WAVERLY, Iowa – Women's basketball held the University of Dubuque to 19 total second-half points in route to a 73-44 win at home on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
 
The Knights extend their winning streak to 11 games and are now 15-6 overall with an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) record of 11-1.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  • First Quarter
    • The Knights began the game with a post move from Corrie Harrison that led to a three-point play before Katie Boulanger knocked down a three pointer to make the score 6-0 after two minutes
      • Both plays were assisted by Grace Hennessy
    • Harrison scored again in the paint and then Hennessy nailed a three pointer to push the Wartburg lead to 11-5
    • UD responded with a 7-2 run to cut Wartburg's lead to one point with just under four minutes left in the first
    • The Knights closed the quarter with three three pointers after two makes from Boulanger and one make from Carly Rich to give Wartburg a 22-16 lead
  • Second Quarter
    • Harrison and Boulanger combined for six points in the early minutes of the second quarter to give Wartburg a 28-20 lead
    • A three pointer from Lauren Golinghorst followed by another bucket from Boulanger pushed the Knights' lead to 33-21 with 3:23 left in the half
    • UD outscored the Knights 4-0 over the next three minutes to cut the lead to eight points, but Wartburg closed the half with a three pointer from Hennessy brought the Knights back in front by 11 (36-25) headed into halftime
• Second Half
  • Third Quarter
    • After two minutes of scoreless play to begin the second half, Wartburg scored the next seven points to take a 43-25 lead following scores from Harrison, Boulanger and Lauren Donlea
    • Following UD's first points of the second half, Boulanger made two free throws before both Rich and Hennessy each connected from downtown to push the Knights' lead to 51-27 with 4:18 left in the third
    • The Knights continued the run with scores in the paint from Golinghorst and Ally Poegel to give Wartburg a 55-30 lead headed to the fourth quarter
      • Wartburg held UD to just five third-quarter points
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Harrison began the final quarter of play with two baskets in the first two minutes as the Knights pushed the lead to 31 points
    • UD outscored the Knights 8-4 over the next two and a half minutes to cut the lead to 65-38 with 5:09 left to play
    • Wartburg closed out the final minutes with another score from Poegel in the paint along with three pointers made from both Katelyn Aden and Sydney Lamkin to give Wartburg a 73-44 win at home

 
Top Performers

• Katie Boulanger
  • 22 points
  • Six rebounds
  • Two assists
  • Two blocks
  • One steal
• Corrie Harrison
  • 15 points
  • Five rebounds
  • One steal
  • One assist
• Grace Hennessy
  • 11 points
  • Four assists
  • Three steals
  • Three rebounds
  • Two blocks

 
Notes/Streaks

• The Knights lead the all-time series 71-24
  • Wartburg has won nine-straight matchups over Dubuque
• Wartburg extended its winning streak to 11 games
• Boulanger has recorded seven 20-point games this season
• Hennessy is currently seventh in program history in blocked shots (77)
  • Trails sixth by seven
• Boulanger has made a three pointer in 15-straight games
  • Has made multiple three pointers in 16/21 games this season
• Hennessy tied her career high with four assists
• Boulanger set a career high with two blocks
• Golinghorst tied her career high with four steals
• The Knights are allowing just 44 points per game over the last 11 games
  • 10^th game this season holding opponents under 50 points

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will continue A-R-C action later this week on the road against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m.