The Loras College women's basketball team won for the fourteenth time this season, taking down the Wartburg Knights in the AWC.
After Loras took an early 4-1 lead on the visitors, both teams went cold and combined for 10 turnovers during a scoreless six minutes stretch of the first half. The teams were tied at 11-11 with four minutes to go in the first half and the Duhawks closed it on an 8-1 run to lead 19-12 at the break.
Loras was 8-for-29 in the first half. Wartburg went just 4-for-19.
The Duhawks started the second half quickly, opening a 12-point lead in the first four minutes. The Knights didn't score over the final three minutes as the Duhawks limped to the finish line for a 12-point win. They were +18 on second chance points (20-2), +8 in turnovers (27-19), and +10 in the paint (18-8).
Katie Wheeler led the team with 13 points. Melissa Herrmann scored six points and pulled down 10 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass. Kaitlin Phillips left the game early in the first half with an injury and did not return.
The team hosts the University of Dubuque (13-4, 3-3) on Wednesday at 6:00 PM in the AWC. The game will air live on KCRG 9.2.
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| May 23rd-25th NCAA Championships (UW-LaCrosse), UW-LaCrosse | |
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| May 23rd-25th NCAA Championships (UW-LaCrosse), UW-LaCrosse | |
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| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at North Central Last Chance, North Central College | |
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| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Augustana Last Chance, Augustana College | |
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| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at North Central Last Chance, North Central College | |
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| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Augustana Last Chance, Augustana College | |
| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at UW-LaCrosse Last Chance, UW-LaCrosse | |
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| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at UW-LaCrosse Last Chance, UW-LaCrosse | |
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| (6) Loras vs | 0 |
| (4) Central College | 3 |
| IIAC Tournament Rd. 3, Game 7 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
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| (6) Loras vs | 9 |
| (3) Buena Vista University | 0 |
| IIAC Tournament Rd. 1, Game 2 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
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| (6) Loras vs | 3 |
| (2) Coe College | 6 |
| IIAC Tournament Rd. 2, Game 3 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
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| Loras | 3rd of 8 |
| May 9th-11th IIAC Championships hosted by Loras College | |
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| Loras | 4th of 8 |
| May 9th-11th IIAC Championships hosted by Loras College | |
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| Buena Vista University at | 1 |
| Loras | 3 |
| Makeup from 5/4 | |
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| Buena Vista University at | (10) | 8 |
| Loras | 4 | |
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| Loras at | Cncl |
| Augustana College | |
| Makeup from 4/17 | |
| Buena Vista University at | 1 |
| Loras | 0 |
| Makeup from 5/3 | |
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| Buena Vista University at | 4 |
| Loras | 2 |
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| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Senior Day | |
| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Loras at | 7th of 8 |
| IIAC Championship Rds. 3-4 - (NOW) May 4-5, Elmcrest GC/Finkbine GC | |
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| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Monmouth Invite, Monmouth College | |
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| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Monmouth Invite, Monmouth College | |
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| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Loras at | 0 |
| University of Dubuque | 1 |
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| Loras at | 8 |
| University of Dubuque | 6 |
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