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.

KIRKWOOD (95): Paige Bradford 7-9 2-2 16, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 3-6  0-0 6, Ju Gaston 3-7 6-6 12, Amara Lipsey 0-2 0-0 0, Marissa Metz 2-7  4-6 9, Delani Harris 0-3 0-0 0, Jheda Kennedy 3-6 0-0 7, Kortney Drake  4-8 2-3 13, Addison Rath 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Tomaszewski 7-9 2-2 17,  Kemara Watson 6-9 3-4 15. Totals 35-66 19-23 95.

ELLSWORTH (38): Laikyn Miller 0-4 1-2 1, Ellie Barrows 4-14 0-0 10,  Cheyann Marshall 3-8 0-0 6, Keara Williams 3-7 0-0 8, Lorelle Dean 2-8  1-2 5, Kevonda Primes 0-3 2-2 2, Danielle Woodruff 1-6 3-4 6. Totals  13-50 7-10 38.

Halftime - Kirkwood 45, Ellsworth 16. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 6-14  (Lipsey 0-2, Metz 1-4, Harris 0-1, Kennedy 1-1, Drake 3-4, Tomaszewski  1-2), Ellsworth 5-24 (Miller 0-3, Barrows 2-11, Marshall 0-2, Williams  2-4, Woodruff 1-4).