Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Viterbo upsets Mount Mercy men

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The 17th-ranked Mount Mercy men’s basketball team suffered an 81-78 setback against unranked Viterbo on Saturday at the R.W. Beggs Sr. Gym.

The Mustangs started slow, trailing 13-4 early, but cut the lead to 79-78 with 15 seconds left. Two free throws by Pete Drummond with eight seconds on the clock sealed it for Viterbo.

Alex Houston scored 18 points for Mount Mercy (22-7), C.J. Parker had 15 points, and Kyle Lamaak added 12.

Jared Fleischmann had 18 points for Viterbo (13-16).

MOUNT MERCY (78): Houston 4 10-12 18, Wagner 3 0-0 7, Ford 0 0-2 0, Parker 3 8-8 15, Bedford 1 1-2 3, Strong 2 0-0 6, Murdock 0 0-0 0, Brawner 4 0-0 9, Lamaak 5 2-4 12, Struss 1 1-2 4, Gogg 2 0-2 4. Totals 25 22-32 78.

VITERBO (81): Fleischmann 6 4-5 18, Drummond 3 9-10 17, Bamke 2 2-5 6, Engelstad 7 0-0 14, Haberman 4 2-2 12, Gossman 1 4-6 7, Poehls 1 0-0 3, Kiekhafer 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 0-0 4. Totals 26 21-28 81.

Halftime – Viterbo 38, Mount Mercy 26. 3-point goals – Mount Mercy 6 (Strong 2, Wagner, Parker, Brawner, Struss), Viterbo 8 (Fleischmann 2, Drummond 2, Haberman 2, Gossman, Poehls).

Mount Mercy women down Viterbo

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Alisa Weiland scored 17 points and Makenzie Zeitler grabbed 14 rebounds as the Mount Mercy women’s basketball team cruised past Viterbo on Saturday at R.W. Beggs Sr. Gym.

The Mustangs, already leading 39-27 at halftime, went on a 23-7 run in the third quarter to put the game away.

Abby Herb and Ashley Dolan each scored 10 points for Mount Mercy (16-13).

Bailey Klaas led Viterbo (6-22) with 11 points.

MOUNT MERCY (74): Weiland 7 1-2 17, Herb 3 4-4 10, Dolan 5 0-3 10, Thompson 4 0-0 9, Zeitler 3 2-3 8, Blowers 2 0-0 6, Harmon 1 2-2 4, Lampe 2 0-1 4, Jordan 1 0-0 2, Keating 0 2-2 2, Lehman 1 0-0 2, Goodman 0 0-0 0, Sexton 0 0-0 0, Valadez 0 0-0 0, Seelman 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 11-17 74.

VITERBO (51): Klaas 3 5-6 11, Busse 1 4-6 7, Hanson 3 0-0 6, Hattamer 2 0-2 4, Hofschild 0 2-4 2, Geiser 3 2-4 9, Huebner 2 0-0 5, Klaas 2 0-2 5, Wahl 1 0-0 2, Mendoza 0 0-2 0, Lorenz 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 13-26 51.

Halftime – Mount Mercy 39, Viterbo 27. 3-point goals – 5 (Weiland 2, Blowers 2, Thompson), Viterbo 4 (Busse, Geiser, Huebner, Klaas).

Kohawks, Mustangs shine at Wartburg

WAVERLY – The Coe men's track team won four events and the Mount Mercy women won two at the Wartburg Indoor Invitational on Saturday at Hoover Field House.

Robbie Peters and Alex Crow-McKee placed first and second in the shot put for the Coe men with throws of 14.57 and 13.86 meters, respectively. Ben Nelson won the 800 meters in 1 minute, 57.91 seconds, Chris Hawkins won the 60 hurdles in 8.69 seconds, and the team of Erik Franklin, Anton Jones, Max Johnson and Demetrius Harper won the 4x200 in 1:33.58.

Colton Forster was second in the 3,000 for the Mount Mercy men in 8:54.23, and the Mustangs placed third in the 4x200 in 1:35.59.

Molly Pruett won the 3,000 for the Mount Mercy women in 10:55.12, and the 4x200 relay team of Receva Duos, Aminah Baloch, Ashli O’Shea and Raeshonda Chandler won in 1:49.73.

Laura Bybee and Christina Brown took first and second place in the pole vault for the Coe women with leaps of 3.12 and 2.97 meters, respectively. Bri’anna Branch took second in the 60 in 8.04.

WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES

1. Wartburg 289.5; 2. Grand View 101; 3. Mount Mercy 81.5; 4. Grinnell 45; 5. Coe 43; 6. Clarke 6.

MEN’S TEAM SCORES

1. Wartburg 278; 2. Grinnell 76; 3. Coe 72; 4. Grand View 68; 5. Mount Mercy 55; 6. University of Iowa Track Club 27; 7. Clarke 18; 8. Scott Community Club 9.

Mount Mercy women dumped by Ozarks

The fourth-ranked College of the Ozarks proved to be too much for the Mount Mercy women’s basketball team in a 60-37 loss Friday at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

The Lady Cats jumped to a 17-7 lead and put the game away with a 28-15 advantage in the second half.

Lakin Simmerman scored 13 points and Kelsie Cleeton had 12 points and nine rebounds for College of the Ozarks (24-3).

Makenzie Zeitler scored nine points with 12 rebounds for Mount Mercy (13-13). Abby Herb and Ashley Dolan each scored eight points.

COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS (60): Uchtman 4 0-0 8, Roberts 0 0-0 0, Wisdom 1 0-0 2, McMenamy 2 3-4 7, Simmerman 4 5-7 13, Brethower 1 4-4 7, Cleeton 5 0-0 12, Wells 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 2-2 8, Underdown 0 0-0 0, Bovard 0 3-4 3. Totals 19 17-21 60.

MOUNT MERCY (37): Herb 3 2-2 8, Dolan 4 0-1 8, Weiland 1 2-3 4, Zeitler 4 0-2 12, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Blowers 0 0-0 0, Sexton 0 0-0 0, Harmon 0 2-2 2, Lampe 1 0-0 3, Lehman 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 6-10 37.

Halftime – College of the Ozarks 32, Mount Mercy 22. 3-point goals – College of the Ozarks 5 (Cleeton 2, Johnson 2, Brethower), Mount Mercy 3 (Zeitler, Thompson, Lampe).