WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball (7-6, 3-1 A-R-C) kicked off 2026 with a 75-42 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) victory over Nebraska Wesleyan University (3-10, 0-4 A-R-C) inside Levick Arena Saturday, Jan. 3.
 
Grace Hennessy (five, career high) and Katie Boulanger (four) combined for nine made three pointers in the Knights' win.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • Wartburg jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two minutes of play following a free throw from Katie Boulanger and a three pointer from Grace Hennessy
    • The Prairie Wolves tied the game at 4-4 with 5:23 left in the quarter before Hennessy buried another three pointer to give the Knights a 7-4 lead
    • Wartburg outscored NWU 10-5 in the final five minutes after three pointers from Hennessy and Katelyn Aden along with scores from Boulanger and Corrie Harrison
      • The Knights led 17-9 after the first
  • Second Quarter
    • Emma Townsley opened the second quarter with a driving layup and then Hennessy made her fourth three pointer of the first half to put Wartburg ahead by 13 points early into the quarter
    • NWU was able to cut the Wartburg lead to 24-17 with 5:31 left in the half, but the Knights responded with an 8-1 run led by six points from Boulanger and a score from Harrison
    • Aden and Boulanger each made three pointers in the final minutes of the first half to put Wartburg ahead 38-23 at halftime
• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • Wartburg continued to build its lead out of the halftime break with a 9-2 run to give the Knights a 47-25 lead
      • Lauren Donlea made a three pointer as well as scores from Harrison, Townsley and Boulanger
    • Following a short scoring draught, both Laynee Hogan and Harrison each made layups before Boulanger connected on another three pointer to make the score 54-28
      • Boulanger made two free throws to end the third quarter scoring and Wartburg held a 56-28 lead heading into the final quarter
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Aden started the fourth quarter with a steal and layup before Hennessy knocked down her fifth three pointer of the game and Boulanger made her fourth three pointer of the game to put the Knights in front 64-30 after three minutes
    • The Knights continued to add to their lead over the next three minutes of play to with scores from Finley Fitzgerald, Townsley and Boulanger
      • Sydney Lamkin and Brenna Bodensteiner capped off the 11-3 run with three pointers from each to make the score 75-33
    • NWU closed the game on a 9-0 run to make the final score 75-42 in favor of Wartburg

 
Top Performers

• Katie Boulanger
  • 24 points
    • 7/11 FG, 4/6 3P, 6/8 FT
  • Five rebounds
  • One steal
• Grace Hennessy
  • 15 points
    • 5/7 3P
  • Four rebounds
  • One assist
  • One steal
  • One block
• Corrie Harrison
  • Eight points
  • 10 rebounds
  • Two assists
  • One steal

 
Notes/Streaks

• 21^st straight win over NWU
  • 24-1 all time
• Wartburg did not trail in this game
• Career-high five three pointers for Hennessy
• Seventh-straight game with a made three pointer for Boulanger
  • Shooting 58.3% (21/36) from three during the seven-game stretch
• First career points and three pointer for Bodensteiner and Lamkin
• Career best three blocks for Hogan and career best three steals for Aden
• Fourth game this season with 10 or made threes as a team
• The Knights had a 48-28 advantage on the glass

 
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 5:30 p.m. on the road against the University of Dubuque.