PELLA, Iowa – (RV) Women's basketball used a 51-point second half to rout Central College 80-43 on the road Saturday, Jan. 17.
The Knights have now won six-straight and are 10-6 overall and 6-1 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- The Knights jumped out to an 8-0 lead after five early points from Grace Hennessy and a Katie Boulanger three pointer
- A Reagan Pagniano three pointer made the score 11-2 with midway through the first quarter
- Hennessy made her second three pointer of the quarter along with scores from Boulanger and Corrie Harrison to close the first quarter leading 18-10
- Second Quarter
- Hennessy and Boulanger opened the quarter with a three pointer from each to give Wartburg a 24-12 lead after three minutes
- Central outscored the Knights 8-4 over the next four minutes to cut the Wartburg lead to 28-20 with three minutes remaining in the half
- Each team made one free throw to close the first half to make the score 29-21
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- Wartburg started the second half with an 8-0 run after a score from Harrison and three pointers from Boulanger and Lauren Donlea to push the lead to 37-21
- Both Boulanger and Harrison scored on jumpers before Carly Rich added a three pointer to make the score 44-26 with 6:22 left in the half
- Wartburg added three more three pointers over the next three minutes after two makes from Hennessy and a make from Lauren Golinghorst
- The Knights closed a massive third quarter with five points from Donlea and another bucket from Boulanger to make the score 60-30 after three quarters
- Fourth Quarter
- Both Hennessy and Harrison converted three-point plays at the free throw line in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter to give Wartburg a 66-32 lead
- Pagniano and Harrison each scored three points over the next three minutes of play along with a score from Golinghorst to keep the Knights in front 74-37
- Laynee Hogan made a driving layup and then Ally Poegel scored the final four points for Wartburg to cap off an 80-43 win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- 26th-straight win for Wartburg over Central
- Now leads the all-time series 69-22
- Ties career high in scoring for Hennessy
- Season best in team three point percentage (49.2%)
- Sixth time this season with 10+ three pointers made
- Team-high six assists for Donlea
- Outscored Central 31-9 in the thirds quarter
- Pagniano led the Knights in rebounding with five
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at home against Simpson College beginning at 5:30 p.m.
