WAVERLY, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - Loras' bid for the inaugural American Rivers Tournament Championship fell short on Saturday, as Wartburg pulled away in the fourth quarter, winning 73-61. Riley Eckhart's 15 points led the Duhawk effort while Marissa Schroeder finished with a team-best nine rebounds.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
• After struggling to score early, Macenzie Kraemer knocks down a triple to tie the game at 10
• With eight seconds remaining in the opening quarter, Eckhart's triple pushed Loras in front, 16-14
• The Knights leveled less than a minute into the second frame, but back-to-back trey's from Courtney Schnoor and Taylor Brooks opened a six-point gap for the Duhawks
• The back-and-forth battle continued for the remainder of the half, with Wartburg tying the game at 30 … Then with four seconds to go, Kari Fitzpatrick sank a 3-pointer, giving her team the lead at the break
• Loras continued to work at their lead, extending it to as many as eight with 54 seconds to go in the third after a Fitzpatrick 3-pointer
• Needing to hold its lead for 10 minutes, the wheels came off the wagon for the Duhawks, who were limited to six points in the final frame … Four of Loras' six points came from the floor in Hanna Stokes and Fitzpatrick while Schroeder added a pair of free-throws
• The Knights ended the game on a 17-4 run as Loras' shooting went ice cold, hitting 1-of-7 from the floor

NOTABLES
• Loras finished the first half shooting 80 percent as a team from the free-throw line
• Eckhart slides into fourth for 3-pointers in a season, passing Lindsay Bava's mark from the 2008-09 season
• Hanna Stokes finished the season tied for fourth all-time free-throw percentage at 83.8, tying Bava's mark from 2009-10

UP NEXT
Loras will be one of many teams huddled around their computers on Monday during the NCAA Selection Show. Ranked fourth in last week's regional rankings, the Duhawks are among one of the teams that has a resume to receive a Pool C or at-large bid. The selection show is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.