WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball (14-6, 10-1 A-R-C) moved its winning streak to 10 games with a 60-43 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) win at home over Loras College (7-13, 3-8 A-R-C) on Saturday, Jan. 31.
The Knights have been unbeaten since Saturday, Dec. 20 and have held opponents to an average of 41.4 points per game over that span.
Game Summary
- First Half
- First Quarter
- Emma Townsley got the scoring started in today's contest with a driving layup on the first possession before Lauren Donlea connected from three-point range to give Wartburg an early 5-3 lead
- The Knights continued to work the ball into the paint where Corrie Harrison, Katie Boulanger and Lauren Golinghorst all scored to push the lead to 11-3 with just over six minutes remaining in the quarter
- Boulanger and Donlea each made a three pointer in the final minutes of the first, but the Duhawks cut the lead to 17-11 headed to the second quarter
- Second Quarter
- The Knights jumped out to an 8-2 start of the second quarter after a score from Boulanger and then back-to-back three pointers from Golinghorst to push the lead to 25-13 after three minutes of second quarter play
- Loras cut the lead to 27-17 at the five minute mark before Wartburg responded with three pointers from Grace Hennessy and Boulanger along with a score in the paint from Harrison to give Wartburg a 35-19 lead at halftime
- Second Half
- Third Quarter
- Henessy and Boulanger each scored for the Knights in the opening minutes, but the Duhawks cut the lead to 39-28 after three minutes of play
- The Knights answered with two-point scores from Boulanger, Hennessy and Katelyn Aden to push the Wartburg lead back to 45-29 with 4:44 left in the third
- Loras scored the final four points of the third quarter to make the score 45-33 headed to the final quarter
- Fourth Quarter
- The Knights began the fourth on a 8-2 run following a driving layup from Laynee Hogan and three pointers from Boulanger and Hennessy
- Golinghorst found Donlea open for her third three pointer of the game to make the score 58-37 with just 5:30 left to play
- Ally Poegel rounded out the scoring for the Knights with a driving basket in the final minutes to cap off a 60-43 win over Loras
Top Performers
Notes/Streaks
- Wartburg now leads the series against Loras 68-29
- Seventh-straight win in the series for the Knights
- Winning streak moves to 10 games for Wartburg
- Wartburg is holding opponents to an average of 41.4 points per game over the last 10 games
- Career-high nine points and career-high three made three pointers for Donlea today
- Loras had more made free throws (14) than field goals (13) in today's contest
- 16-straight games with 10+ points for Boulanger
- 10 or more points in 19/20 games this season
- Fifth game this season with three or more three pointers made for Golinghorst
- Ninth game with multiple steals in a game for Hennessy this season
- Seven different Knights recorded a steal today
- Seventh game this season Wartburg has made 10 or more threes as a team
Next Time Out
The Knights are back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at home against the University of Dubuque beginning at 5:30 p.m.
