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Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mustangs spike Culver-Stockton

The Mount Mercy men's volleyball team rallied to top Culver-Stockton, 3-2, in a Heart of America Conference match at the Hennessey Recreation Center Wednesday night.

The set scores were 25-17, 24-26, 23-25, 25-17, 15-11.

Nikola Stoimenov led the Mustangs (9-4, 2-0) with 22 kills. Julian Armendano contributed 13 kill shots and 10 digs.

Andrew Colantone rolled up 49 assists. Ben Steffen and Strahil Svilenski blocked four shots.

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Kawakami nets 38 for Mustangs

DES MOINES - Sharice Kawakami poured in 38 points for the Mount Mercy Mustangs Wednesday night, but it wasn't good enough.

Grand View topped the Mustangs, 83-74, in a Heart of America Conference game in Des Moines.

Kawakami, a senior from Honolulu, shot 12 for 16 from the field, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers. She also went 9 for 10 at the foul line and complemented her career night with four assists and three steals.

The 38 points tied for the fourth-most in school history, matching a performance by Anne Dolan in 1976. Marci Clayton owns the school record with 47 points in 2004.

Audrey Mulumba scored 12 points for Mount Mercy (5-22, 1-20) and Aaliyah Brown contributed 11 points.

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Mustangs split 2 games in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Mount Mercy baseball team split a pair of tight games in extra innings Sunday at Jim Wade Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Chili Moseley collected a double and a home run as the Mustangs edged Cumberland, 4-3, in eight innings in their first game.

The Mustangs were denied by Southern Nazarene, 4-3, in nine innings in their second contest.

Tanner Lohaus and Brady Donohue enjoyed strong outings on the mound for Mount Mercy in the first game. Lohaus and Donohue both pitched four innings, with Donohue getting the win in relief.

Kobi Candaroma went 2-for-4 for the Mustangs in the first game.

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Mustangs roll up 106 points in win

The Mount Mercy Mustangs are healthy, hungry and headed in the right direction again.

The Mustangs dumped Evangel, 106-81, in a Heart of America Conference game at the Hennessey Recreation Center Saturday as they chase a favorable seed in the league tournament.

Mount Mercy climbed within a half-game of fourth place in the conference standings with five games left in the regular season, sitting at 14-11 overall and 9-10 in the league.

The Mustangs are deeper and stronger than they've been all season, especially with Mychael Brawner-Henley back after missing nine games due to a school suspension.

Mount Mercy struggled with a 3-and-6 record without Brawner-Henley for four weeks, but the Mustangs have won both of their games since he returned this week.

Brawner-Henley, who averages 13.5 points, scored 17 points in 13 minutes off the bench Saturday. Dennis McKinney led the way with 25 points, Bailey Basala had 18 and DJ Johnson pitched in 16.

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Vander Poel wins 600 for Mustangs

CRETE, Neb. - Kathryn Vander Poel of Mount Mercy captured the 600 meter run at the Heart of America Conference indoor track meet Saturday.

Vander Poel won the race in 1 minute, 38.32 seconds. She also finished second in the 800 meter run (2:21.55) and helped the Mustangs place second in the distance medley (13:21.19) with Kelsi Huhndorf, Mady Roth and Andrea Ertz.

Vanessa Cortes finished second in the 3,000 meter run (10:54.18) and Ertz placed third in the 1,000 meter run (3:10.30).

The Mount Mercy women finished in fourth place out of 11 teams in the standings.

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