The Mount Mercy women's basketball team was drubbed by 14th-ranked  William Penn, 83-41, in a Heart of America Conference game at the  Hennessey Recreation Center Wednesday night.

The Mustangs fell to 5-24 overall and 1-22 in the league, clinching 13th and last place in the conference.

Sharice Kawakami led Mount Mercy with eight points. The Mustangs shot  18 for 66 for 27.3 percent and were pounded on the backboards, 53-27.

William Penn raised its records to 26-2 overall and 21-2 in the  conference, clinching at least a tie for the conference title with one game left in the regular season.

Kate Ylitalo scored 23 points for William Penn.

WILLIAM PENN (83): Nwagbaraocha 3 1-1 7, Oliver 2 2-2 6, Ylitalo 9 1-1  23, Pennington 5 6-6 16, Santi 1 1-2 3, Turner 2 0-0 5, Troupe 1 0-0  2, Dagons 0 0-0 0, Taylor 2 1-2 5, Voigt 0 0-0 0, Hugins 2 2-2 8,  Pezley 2 0-0 6, Holiday 0 0-0 0, Arnold 0 0-0 0, Parks 1 0-0 2. Totals  30 14-16 83.

MOUNT MERCY (41): Brown 1 0-0 2, Kawakami 3 2-4 8, Blowers 2 0-0 6,  Lampe 0 0-0 0, Mulumba 1 0-0 2, Goodman 3 0-1 7, Kitterman 1 0-1 2,  Hampton 2 0-0 4, Cabalis 2 0-0 4, Sheck 1 0-0 2, Moffett 0 0-0 0,  LeGrand 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 2-6 41.

Halftime - William Penn 35, Mount Mercy 14. 3-point goals - William  Penn 9 (Ylitalo 4, Hugins 2, Pezley 2, Turner 1), Mount Mercy 3  (Blowers 2, Goodman 1).