Mt. Mercy Women's Basketball

Mount Mercy women nipped by Wesleyan

MOUNT PLEASANT - The Mount Mercy women's basketball team was nipped by Iowa Wesleyan, 49-48, in an NAIA game at Ruble Arena in Mount Pleasant Wednesday night.

Alisa Weiland gave Mount Mercy a 45-44 lead with a jump shot with 1:22 left in the game, but Iowa Wesleyan scored five straight points for a 49-45 advantage. Weiland hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final score.

McKenna Sexton led Mount Mercy (4-7) with 10 points. Makenzie Zeitler grabbed 15 rebounds.

Mount Mercy led 34-21 at halftime, but the Mustangs scored only 14 points in the second half.

Rachel Williams scored 18 points for Iowa Wesleyan (6-1) and Dakota Flesner had 17.

MOUNT MERCY (48): Herb 1 2-4 4, Weiland 3 0-0 7, Harmon 1 0-0 3, Zeitler 3 2-2 8, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Blowers 3 0-0 9, Sexton 3 2-2 10, Lampe 2 0-0 5, Dolan 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 6-10 48.

IOWA WESLEYAN (49): Williams 6 4-4 18, Massner 0 0-0 0, Jaimie Hurd 0 0-2 0, Moselesy 1 0-0 3, Flesner 8 1-1 17, Ray 1 0-0 2, Julie Hurd 0 0-0 0, Allen 2 2-2 6, Brandvold 1 1-1 3. Totals 19 8-10 49.

Halftime - Mount Mercy 34, Iowa Wesleyan 21. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 8 (Blowers 3, Sexton 2, Weiland 1, Harmon 1, Lampe 1), Iowa Wesleyan 3 (Williams 2, Moselesy 1).

Herb returns and sparks Mount Mercy

Abbie Herb returned from a hip injury Saturday and scored 20 points as the Mount Mercy women's basketball team demolished Lincoln Christian, 105-30, at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Ashley Dolan scored 13 points for Mount Mercy (4-6). Alisa Weiland and Sara Blowers netted 12 points apiece. Jordyn Lehman scored 10 points. Makenzie Zeitler had 11 rebounds.

Mount Mercy scored the first 20 points of the game and led 20-0 in the first quarter.

Emily Borst scored 14 points for Lincoln Christian (0-4).

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Luther women roll past Mustangs

DECORAH - Iowa Conference member Luther bolted out to a 43-14 lead a halftime and cruised to a 69-53 non-league women's basketball win over Mount Mercy Wednesday night at the Regents Center.

Sydney Rehnelt led a balanced attack for the winners, scoring 12 points as 14 players dented the scorebook for the Norse (5-1).

The Mustangs (3-6), still playing without injured forward Abby Herb, were led by Melanie Zeitler, who scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down 14 rebounds.

MOUNT MERCY (53): Blowers 1 0-0 3, Weiland 1 0-0 2, Jordan 0 0-0 0, Sexton 0 1-2 1, Harmon 2 5-6 9, Zeitler 8 6-7 23, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Thompson 1 0-0 2, O'Donnell 1 0-0 2, Dolan 3 4-4 10, Lehman 0 1-1 1. Totals: 16 19-23 53

LUTHER (69): Jenks 2 0-0 4, Waller 0 2-2 2, Edel 0 0-0 0, Busta 1 0-0 2, Lonning 4 1-2 9, Romeo 3 0-0 9, Elton 2 0-0 5, Hafner 0 0-0 0, Verhulst 1 0-0 3, Schroeder 1 1-2 3, Mulford 1 0-0 2, Rehnelt 4 1-2 12, Strellner 0 0-0 0, Zahnle 0 0-0 0, Madrigal 1 0-0 3, DeCrow 0 0-0 0, Mester 0 0-0 0, Erie 0 0-0 0, Nelson 4 2-2 10, Heinke 1 1-1 3, Resner 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 8-15 69

Halftime: Luther 43, Mount Mercy 14. 3-point goals: Mount Mercy (2): Zeitler, Blowers. Luther (9): Romeo 3, Rehnelt 3, Madrigal, Elton, Verhulst. Fouled out: none.

Mount Mercy women dumped by Doane

CLINTON - The Mount Mercy women's basketball team got pounded on the backboards Sunday and lost to Doane, 78-49, in the final round of the Ashford Classic at the Kehl Arena in Clinton.

Doane owned the backboards, 48-27, and turned 22 offensive rebounds into 25 second-chance points.

Alisa Weiland and Makenzie Zeitler led Mount Mercy (3-5) with 10 points apiece. Mount Mercy All-American Abbie Herb missed another game with a hip injury.

Heather Broman topped Doane with 18 points.

MOUNT MERCY (49): Weiland 4 1-2 10, Harmon 2 1-4 5, Zeitler 3 4-4 10, Thompson 1 0-0 3, Dolan 2 0-0 4, Goodman 3 0-0 9, Blowers 1 0-0 2, Jordan 1 2-2 4, Sexton 1 0-0 2, Keating 0 0-0 0, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Lehman 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-12 49.

DOANE (78): Bittinger 3 3-4 9, Barnard 5 0-0 14, Nieveen 3 0-0 6, Hill 3 1-1 7, Broman 8 2-3 18, Reed 0 0-0 0, Dodd 4 1-2 13, Matthews 0 0-0 0, Rossmeier 0 0-0 0, Cahill 2 2-4 6, Satteerly 0 0-0 0, Phillips 0 2-2 2, Hagedorn 1 1-1 3, Finkey 0 0-0 0, Hunt 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 12-17 78.

Halftime - Doane 37, Mount Mercy 24. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 5 (Goodman 3, Weiland 1, Thompson 1), Doane 8 (Dodd 4, Barnard 4).