Metro Sports Report

Ertz has big Heart for Mustangs

Sun - 23 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

MARYVILLE, Mo. - Andrea Ertz of Mount Mercy won two individual races and anchored a relay to a second-place finish Friday and Saturday at the Heart of America Conference indoor track meet.

Ertz captured the 1,000-meter race in 3:01.61 and claimed the 800 in 2:17.51. She anchored the 4x800 relay to second place in 9:39.14 with Jessica Ertz, Kelsi Huhndorf and Mady Roth.

Mount Mercy tied for third place out of 11 schools in the women's team standings.

Vanessa Cortes won the 5,000 by 21 seconds in 18:13.75 and captured the 3000 in 10:38.19. Rachel Gadient won the women's pentathlon with 3,361 points in the 60 hurdles, long jump, high jump, 800 and shot put.

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Armendano leads Mount Mercy volleyball

Sun - 23 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Julian Armendano collected 13 kills Saturday as the Mount Mercy men's volleyball team swept Robert Morris, 25-21, 25-18, 25-16, in the Chicago suburbs.

Ben Ruggles dished out 22 assists for the Mustangs.

Tiago Almeida made eight digs. Ryan Tilkens blocked six shots.

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Armendano powers Mustangs by No. 8 Stritch

Fri - 21 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

MILWAUKEE - Julian Armendano collected 18 kills Friday as the Mount Mercy men's volleyball team defeated eighth-ranked Cardinal Stritch of Wisconsin, 30-28, 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, at a tournament in Milwaukee.

Armendano also had 13 kills when the Mustangs topped the Milwaukee School of Engineering, 25-20, 21-25, 25-11, 27-25, in the event.

Ben Steffen had 11 kills in the victory over Cardinal Stritch. Ben Ruggles rolled up 43 assists. Armendano and Evan Gaskill made 11 digs. Steffen blocked eight shots and Strahil Svilenski swatted six for the Mustangs (10-5).

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Appel powers No. 11 Eagles with 38

Thu - 20 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

IOWA FALLS - Luke Appel poured in 38 points and snared 13 rebounds Wednesday night as the 11th-ranked Kirkwood Eagles topped Ellsworth, 84-71, in an ICCAC conference game in Iowa Falls.

The victory lifted Kirkwood into a two-way tie for the ICCAC lead with DMACC at 10-2 with two games left in the conference race.

Appel made 14 of 22 shots from the field, including three 3-pointers. He also collected four assists and two blocks.

Jamal Stephenson contributed 11 points for the Eagles (21-5). Seybian Sims and Devonte Thedford netted 10 points apiece.

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No. 2 KCC women punish Ellsworth

Thu - 20 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

IOWA FALLS - Natalie Tomaszewski led a balanced attack with 17 points Wednesday night as the second-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team dumped Ellsworth, 95-38, in an ICCAC conference game in Iowa Falls.

The victory lifted Kirkwood to 12-1 in the conference heading into Saturday's showdown at top-ranked NIACC (13-0) between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country. Only one of them will reach the national tournament from the same regional.

Paige Bradford scored 16 points for the Eagles (25-2). Kemara Watson contributed 15 points, Kortney Drake 13 and Ju Gaston 12.

Ellsworth has lost all 25 of its games this season and is 0-13 in the conference.

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