Mt. Mercy Women's Basketball

Dolan, Zeitler lead Mustang women

Ashley Dolan and Makenzie Zeitler each finished with double doubles as Mount Mercy downed Clarke, 74-65, in a women's basketball game Wednesday night at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Dolan finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Zeitler tossed in 12 points and ripped down a game-high 19 rebounds. Alisa Weiland had 13 points for the Mustangs (14-12).

Breland Prochaska led Clarke with a game-high 21 points.

CLARKE (65): Whittington 5 1-2 12, Prochaska 5 8-8 21, Ricker 0 0-0 0, Fox 0 0-0 0, Ramirez 0 0-0 0, Werner 0 0-0 0, Petkoff 1 0-0 3, Adames 3 3-7 10, Hoppman 4 2-3 10, Kleppin 1 0-0 2, Penney 0 0-0 0, Ernst 2 3-3 7. Totals: 20 17-23 62.

MOUNT MERCY (74): Herb 4 1-2 10, Weiland 5 1-2 13, Sexton 2 0-0 4, Harmon 2 2-4 6, Zeitler 5 0-0 12, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Thompson 4 2-4 12, Dolan 2 10-10 14, Lehman 1 1-2 3. Totals: 25 15-22 72

Halftime: Mount Mercy 34, Clarke 31. 3-point goals: Clarke 6, (Adames, Whittington, Prochaska 3, Petkoff). Mount Mercy 7 (Herb, Weiland 2, Zeitler 2, Thompson 2)

Mount Mercy women climb above .500

CLINTON - Ashley Dolan scored 20 points Saturday as the Mount Mercy women's basketball team defeated Ashford, 62-51, at the Kehl Arena in Clinton.

Makenzie Zeitler collected 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists as the Mustangs raised their record to 13-12. Abby Herb scored 11 points and Latasha Harmon added 10. Tiana Thompson had six assists.

Phikala Anthony scored 18 points for Ashford (6-17).

MOUNT MERCY (62): Herb 4 2-2 11, Weiland 1 0-0 3, Zeitler 5 2-2 14, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Dolan 7 3-3 20, Goodman 0 0-0 0, Blowers 0 0-0 0, Jordan 0 0-0 0, Sexton 0 2-2 2, Harmon 1 7-8 10, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Lehman 1 0-0 2.

Totals 19 16-17 62.

ASHFORD (51): Irizarry 1 0-0 3, Brantner 2 0-0 4, Anthony 7 3-4 18, Lampe 2 2-3 8, Cross 4 2-3 10, Griffin 2 0-0 6, Drain 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 7-10 51.

Halftime - Mount Mercy 30, Ashford 29. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 8 (Dolan 3, Zeitler 2, Herb 1, Weiland 1, Harmon 1), Ashford 6 (Lampe 2, Griffin 2, Irizarry 1, Anthony 1).

Bees rally from 16 down to clip Mustangs

DAVENPORT - Saint Ambrose overcame a 16-point first half deficit and closed the game on an 8-2 run to down Mount Mercy, 60-57, in women's basketball action Wednesday night at Lee Lohman Arena.

The Mustangs (12-12) dominated play in the first half, grabbing a 31-17 lead at the break. Saint Ambrose fought back, but still trailed by three with 2:37 remaining before putting together its final push to gain the win.

Abby Herb led the Mustangs with 21 points. Ashley Dolan had 13 points while Makenzie Zeitler pulled down 10 rebounds to become only the second player in school history with 1,000 career rebounds. Jane Meyer is the other.

The Bees (17-6) were led by Lindsay Smith with 14 points.

MOUNT MERCY (57): Herb 8 3-4 21, Weiland 3 1-2 10,Sexton 1 0-0 3, Harmon 3 0-0 6, Zeitler 0 0-0 0, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Thompson 2 0-0 4, Dolan 4 3-3 13, Lehman 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-9 57.

SAINT AMBROSE (60): Myers 0 0-0 0, Busse 2 0-0 6, Smith 4 3-4 12, Bindner 0 0-0 0, Mlachnik 3 3-4 9, McCarty 3 2-2 8, Logic 2 0-0 4, Griffin 3 0-2 6, Greiner 4 0-0 9, Brummel 0 0-0 0, Cook 1 2-2 4. Totals: 22 10-14 60.

Halftime: Mount Mercy 31, Saint Ambrose 17. 3-point goals: Mount Mercy 8 (Herb 2, Weiland 3, Sexton, Dolan 2). Saint Ambrose 6 (Busse 2, Smith 3, Greiner).

Mustang women climb above .500

LINCOLN, Ill. - Abby Herb scored 20 points Monday night as the Mount Mercy women's basketball rolled to a 76-37 victory over Lincoln Christian at Gaston Arena.

The Mustangs won their sixth game in a row and raised their record to 12-11.

Makenzie Zeitler collected a double-double for Mount Mercy with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Quenna Keating pitched in 13 points and Ashley Dolan added 11.

Katie Boyce scored 14 points for Lincoln Christian (1-11).

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