WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 10/11 women's basketball (12-2, 5-0 A-R-C) stayed perfect in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play with a 55-42 win over the University of Dubuque (4-9, 1-3 A-R-C) on Wednesday, Jan. 8. In today's win,
Britney Young made two threes to set a new career record for three pointers made in program history.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- The Knights got the scoring started with a basket in the paint from Jaedon Murphy and then a three pointer from Sara Faber a minute later to take a 5-0 lead early
- Murphy added a three pointer with an assist from Lauren Donlea to give Wartburg a 8-0 lead with 7:12 left in the first quarter
- It was all Dubuque the rest of the quarter as the Spartans closed the first on a 14-0 run over seven minutes of play
- Second Quarter
- Britney Young connected on a three pointer to begin the second quarter and minutes later Murphy scored two at the free throw line to cut UD's lead to 16-13 with just under seven minutes remaining
- The Knights went on an 8-0 run led by three pointers from both Faber and Murphy to take a 21-16 lead with 5:32 left in the half
- Wartburg continue to stay hot from behind the arc as the Knights closed the half out on a 14-4 run led by 4/5 shooting from three
- Murphy, Faber, Natalie Bearbower and Young all made three pointers during the run to give Wartburg a 35-24 lead heading into halftime
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- The Spartans began the second half with an 8-0 run to cut Wartburg's lead to 35-32 after three minutes of play
- The run was halted by six-straight points in the paint from Lauren Golinghorst and Murphy combined
- Golinghorst scored two more points at the free throw line to bring her third quarter total to six, but the Knights did not score in the final 3:55 of play
- After holding the Spartans to just four points after the 8-0 run, the Knights led 43-36 after three quarters
- Fourth Quarter
- Faber gave the Knights a spark to start the fourth quarter after recording a steal and going coast-to-coast for a three-point play
- Grace Hennessy made a three pointer the next possession and then Faber got back to the line for two more free throws to put Wartburg ahead 51-36 two minutes into the fourth
- After four minutes of scoreless play from both sides, Brylee Seaman ended the scoring drought at the free throw line to make the score 52-36 with 4:07 to play
- Faber scored in the paint and Brooke Meeks put in two free throws to close out 55-42 home win for the Knights
Top Performers
- Sara Faber
- 16 points
- Seven rebounds
- Six assists
- Five steals
- Two blocks
- Jaedon Murphy
- 19 points
- Eight rebounds
- Two steals
- Two blocks
- Britney Young
- Six points
- Three rebouns
- Two assists
- One steal
Notes/Streaks
- Young is now the all-time leader in made three pointers at Wartburg with 246
- Breaks Kristie Sommer's (2014-18) record of 244
- 10 blocks as a team matches a season high
- Hennessy led the team with three
- Eight different Knights recorded at least one steal
- Wartburg made 10 or more threes as a team for the fifth time this season
- Faber has recorded multiple steals in six-straight games
- Currently averaging 3.57 steals per game
- The Knights recorded 13 offensive rebounds
- Currently averaging 13.2 per contest this season
- Murphy has recorded a block in five-straight games
- Averaging 1.86 blocks per game this season
Next Time Out
The Knights will continue A-R-C play this weekend on Saturday, Jan. 11 on the road against Nebraska Wesleyan University at 2 p.m.
