DUBUQUE, Iowa – No. 10/13 women's basketball won its 11th-straight game on Wednesday, Feb. 5 after defeating Loras 72-53 on the road. The Knights are now 19-2 overall and 12-0 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play, while Loras moves to 8-12 overall and 5-6 in A-R-C play.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- The game got started with back-and-forth scoring that got started off with three pointers from Sara Faber and Jaedon Murphy to begin the game 6-6
- Wartburg outscored Loras 8-6 over the next three minutes, led by seven points from Lauren Woeste, to take a 14-12 lead with 5:01 left in the first quarter
- The Knights closed the first quarter on a 10-2 run with all 10 points coming in the paint from Murphy, Woeste, Faber and Brylee Seaman to take a 24-14 lead
- Second Quarter
- Murphy scored the first basket of the second quarter with a three pointer to stretch Wartburg's lead to 13 points
- Lauren Golinghorst scored from the free throw line before a Faber drive and score that made the Wartburg lead 30-16 with 5:56 remaining
- Loras went on a 10-5 run that cut Wartburg's lead to nine points with 2:22 left in the half
- Britney Young connected on a three and Golinghorst scored in the paint for the Knights
- Lauren Donlea found Woeste in the paint to close the half with a basket that put the Knights ahead 37-26 at halftime
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- The second half scoring got started with a layup from Woeste with an assist from Murphy followed by a layup from Murphy with an assist from Woeste the next possession
- Following a Loras score, the Knights went on a 6-0 run with four more points from Woeste and a driving score from Faber to give Wartburg a 47-28 lead with 5:49 left in the third quarter
- Loras made four three points over the next three minutes of play to cut Wartburg's lead to 54-41 with just over two minutes remaining in the quarter
- Faber, Young and Murphy all scored during the Loras run
- The Knights closed the quarter with a layup from Golinghorst, a three pointer from Young, and then a Murphy steal led to a score from Donlea to give Wartburg a 61-41 lead after three quarters
- Fourth Quarter
- Woeste and Faber both added to their point totals with scores early into the fourth quarter to keep the Knights ahead by 22 points
- Woeste scored again minutes later to make the score 67-43 with 5:45 left in the game
- Loras responded with an 8-2 run to cut the Wartburg lead to 69-51
- Natalie Bearbower closed out the game for the Knights with a three pointer to give Wartburg a 72-53 win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg is now 66-29 all-time against Loras
- Fifth-straight win for Wartburg over Loras
- The Knights have won 28 consecutive A-R-C games (regular season)
- Murphy is now the second-leading scorer in Wartburg history with 1,797 career points and she also surpassed 750 career rebounds in today's game
- Fourth game with 20+ points this season for Woeste
- Faber is fourth all-time in scoring with 1,549 career points
- Nine different Knights scored today
- Golinghorst tied for the team lead in steals with two and also recorded Wartburg's only block
- Young has recorded multiple steals in five-straight games
Next Time Out
The Knights are in action next on Saturday, Feb. 8 at home against Nebraska Wesleyan Universirty at 2 p.m. inside Levick Arena.
