Mt. Mercy Women's Basketball

Mount Mercy women veto Governors

CHICAGO - Makenzie Zeitler collected a big double-double Saturday with 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Mount Mercy women's basketball team held off Governors State, 73-68, in Chicago.

Zeitler also contributed three assists and two steals as the Mustangs raised their record to 2-3.

Mount Mercy took a 52-38 lead into the fourth quarter, but Governors State poured in 30 points in the final 10-minute stanza to make it tight.

Governors State got progressively better on offense during the game with four points in the first quarter, 14 points in the second quarter, 20 points in the third quarter and a whopping 30 points in the fourth quarter.

Jakaila Jordan netted 16 points for Mount Mercy and had four steals.

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Mount Mercy women fall to No.11 Calumet

The Mount Mercy women's basketball team lost to 11th-ranked Purdue Calumet, 79-72, at the Hennessey Recreation Center Saturday afternoon.

Latasha Harmon led the Mustangs (1-3) with 23 points and eight rebounds. Makenzie Zeitler finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Abbie Herb did not play for Mount Mercy.

Dariyan Morris topped Purdue Calumet (4-1) with 26 points.

PURDUE CALUMET (79): Thompson 3 0-2 7, Michalski 1 0-0 2, Deno 6 4-6 18, Morris 6 13-15 26, Wampler 4 1-1 9, Burton 0 0-0 0, Hardy 0 0-0 0, Weringa 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, McBee 6 0-0 12, Kikendall 2 0-0 5. Totals 28 18-24 79.

MOUNT MERCY (72): Weiland 2 1-2 6, Harmon 9 3-3 23, Zeitler 4 2-2 11, Thompson 1 3-3 5, Lehman 2 3-4 7, Goodman 2 0-0 6, Jordan 1 2-2 5, Keating 0 0-0 0, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Dolan 4 1-1 9. Totals 25 15-17 72.

Halftime - Purdue Calumet 42, Mount Mercy 40. 3-point goals - Purdue Calumet 5 (Deno 2, Thompson 1, Morris 1, Kikendall 1), Mount Mercy 7 (Harmon 2, Goodman 2, Weiland 1, Zeitler 1, Jordan 1).

Mount Mercy women top Waldorf

DES MOINES - Five players scored in double figures Saturday as the Mount Mercy women's basketball team whipped Waldorf, 85-68, at the Grand View Classic in Des Moines.

Jakaila Jordan poured in 20 points to lead the Mustangs in scoring. Makenzie Zeitler collected 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Abby Herb scored 13 points, Latasha Harmon 12 and Ashley Dolan 10.

Mount Mercy squared its record at 1-1.

WALDORF (68): Carruth 1 1-2 4, Bunger 0 0-0 0, Greenfield 2 0-0 6, Kurtz 1 0-0 2, Gott 7 2-3 16, Vega 0 0-0 0, Martin 2 1-2 7, Birkes 5 1-1 12, Leavy 0 0-0 0, Fricke 3 0-0 8, Ogbemudia 2 4-5 8, Quina 2 1-2 5. Totals 25 10-15 68.

MOUNT MERCY (85): Herb 5 3-6 13, Weiland 2 2-2 7, Harmon 5 1-2 12, Zeitler 7 2-3 18, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Jordan 5 7-8 20, Sexton 2 0-0 5, Keating 0 0-0 0, Dolan 4 2-2 10, Lehman 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 17-23 85.

Waldorf      22    7   23   16 - 68
Mount Mercy  22   23   20   20 - 85

3-point goals - Waldorf 8 (Martin 2, Fricke 2, Greenfield 2, Carruth 1, Birkes 1), Mount Mercy 8 (Jordan 3, Zeitler 2, Weiland 1, Harmon 1, Sexton a1).

Mount Mercy women fall in opener

DES MOINES - The Mount Mercy women's basketball team opened the season with an 80-59 loss to Dakota State in the first round of the Grand View Classic on Friday Night in Des Moines.

Makenzie Zeitler led the Mustangs with 12 points and seven rebounds. Mount Mercy shot only 32.8 percent from the field and hurt themselves with 27 turnovers.

BreeAna Olson poured in 21 points for Dakota State.

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