Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mount Mercy rally falls short

Wed - 18 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

The Mount Mercy women's volleyball team staged a furious rally Tuesday night, but the Mustangs fell short to Grand View in a Heart of America Conference thriller at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Grand View grabbed the first two sets, but Mount Mercy bounced back and won the next two sets to square the match at 2-2. The fifth and final set went into overtime, with Grand View escaping with a 17-15 verdict to win the match 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 14-25, 17-15.

Maddie Bell led Mount Mercy with 16 kills and Torie Alexander had 10. Kayla Daggett handed out 43 assists. Haley Stecklein made 33 digs, Gabi Delsing 20 and Mackenzie Murphy 17. Olivia Makinen blocked six shots, with Bell and Abbi Tunis swatting five apiece.

Former Kirkwood All-American Alexa Aldrich-Ingram had 15 kills and 18 digs for Grand View (9-6, 2-0).

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Morgan fires 67 for Kirkwood golfers

Tue - 17 Sep Written by Jim Ecker

MORAVIA - James Morgan of Kirkwood fired a 5-under-67 Monday and climbed into a tie for third place after two rounds of The Warrior Challenge at The Preserve on Rathbun Lake Golf Course.

Morgan stands at 4-under 140 for 36 holes heading into the final round Tuesday, three shots behind the leader. His 67 is a new career-low.

Philip Nelson of Mount Mercy is tied for eighth place at 1-under 143.

Indian Hills leads the team standings at 17-under 559. Kirkwood is third at 1-under 575 and Mount Mercy is fourth at 12-over 588.

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Both Mount Mercy soccer teams tie in OT

Sat - 14 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

FOREST CITY - Mount Mercy and Waldorf were fit to be tied Saturday.

The two schools played a soccer doubleheader in Forest City and both matches ended in 1-1 ties in double overtime. The men's game ended in a 1-1 tie and the women's contest ended in a 1-1 tie. Both matches lasted 110 minutes and featured defenses.

The Mount Mercy men trailed, 1-0, until Duarte Leite scored in the 66th minute to square the match with an assist from Kevin Kastl. Dane Lee played the final 65 minutes in goal for the Mustangs and helped keep Waldorf off the scoreboard during that time.

The Mount Mercy women also trailed, 1-0, until Melany Roggow scored in the 48th minute with an assist from Carly Walker. Grace Byers played all 110 minutes in goal for the Mustangs and made 10 saves.

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Mustangs finish 3-1 at volleyball tourney

Sat - 14 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

MARSHALL, Mo. - The Mount Mercy women's volleyball team won both of its matches Saturday to finish with a 3-1 record at the Missouri Valley College Tournament.

Alyssa Weldon contributed 18 kills and 22 digs as the Mustangs rallied to defeat St. Mary of Kansas, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-21. Mackenzie Murphy collected 14 kills and 14 digs in that match. Maddie Bell added 12 kills. Kayla Daggett rolled up 49 assists and Haley Stecklein had 18 digs.

Mount Mercy breezed by Stephens of Missouri, 25-7, 25-11, 25-14, in its other match Saturday. Murphy led the way with nine kills. Bell and Weldon had seven apiece. Olivia Makinen and Daggett had 12 assists. Stecklein had eight digs.

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Daggett nets 100 assists for Mustangs

Fri - 13 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

MARSHALL, Mo. - Kayla Daggett of Mount Mercy rolled up 100 assists Friday as the Mustangs split two matches at the Missouri Valley College Tournament in Marshall, Mo.

Daggett collected 53 assists as the Mustangs topped Cumberland, 25-22, 29-27, 24-26, 25-19, in a tight match. She then had 47 assists as the Mustangs lost to Avila, 26-24, 26-24, 13-25, 25-18.

The split left Mount Mercy with a 9-3 record.

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