DUBUQUE, Iowa – Women's basketball went on the road and defeated Loras College 80-71 behind a season-best 14 made three pointers on Saturday, Dec. 13. Wartburg opened the game with nine made three pointers for its first 27 points scored.
The Knights are now 3-5 overall and 2-1 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play, while Loras is now 3-5 overall and 0-3 in conference play.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- Emma Townsley, Lauren Golinghorst and Katie Boulanger all connected on a three pointer in the first minutes of the game to put the Knights in front 9-2 early
- Loras anserwered with an 8-0 run to take a 10-9 lead before Katelyn Aden made Wartburg's fourth three of the quarter to put the Knights back in front 12-10 with 4:16 left in the opening quarter
- The Knights continued their hot start from beyond the arc with three more three pointers over the next two minutes to push the Wartburg lead to 21-13
- Golinghorst connected on her third three of the quarter (Wartburg's eighth as a team) in the final minutes of the quarter as Wartburg led 24-15 after one quarter
- Second Quarter
- Loras cut the lead to seven with a layup to begin the second quarter, but a minute later Aden drilled a three pointer to put the Knights in front 27-17
- The Knights scored their first non-three point field goal of the game with 6:53 left in the half after Boulanger had a driving layup to give Wartburg a 29-20 lead
- Wartburg went on a 9-0 run over the next two minutes after back-to-back steals from Reagan Pagniano that led to a layup and a three pointer
- The Knights led 38-22 with 4:03 left in the half
- Boulanger and Golinghorst combined for five more points to give Wartburg a 43-26 lead at halftime
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- Hennessy scored the first five points of the half for Wartburg to keep the lead at 17 points after a minute and a half of play
- The scoring remained back and forth over the next three minutes as each team scored seven points to make the score 55-38 with 5:23 left in the third quarter
- Boulanger scored five of Wartburg's seven points
- The Knights added to the lead after a Laynee Hogan steal turned into a layup and then Rich made another three pointer to make the score 60-38 with 3:11 remaining in the quarter
- An 8-4 Loras run to close the quarter cut the Wartburg lead to 64-46
- Fourth Quarter
- The Duhawks began the final quarter on a 7-0 run before Boulanger made two free throws to make the score 66-53 with 6:29 left to play
- Wartburg went back in font by 15 after five-straight points from Aden followed by a score in the paint from Boulanger with 2:54 left to play
- Loras closed the game on a 13-7 run, but it wasn't enough to overcome Wartburg's lead as the Knights won 80-71
- Scores from Henessy and Boulanger in the final minutes helped seal the Knights win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Sixth-straight win over Loras
- Wartburg now leads the series 67-29
- Season-high 14 made three pointers for Wartburg as a team
- Five different players made multiple threes
- 16 steals matches season best for Wartburg
- Wartburg's first 27 points of the game came from three pointers (9/12 from three to start the game)
- Career high in scoring for Aden (11)
- Tied career highs in steals for Townsley (five) and Pagniano (three)
- Second game this season with 25 or more points scored for Boulanger
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Friday, Dec. 19 against Hardin-Simmons University in Colorado Springs, CO.
