Kirkwood falls in tourney finals
PEORIA, Ill. - The second-ranked Kirkwood Eagles shot only 24.6 percent from the floor Monday night and lost to No.6 Illinois Central, 65-53, in the championship game of the Illinois Central Classic in Peoria, Ill.
Kirkwood (12-3) defeated No.17 Cincinnati State and No.7 Kishwaukee in the first two rounds of the tournament before facing its third Top 20 team in three days.
The Eagles made only 6 of 30 shots in the first half and fell behind by 18 points. They cut the margin to 11 points at intermission, 35-24, but could not finish the comeback.
Tyra Polite hit four 3-pointers and led Kirkwood with 16 points. Danielle Woolfolk made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points.
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