Carthage College

Box Score

Carthage CARTH 9-4,2-2 CCIW

Luther LUT 8-5,3-1 American Rivers

Carthage CARTH

9-4,2-2 CCIW

Final

Dec. 30, 2023

Luther LUT

8-5,3-1 American Rivers

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Carthage CARTH	11	15	8	28	62
Luther LUT	13	18	11	16	58

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/30/2023 4:56:00 PM

Firebirds Win Nail Biter on the Road Against Luther

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DECORAH, Iowa. - On Saturday, the Carthage women's basketball team defeated Luther 62-58 in a regular season matchup. The win snapped the Norse's eight game winning streak.

Final score: Carthage 62 - Luther 58
Location: Decorah, Iowa - Luther Field House
Records: Carthage 9-4 (CCIW 2-2) - Luther 8-5 (ARC 3-1)

The Firebirds took hold of the lead early, up 6-2 with seven minutes to go in the first period.
A three pointer from Marianna Morrisey in the final seconds saw the Firebirds trail 13-11 going into the second quarter.
A layup by Lauren Knight with eight minutes in the second gave Carthage a 16-15 lead over Luther.
Carthage headed into the locker rooms down by five at 31-26.
The Firebirds found themselves trailing for most of the third quarter, until back-to-back free throws from Marguert Spear dropped Luther's advantage to eight, 39-31.
After a quick back-and-forth, a made jumper by Elena Knebel followed by a three pointer by Addisson Ebeling evened out the score, 50-50.
The Firebirds took hold of the lead and led 60-56 going into the final seconds.
Two made free throws by Lauren Knight was the final offensive effort for the Firebirds to secure a 62-58 win over Luther.

Lauren Knight led the Firebirds with 20 points while Marianna Morrissey added 17 points and nine rebounds.
Knight has scored 20 or more points for the fourth time this season while Morrissey has scored double-digit points in 11 of Carthage's 12 games.
Elena Knebel and Margueret Spear each totaled eight points to the offensive effort, Addison Ebeling ended with nine rebounds.

"It was great to grind one out like that and finish 2023 with a win! We got down by 10 and instead of getting down on ourselves, we dug in and stayed disciplined. It wasn't pretty at times, we got outrebounded and didn't shoot well from the free throw line, but we made them when they mattered down the stretch and came up with some huge rebounds. I'm so proud of the way our team fought to the finish to get the win. Now it's time to focus on conference play!"