Metro Sports Report

Boonstoppel hits 8 straight 3's for Mustangs

James Boonstoppel was un-Stoppel-ble for the Mount Mercy men's basketball team Wednesday night.

Boonstoppel made eight straight 3-pointers before he finally missed as the 16th-ranked Mustangs mauled St. Ambrose, 93-54, in a Midwest Collegiate Conference game at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Boonstoppel, a senior from Adelaide, Australia, finished 8-for-9 from long distance for 24 points. He missed his final 3-pointer with 10:08 left in the game and did not shoot again.

Boonstoppel has been a 3-point marksman for the Mustangs all season with 53 of 118 in 19 games for 44.9 percent.

Coe women climb into tie for 1st

The Coe women's basketball team rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit and trimmed Wartburg, 61-59, in an Iowa Conference game at Eby Fieldhouse Wednesday night.

The victory lifted the Kohawks into a three-way tie for first place in the conference with Luther and Dubuque, all with 4-1 records. Luther suffered its first Iowa Conference loss Wednesday to Simpson.

Senior Megan Hayes scored 16 points for Coe and became the eighth player in school history with 1,000 career points. She now has 1,011 for her career.

Aleena Hobbs hit a 3-pointer to give the Kohawks a 58-56 lead with 2:21 remaining, then Mickey Hansche hit another triple to give Coe a 61-56 edge with 1:08 left to play.

Tagarelli, Singleton power No. 9 Eagles

IOWA FALLS - Joe Tagarelli and Ronald Singleton collected double-doubles Wednesday night as No. 9 Kirkwood dumped Ellsworth, 80-62, in an ICCAC conference game in Iowa Falls.

Tagarelli finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Singleton had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Hunter Rhodes contributed 12 points and seven assists for Kirkwood (15-4, 2-1). Matt Lassen and Chike Ukah pitched in 10 points apiece. Jordan Ashton had nine points and five assists.

Vonderhaar brothers keep Coe in 1st

The Vonderhaar brothers combined for 26 points Wednesday to help the Coe men's basketball team remain in a first-place tie in the Iowa Conference standings with a 74-61 victory over Wartburg at Eby Fieldhouse.

JT Vonderhaar went 11-for-11 at the foul line and led Coe with 15 points and eight rebounds. Matt Vonderhaar was the only other Kohawk in double figures with 11 points.

Coe raised its records to 10-6 overall and 4-1 in the Iowa Conference. Buena Vista also has a 4-1 mark in the league for a two-way tie atop the standings. Wartburg fell out of first place to 10-6 overall and 3-2 in the league.