WAVERLY, Iowa – The Wartburg women's basketball team (5-6, 2-1 A-R-C) opened up the Wartburg Holiday Tournament today with a 81-26 home victory over Lake Forest College (2-8, 0-2 MWC). Corrie Harrison led the Knights with 17 points.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • Grace Hennessy found Katie Boulanger for the opening bucket within the first six seconds of the game.
    • The Foresters grabbed a 6-4 lead. The Knights responded with an 11-0 run. The run was highlighted by three pointers from Katie Boulanger, Reagan Pagniano, and Katelyn Aden.
    • The Foresters cut the deficit to eight points, which was followed by three pointers from Grace Hennessy and Lauren Donlea to close the quarter with a 23-9 lead.
    • Katie Boulanger led all scorers with seven points to finish the quarter.
  • Second Quarter
    • Grace Hennessy gave the Knights the first bucket of the quarter with a turn-around jumper.
    • The Foresters scored their lone basket of the quarter on a three to cut the Knights lead to 25-12. The Knights responded with a 17-0 run.
    • Maddie Pavelka kick-started the Knights run with a layup. Three pointers from Carly Rich, Reagan Pagniano, and Emma Townley gave the Knights a 36-12 lead.
    • The Knights closed the half with buckets from Corrie Harrison, Lauren Donlea, and Katie Boulanger.
    • The Knights went into the half with a 42-12 lead. The Knights displayed a balanced scoring attack with nine players in the scoring column.

 

• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • Corrie Harrison got the scoring started for the Knights on a layup assisted by Emma Townsley.
    • The Knights went on a 7-0 run to extend the lead to 51-16. The run featured a three-point play from Katie Boulanger, layup from Corrie Harrison, and free throw's from Ally Poegel
    • The Knights closed the quarter on a 14-0 run to extend the lead to 67-20. Corrie Harrison scored seven of the Knights during the run and led all scorers with 15 points.
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Corrie Harrison gave the Knights their first basket of the quarter on a layup assisted by Katie Boulanger.
    • Three-pointers from Katie Boulanger and Carly Rich gave the Knights a 76-22 lead midway through the quarter.
    • Reagan Pagniano made a three-pointer to get into double figures and extend the Knights the lead, which was followed by a Lauren McLaughlin layup.
    • The Knights were led in scoring by Corrie Harrison, making her third appearance for the Knights this season.

 
Top Performers

• Corrie Harrison
  • 17 points
  • Six rebounds
  • Three steals
  • Two assists
• Katie Boulanger
  • 16 points
  • Five rebounds
  • One assist
  • One steal
  • One block
• Reagan Pagniano
  • 11 points (3-3 3P)
  • Six assists
  • Three rebounds
  • One steal
  • One block

 
Notes/Streaks

• This was the first ever meeting between the Knights and Foresters.
• Largest win margin for the Knights since 2/10/24 against Buena Vista (W 95-25).
• The Knights allowed a season-low 26 points to Lake Forest.
• 12 different players scored for the Knights.
• The Knights made 11 more three pointers and dished out 17 more assists than the Foresters.
• The Knights scored 40 points from turnovers and received a contribution of 35 bench points
• The Knights outrebounded the Foresters 42-33
• Career-high in points, three-pointers, and assists for Pagniano
• Second 17 point outing in three appearances for Harrison

 
Next Time Out
The Knights continue play in the Wartburg Holiday Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 30^th against Wisconsin-Concordia at 3 p.m. inside Levick Arena.