LINCOLN, Neb. (January 23, 2021) – The Nebraska Wesleyan women's basketball home opener was spoiled by Wartburg College (5-0, 1-0). NWU (0-1,0-1), playing in its first game of the 2020-2021 season, fell to WC 79-45.
 
A cold shooting first-half combined with nine three-pointers in the second-half from the Knights were too much for the Prairie Wolves to overcome. Nebraska Wesleyan missed on its first 10 attempts from the field before getting on the board. Defensively, NWU held Wartburg to a 17.6 percent shooting performance from the field and 10 points in the first quarter.
 
In the second half, the Knights heated up behind the arc, as they connected on four three-pointers in the third quarter, which equaled their total amount for the first half, and chipped in five more in the fourth quarter. The final quarter saw the Prairie Wolves go on the attack, as they went to the free-throw line 10 times, going 70 percent at the line. NWU also netted 20 points in the last 10 minutes.
 
Notables Stats and Performances
 -Paige Ravenscroft led Nebraska Wesleyan with 12 points as Jazmine Glenn had a team-best eight rebounds.
 -NWU shot 22 free-throws in the game with 14 coming in the second-half compared to Wartburg's nine free-throw attempts for the entire game.
-The Prairie Wolves forced the Knights into 20 turnovers.
-In the first quarter, Wartburg was limited to just two three-pointers in each the first and second quarters and was 28.5 percent for the half from the three-point line.
-Wartburg's Payton Draper had a game-high 14 points as Bailey Naig had a game-best nine rebounds
 
What's Next
Nebraska Wesleyan travels to Indianola, Iowa on Wednesday, January 27 for a 7 p.m. game at Simpson College.