WAVERLY, Iowa – The Wartburg women's basketball team (6-6, 2-1 A-R-C) concluded the Wartburg Holiday Tournament today with a 53-40 home victory against Concordia-Wisconsin (2-9).
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • Katie Boulanger got the scoring started for the Knights on a corner three assisted by Grace Hennessy.
    • Emma Townsley and Corrie Harrison connected on consecutive layups to give the Knights a 7-6 lead.
    • Katelyn Aden made back-to-back three pointers to extend the Knights lead to seven points.
    • The Knights finished the quarter with a 16-9 lead. Katelyn Aden led the Knights with six points in the quarter.
  • Second Quarter
    • Emma Townley found Katie Boulanger for her second three pointer of the game to give the Knights a 19-9 lead.
    • Following a 9-0 scoring run by the Falcons, Maddie Pavelka made a layup to give the Knights a three point lead.
    • The Knights extended the lead to nine points on free throws by Grace Hennessy and a basket by Corrie Harrison.
    • The Knights finished the quarter with a 29-20 lead. Katie Boulanger led all scorers with eight points. Corrie Harrison gave the Knights a boost with seven points and seven rebounds.

 

• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • Grace Hennessy made the first basket of the second half to give the Knights a double-digit lead.
    • Corrie Harrison scored five consecutive points for the Knights to bring the lead to 36-27.
    • The Knights got the lead back to double-digits on a fast-break three point play by Katelyn Aden assisted by Laynee Hogan.
    • Lauren Donlea connected on a three-pointer to give the Knights a 44-31 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Corrie Harrison led the Knights attack with 14 points and eight rebounds.
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Katie Boulanger ended the Knights cold streak with a jumper to give a 46-34 lead.
    • Grace Hennessy swatted her fourth shot of the quarter to set her career-high with five blocks.
    • Katie Boulanger, Emma Townsley, and Lauren Donlea scored in the fourth quarter to give the Knights a 53-40 win.
    • Corrie Harrison and Katie Boulanger led the Knights in scoring with 14 and 12 points, respectively.

 
Top Performers

• Corrie Harrison
  • 14 points
  • Nine rebounds
  • Three assists
  • One steal
• Katie Boulanger
  • 12 points
  • Three rebounds
  • Two steals
• Grace Hennessy
  • Six points
  • Five blocks (career-high)
  • Two rebounds
  • Two assists
  • One steal
• Katelyn Aden
  • Nine points
  • Three rebounds

 
 Notes/Streaks

• The Knights now lead the all-time series 2-0.
• The Knights committed eight fewer turnovers than the Falcons, scoring on 21 points from turnovers.
• Grace Hennessy has set a career high with five blocks.
• Emma Townsley grabbed a career-high six rebounds.
• Katie Boulanger extends her double-digit scoring streak to eight games.
• Corrie Harrison scored double-digit points in her fourth consecutive appearance for the Knights.

 
Next Time Out
The Knights resume conference play on Jan 3 (Sat) at 2 p.m. against Nebraska Wesleyan inside Levick Arena.