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Kirkwood drubs No.7 Kishwaukee

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PEORIA, Ill. - The second-ranked Kirkwood Eagles strolled past No.7 Kishawaukee (Ill.), 68-39, in the semifinals of the Illinois Central Classic Sunday afternoon.

Kirkwood (12-2) will play Illinois Central in the championship game Monday at 6 p.m. Illinois Central upset No.1 NIACC, 82-81, in the other semifinal Sunday.

Danielle Woolfolk led Kirkwood with 16 points. Katelyn Tuttle, Taylor Silva and Mikayla Fallon scored nine points apiece for the Eagles. Cassidy Clark had eight points. Kirkwood made 10 3-pointers, with Tuttle and Fallon hitting three apiece.

 

Kishwaukee All-American Sinclair Cunningham shot 0-for-11 Sunday and finished with four points. She averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds for Kishwaukee last season. Ariel Sneed had the primary defensive responsibility against Cunningham, with help from her teammates.

Tami Morice, who is averaging 18.1 points for Kishwaukee (12-3), did not play due to a back injury.

Anna Martensen, a reserve forward for Kirkwood, suffered a knee injury Sunday and will be sidelined four to six weeks.

KISHWAUKEE (39): Wartenbe 2 0-0 5, Walker 1 0-0 3, Cox 2 0-0 4, Cunningham 0 4-7 4, Oqunjimi 1 6-6 8, Davis 2 2-3 6, McClain 1 0-0 2, Green 2 3-6 7, Wide 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 15-22 39.

KIRKWOOD (68): Sneed 1 1-2 3, Woolfolk 6 3-4 16, Tuttle 3 0-0 9, Hall 0 0-0 0, Silva 3 1-2 9, Fallon 3 0-0 9, Polite 2 0-0 5, Haynes 0 0-0 0, Martensen 0 0-2 0, Bockholt 1 1-2 3, Kelso 1 1-2 3, Clark 4 0-0 8, Robinson 1 1-2 3. Totals 25 8-16 68.

Halftime - Kirkwood 35, Kishwaukee 23. 3-point goals - Kishwaukee 2 (Wartenbe 1, Walker 1), Kirkwood 10 (Tuttle 3, Fallon 3, Silva 2, Woolfolk 1, Polite 1).

 
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