INDIANOLA, Iowa – No. 2/11 Wartburg women's basketball continued American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play on the road today against Simpson College with a 61-49 win on Saturday, Jan. 4. The win moves the Knights to 11-2 overall and 4-0 in A-R-C play, while Simpson falls to 6-7 overall and 2-2 in A-R-C play.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- Sara Faber and Lauren Golinghorst got the Knights on the scoreboard with baskets in the paint
- The score was 4-4 after four minutes of play before Simpson went on a 7-0 run to take a 11-4 lead with 2:50 left in the first
- A score from Lauren Woeste followed by a three pointer from Britney Young cut the Storm lead to 11-9
- Woeste and Jaedon Murphy both scored in the final minutes of the quarter, but the Knights trailed 15-12
- Second Quarter
- Back-to-back scores to start the second quarter from Golinghorst gave the Knights a 16-15 lead
- Simpson answered with a 10-2 run that gave the Storm a 25-18 lead with 6:35 left in the first half
- Faber exploded offensively for the Knights, scoring the next 11 points for Wartburg over the next three minutes of play to cut Simpson's lead to 31-29 with 2:50 left to play in the half
- Murphy tied the game up minutes later at 31-31 and then Woeste closed the half with a pair of free throws that put the Knights ahead 33-32 at halftime
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- Wartburg got the second half started with a 7-0 run to take a 40-32 lead after a three pointer from Murphy as well as baskets from Faber and Woeste
- Simpson cut the lead to 42-38 with 4:23 left in the third, but Murphy connected on another three and scored a basket in the paint to push the Knights' lead to 47-38
- Murphy and Faber each scored in the final two minutes to give Wartburg a 51-40 lead after three quarters
- Fourth Quarter
- The Knights continued to add to the lead when Natalie Bearbower scored at the free throw line and Woeste added a layup to push the lead 14
- Following Simpson's first points of the fourth, Faber responded with a three pointer followed by a steal and score the next possession to give Wartburg a 59-42 lead with 6:11 left in the game
- Woeste scored the final two points for the Knights as Wartburg closed out a 61-49 win on the road
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Fifth-straight win against Simpson
- Simpson now leads the all-time series 53-42
- Fifth time this season holding an opponent under 50 points
- Fourth game this season with six or more steals for Faber
- Murphy has now recorded 24 total blocks and 23 total steals this season
- Ninth game this season with 10+ offensive rebounds as a team
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at home for an A-R-C matchup against the University of Dubuque at 5:30 p.m.
