run as well
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- Murphy scored the first six Wartburg points of the second half before Faber got to the line to add two more points and make the score 43-25 after almost two minutes
- Central would not go away easily as two made three pointers led the Dutch to an 8-2 run that cut Wartburg's lead to 45-33 with 6:34 left in the third
- Lauren Golinghorst, Faber and Woeste all scored for Wartburg before a Hennessy three pointer made the score 54-41 with just over three minutes left in the third
- Murphy scored two more points at the free throw line to close the third quarter up 56-44
- Fourth Quarter
- Woeste and Faber each reached 16 points on the day after early scores in the fourth quarter from both
- Central cut Wartburg's lead to 60-50 with 4:24 left to play that led to a Wartburg timeout
- The Knights closed out the game with five points from Woeste, a three from Hennessy and a basket from Murphy to give Wartburg a 70-58 win
Top Performers
- Lauren Woeste
- 21 points
- 11 rebounds
- Four assists
- Two steals
- One block
- Jaedon Murphy
- 19 points
- Five rebounds
- Three assists
- Two blocks
- Sara Faber
- 16 points
- Five rebounds
- Three steals
- One assist
- One block
Notes/Streaks
- 25th straight-win for Wartburg over Central
- Now leads all-time series 68-22
- Back-to-back double doubles for Woeste
- Eighth double-double of the season
- Third 20+ point double double of the season
- Wartburg has now won 25 straight A-R-C games dating back to the 2022-23 season
- Both Murphy and Faber finished 6/6 from the free throw line
- Faber has recorded three or more steals in 11/18 games this season
- Murphy has recorded multiple blocks in 9/18 games this season
- Hennessy has now made two three pointers in back-to-back games
- Third game with four or more assists for Donlea this season
Next Time Out
The Knights will be back in action next on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at home against Luther College at 5:30 p.m.
