
Eagles face No.1 NIACC in regional finals
MASON CITY - The Kirkwood Eagles will face top-ranked NIACC in the championship game of the women's regional basketball tournament Sunday at 1 p.m. in Mason City.
Kirkwood enters the regional finals with a 29-3 record, with two of the losses to NIACC (31-1).
The fourth-ranked Eagles earned a spot in the championship game by topping Southeastern, 78-59, in the semifinals Saturday. Kirkwood led 37-32 at halftime, then used an 8-0 spurt to begin the third quarter for a 13-point cushion at 45-32. The lead grew to 23 points midway through the fourth quarter.
Kemara Watson shot 8-for-9 from the field and led the Eagles with 20 points. Paige Bradford was 8-for-10 and netted 17 points.