Mt. Mercy Women's Basketball

Mustang women clip Ashford in OT

Makenzie Zeitler's 2 free throws with 17 seconds left in overtime proved to be the winning points as the Mount Mercy women's basketball team downed Ashford, 68-66, on Wednesday night at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Zeitler capped a perfect night at the stripe for the Mustangs. Mount Mercy (10-11) converted all 23 of its free throw attempts in winning for the fifth straight game.

Abby Herb led the Mustangs with 24 points. Zeitler ended up with 17 points and 17 rebounds.

Brittany Cross and Desiree Irizarry led Ashford with 18 points apiece.

ASHFORD (66): Martinez 4 0-0 11, Irizarry 6 1-2 18, Brantner 1 1-4 3, Griffin 1 0-0 3, Drain 1 0-0 2, Anthony 4 2-2 11. Lampe 0 0-0 0, Cross 9 0-2 18. Totals: 27 4-10 66.

MOUNT MERCY (68): Herb 9 4-4 24, Weiland 3 2-2 9, Sexton 0 0-0 0, Harmon 0 6-6 6, Zeitler 3 10-10 17, Lampe 3 0-0 7, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Dolan 2 1-1 5, Lehman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 23-23 68.

Halftime: Mount Mercy 28, Ashford 24. End of Regulation: Mount Mercy 60, Ashford 60. 3-point goals: Ashford 8 (Martinez, Irizarry 5, Griffin, Anthony). Mount Mercy 5 (Herb 2, Weiland, Zeitler, Lampe)

Zeitler sparks Mustang women to victory

Makenzie Zeitler collected a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds Saturday to help the Mount Mercy women's basketball team dump York, 65-41, in a women's basketball game at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Chelsey Lampe led the Mustangs with 13 points and Abby Herb netted 12 points in a balanced attack.

Mount Mercy built a commanding 42-12 lead at halftime and cruised to the 24-point victory. The Mustangs raised their record to 9-11 as they push to get over the .500 mark for the campaign.

Mackenzie Eller scored 11 points for York (5-8).

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Balanced attack keys Mustang women

DUBUQUE - Abby Herb's 22 points paced four Mount Mercy players in double figures as the Mustangs rolled to an 83-60 women's basketball win over Clarke on Wednesday night.

Alisa Weiland added 19 points while Makenzie Zeitler added 18 points and 9 rebounds for the Mustangs (8-11). Ashley Dolan had 14 points for Mount Mercy.

Clarke (9-10) was led by Kelsey Ernst with 14 points.

MOUNT MERCY (83): Herb 10 1-2 22, Weiland 6 5-5 19, Sexton 2 2-2 6, Zeitler 6 4-5 18, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Thompson 0 2-2 2, Dolan 4 6-6 14, Lehman 1 0-0 2, Valadez 0 0-0 0, Jordan 0 0-0 0, Keating 0 0-0 0, Blowers 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 20-22 83.

CLARKE (60): Whittington 2 3-4 7, Prochaska 3 1-2 8, Ricker 1 1-2 3, Fox 1 0-0 2, Ramirez 0 0-0 0, Werner 0 0-0 0, Petkoff 2 0-0 5, Adames 2 3-4 7, Hoppman 1 10-12 12, Kleppin 0 0-0 0, Penney 0 1-2 1, Ernst 5 4-11 14, DeCraene 0 1-2 1, Engstrom 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 24-42 60

Halftime: Mount Mercy 36, Clarke 28. 3-point goals: Mount Mercy 5 (Weiland 3, Herb, Zeitler 2). Clarke 2 (Petkoff, Prochaska)

Dolan, Herb pace Mount Mercy women

Ashley Dolan scored 28 points and Abby Herb had 24 to lead the Mount Mercy women’s basketball team to an 83-64 win over Presentation of South Dakota on Friday at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

The Mustangs led 22-17 after the first quarter and pulled away with a 29-12 edge in the second quarter.

Makenzie Zeitler had eight rebounds for Mount Mercy (7-11) and Herb added seven rebounds.

Haley Froelich had 25 points for Presentation (5-7).

PRESENTATION (64): Thomas 5 0-0 10, Froelich 11 2-2 25, Gomez 0 0-0 0, Larson 3 5-6 11, Toelle 2 2-2 7, Tomlinson 1 1-1 3, Fugate 1 0-0 2, Ayala 2 0-0 6. Totals 25 10-11 64.

MOUNT MERCY (83): Herb 10 4-5 24, Dolan 11 2-2 28, Weiland 4 1-1 9, Zeitler 2 3-4 8. Thompson 2 0-0 6, Goodman 0 0-0 0, Blowers 0 0-0 0, Jordan 0 0-0 0, Sexton 2 1-2 6, Valadez 0 0-0 0, Keating 0 0-0 0, Lampe 1 0-0 2, O’Donnell 0 0-0 0, Lehman 0 0-0 0. Totals 32 11-14 83.

Halftime – Mount Mercy 51, Presentation 29. 3-point goals – Presentation 4 (Ayala 2, Froelich, Toelle), Mount Mercy 8 (Dolan 4, Thompson 2, Zeitler, Sexton).