Amara Lipsey tossed in five 3-pointers and scored 17 points Wednesday  night as the top-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team defeated the  Loras junior varsity, 96-54, at Johnson Hall.

The Eagles (7-0) scored 18 straight points in the second quarter and  opened a 54-25 bulge at halftime.

Kemara Watson scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds for  Kirkwood. Tatiana Hodges-Johnson posted a double-double with 10 points  and 11 rebounds. Ju Gaston and Delani Harris also scored 10 points.

Ashley Funk popped in 25 points for Loras with five 3-pointers.

LORAS JV (54): Cassidy Maroszek 0-7 0-0 0, Madison Brewster 1-10 2-4  5, Haylee Virden 1-3 1-2 4, Hannah Thiele 2-8 0-0 6, Ashley Funk 8-14  4-4 25, Allie Brownson 2-5 0-0 6, Faith Vincent 0-4 1-2 1, Jadyn  Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Ryleigh O'Brien 2-7 3-6 7. Totals 16-60 11-18 54.

KIRKWOOD (96): Paige Bradford 4-6 0-2 8, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 5-8  0-0 10, Ju Gaston 5-6 0-0 10, Amara Lipsey 6-10 0-0 17, Marissa Metz  2-4 0-0 5, Delani Harris 3-6 3-5 10, Jheda Kennedy 2-4 2-2 8, Kortney  Drake 4-6 0-0 9, Addison Rath 1-4 0-0 2, Natalie Tomaszewski 1-7 0-1  2, Kemara Watson 6-10 3-4 15, Britney Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-73  8-14 96.

Halftime - Kirkwood 54, Loras JV 25. 3-point goals - Loras JV 11-37  (Funk 5-11, Brownson 2-3, Thiele 2-6, Virden 1-2, Brewster 1-5,  Anderson 0-1, Vincent 0-3, Maroszek 0-6), Kirkwood 10-27 (Lipsey 5-8,  Kennedy 2-4, Metz 1-2, Drake 1-3, Harris 1-4, Gaston 0-1, Watson 0-1,  Smith 0-2, Hodges-Johnson 0-2).