![Ariel Sneed of Kirkwood (4) goes to the basket and gets ripped by Iowa Lakes defender Macy Dahl (12) in Tuesday's regional tournament game at Johnson Hall. Sneed got dumped on her face and suffered a possible concussion. The Eagles won, 63-32. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)](/images/resized/images/photos/kirkwood/wbkb/03_200_196.png)
No.11 Eagles roll, but Sneed hurt
The Kirkwood women's basketball team strolled in the opening round of the regional junior college tournament Tuesday night with a 63-32 victory over Iowa Lakes, but their journey will get a lot harder from here.
The 11th-ranked Eagles (25-6) face No.9 Iowa Central (25-5) in the semifinals Friday night at Iowa Central, then probably would have to play top-ranked NIACC (29-2) in the finals Saturday afternoon for a trip to the national tournament.
On top of that, the Eagles might have to knock off those two ranked teams in Fort Dodge without 6-foot sophomore Ariel Sneed, who suffered a possible concussion Tuesday night when she fell on her face during the first half at Johnson Hall.
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