WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball led from start to finish in a 58-39 win over Simpson College in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play inside Levick Areana on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
The Knights are now 11-6 overall and 7-1 in A-R-C play, while Simpson moves to 9-8 overall and 5-3 A-R-C play.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- Emma Townsley got the scoring started for the Knights with a contested layup in the paint before Katie Boulanger scored the next four points to give Wartburg a 6-0 lead after a minute and a half
- Following a Simpson score, Wartburg made four three pointers over the next three minutes to break out to an 18-2 lead
- Katelyn Aden made the first three pointer before Golinghorst connected on three attempts from behind the arc
- Corrie Harrison, Laynee Hogan, Golinghorst and Grace Hennessy each scored I the final five minutes of the half to give Wartburg a 27-7 lead after the first quarter
- Second Quarter
- Following a two minute scoring draught to begin the second quarter, Harrison scored in the paint to push Wartburg's lead to 22 points
- Simpson put together a 7-3 run to cut Wartburg's lead to 32-14 with just over five minutes left in the half
- Golinghorst scored six points in the final four minutes of the half along with a made three pointer from Boulanger to give Wartburg a 41-18 lead at the halftime break
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- Simpson outscored the Knights 7-0 throughout the first eight minutes of the third quarter
- Hennessy made a turnaround jumper for the Knights first points of the half as Wartburg led 43-25 with 1:46 left in the third
- Simpson scored to close the quarter and make the score 43-27 headed to the fourth
- Fourth Quarter
- Boulanger opened the fourth quarter with a three-pointer and a layup to open the lead back up to 48-27 for the Knights
- Leading 48-31, both Hogan and Hennessy scored in the paint before Boulanger connected on her second three pointer of the quarter to push the Wartburg lead to 55-36
- Boulanger added a third tree pointer in the final minutes to make 11 points in the fourth quarter as Wartburg held off Simpson for a 58-39 win
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Seventh-straight win over Simpson for Wartburg
- The Knights held the Storm to a season low in scoring (39)
- Previous low this season was 51
- 39 points is the lowest for Simpson in series history
- Next lowest was 46 points (two times – 2023-24/2024-25)
- Fourth-straight game held under 50 points by Wartburg in the series
- Boulanger has scored 15+ points 11 times this season
- Fifth-straight game with 15 or more points and multiple three pointers made
- Golinghorst has scored 17 points in three of her last five games played
- Wartburg had a 44-33 advantage in rebounding
- Season low in free throw attempts (3/4) for Wartburg
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Saturday, Jan. 24 for a home matchup against Coe College at 2 p.m. inside Levick Arena.
