WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 9/11 Wartburg women’s basketball moved to 7-0 in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play and 14-2 overall after an 87-53 rout of Buena Vista University at home on Saturday, Jan. 18.
 
Game Summary

• First Half
  

  • First Quarter
    

    • Jaedon Murphy and Lauren Woeste got the scoring started after each scoring in the paint to put Wartburg ahead 4-3 early
    • Buena Vista put together a 7-0 run to take a 10-3 lead before Murphy found Sara Faber for three
    • Wartburg answered with a 16-0 run led by six points from both Murphy and Faber

      • Wartburg went 5/8 from the field and 3/4 from three-point range during the run to give Wartburg a 23-16 lead after the first quarter

  • Second Quarter

    • Each team scored twice in the paint in the first three minutes of the second quarter as Wartburg led 27-20
    • The Knights went on a 13-5 run led by three pointers from Britney Young, Murphy and Faber to take a 40-25 lead with 4:29 left in the half
    • Wartburg closed the half leading 48-35 after four points from Woeste and another Faber three pointer

• Second Half

  • Third Quarter

    • Woeste scored five of Wartburg’s first seven points of the second half to take a 55-38 lead after two and a half minutes of play
    • Golinghorst and Murphy combined for Wartburg’s next 11 points as the Knights’ lead grew to 19 points
    • Another Young three pointer as well as scores from Murphy and Faber put Wartburg ahead 72-46 after three quarters

  • Fourth Quarter

    • The Knights jumped out to an 8-0 run to begin the final quarter as Young made her third three of the game followed by baskets from Woeste and Golinghorst in the paint
    • With 3:31 remaining, Natalie Bearbower connected on a three pointer with an assist from Brooke Meeks to push the Wartburg lead to 83-49
    • Both Meeks and Ava Trettin scored in the final minutes of the game to cap off a 87-53 home win

 
Top Performers

 
Notes/Streaks

• The Knights have now won 17 consecutive games against the Beavers

  • Wartburg is 54-35 all-time against BVU

• 12 three pointers made as a team ties a season high
• Season-high in scoring for Murphy
• Fourth-straight game with three three-point baskets made for Faber
• Fifth-straight game with 10+ offensive rebounds

 
Next Time Out
The Knights will be in action next on Wednesday, Jan. 22 against Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 5:30 p.m.