STORM LAKE, IOWA – No. 10/13 Wartburg women's basketball won its 14^th game in a row on Saturday, Feb. 15 with a season-high 99 points in a 99-56 win on the road over Buena Vista University. The Knights are now 22-2 overall and 15-0 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play, while Buena Vista moves to 8-15 overall and 3-11 in A-R-C play.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • Wartburg opened the game on a 7-0 run in the first two minutes and 15 seconds of play after a three pointer from Jaedon Murphy and layups from Sara Faber and Lauren Woeste
    • After three minutes of scoreless play, Britney Young connected on two free throws to make the score 9-0 with 4:27 left in the first
    • BVU hit three three pointers to close the first quarter, but the Knights matched with seven more points from Murphy and a layup from Lauren Donlea
      • Wartburg led 18-9 after one quarter
  • Second Quarter
    • Woeste started the scoring in the second quarter with two free throws before Young made a three pointer to stretch the lead to 23-9 with 7:39 left in the half
    • Young made another three pointer a minute later followed by a layup from Woeste to give Wartburg a 28-9 lead
    • BVU outscored Wartburg 10-9 in the final 4:48 of the first half, but Wartburg still held a 38-21 lead at halftime
      • Faber scored four points to lead the Knights in scoring during the run
• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • After two free throws from BVU to begin the third quarter, Wartburg went on an 11-0 run to take a 49-23 lead
      • Young began the run with her fourth made three of the game followed by four points each from Murphy and Woeste
    • The Knights kept up the offensive attack with a 12-5 run highlighted by three made three pointers from Wartburg
      • Natalie Bearbower made back-to-back threes before Grace Hennessy connected on a three
    • Wartburg closed the final four minutes of the third quarter on a 13-0 run that extended the lead to 74-28 after three quarters
      • Emma Townsley, Brylee Seaman, Faber, Murphy and Woeste all scored for the Knights during the run
  • Fourth Quarter
    • The Knights jumped out to a 82-33 lead after back-to-back three pointers from Jenna Saunders along with a layup from Ava Trettin
    • Trettin and Maggie Wilkins combined for the next five Wartburg points to make the score 87-42 with 4:02 remaining in the game
    • Finley Fitzgerald and Trettin each scored five points as well as two more points for Seaman to close out a 99-56 win over the Beavers

 
Top Performers

• Jaedon Murphy
  • 20 points
  • 11 rebounds
  • Two blocks
  • One steal
• Britney Young
  • 14 points
  • Five rebounds
  • One assist
  • One steal
• Lauren Woeste
  • 13 points
  • Five rebounds
  • One steal

 
 
Notes/Streaks

• 15^th-straight win over BVU
  • Knights lead series 55-35 all-time
• Season high in points scored for Wartburg
• Back-to-back 20-point games for Murphy
• Wartburg outscored BVU 36-7 in the third quarter
• Season-high in scoring for Young
• 12^th double-double of Murphy's career
  • Fourth this season
• Career-high in scoring for Trettin
• Tied season-high in made three pointers (12)
  • Six different Knights made a three pointer
• Knights had a 48-19 edge in rebounding

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will close regular season play on Saturday, Feb. 22 at home against Coe College.