Metro Sports Report

Noble, Mustangs claim titles at Bent Tree

Wed - 03 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

COUNCIL BLUFFS - Casey Noble of Mount Mercy captured medalist honors at the Iowa Western Invitational Tuesday and led the Mustangs to the team championship at the Bent Tree Golf Club in Council Bluffs.

Noble fired rounds of 78 and 75 for a 36-hole total of 153, good for a one-stroke victory over Lisa Lied of Iowa Western and Karli Kerrigan of Grand View.

Noble finished at 9-over par for the tournament.

Mount Mercy trailed by one shot heading into the final round, but the Mustangs sizzled with a 303 Tuesday and won the tournament by 35 shots over Iowa Western, 634 to 669.

Allyson Wertz of Mount Mercy fired a 1-over 73 Tuesday and finished in fifth place. Natalea Cook placed sixth for the Mustangs and Kayla Stammer tied for seventh.

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Babcock ties for Eastman golf title

Wed - 03 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

LA CROSSE, Wis. - Will Babcock of Kirkwood tied for first place at the Ronnie Eastman Invitational at the La Crosse Country Club Tuesday.

Babcock competed as an individual and did not count in the team standings for the Eagles. He fired rounds of 75 and 73 for a 36-hole total of 148, tying Isaac Westlake of Winona State and Ben Phipps of Luther for the title on the par-72 course.

Ryan Morrison of Kirkwood tied for fourth place to help Kirkwood finish in second place in the team standings. He shot rounds of 76 and 74 for a 36-hole score 150, just two shots behind the leaders.

Winona State won the team championship at 603. Kirkwood placed second at 610, seven shots off the lead.

Ben Epperly of Kirkwood tied for seventh place and Dawson Peters tied for ninth place for the Eagles.

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Bruyeres paces Mustangs at Polk City

Wed - 03 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

POLK CITY - William Bruyeres of Mount Mercy fired rounds of 70 and 72 to tie for fifth place at the GV Viking Classic at the Tournament Club of Iowa course in Polk City.

Andre Beccera of Bellevue and Cody Holck of Morningside tied for medalist honors Tuesday at 140, with Bruyeres just two shots behind.

Philip Nelson of Mount Mercy tied for 10th place. The Mustangs finished third in the team standings, 21 shots behind Bellevue.

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Mustangs prevail on penalty kick

Wed - 03 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

Souleymane Diallo scored on a penalty kick in the 77th minute Tuesday night to snap a 1-1 tie and help Mount Mercy edge Culver-Stockton, 2-1, in a Heart of America Conference match at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

The Mustangs were awarded the penalty kick when Oguzhan Bozkan was tackled in the box and Mount Mercy Coach Amir Hadzic called on Diallo for the decisive shot.

Culver-Stockton took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Rodrigo Alcobia in the 57th minute, but James Conversano countered for Mount Mercy in the 64th minute with an unassisted goal to tie the match.

Matias da Fonseca made four saves in goal for the Mustangs.

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Culver-Stockton blanks Mustang women

Wed - 03 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

Francesca Frasca scored a pair of goals Tuesday as Culver-Stockton blanked Mount Mercy, 2-0, in a Heart of America Conference women's soccer match at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

The game was scoreless for more than 80 minutes before Frasca struck twice in two minutes. Her first goal came in the 82nd minute and her second happened in the 84th minute for the visitors.

Mount Mercy managed only three shots on goal and was blanked for the second straight contest.

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