PEORIA, Ill. April Gebke and Destiny Ramsey scored 19 points apiece Saturday as No. 5 Illinois Central trimmed No. 3 Kirkwood, 74-68, in a junior college women's basketball game in Peoria, Ill.

Ariel Sneed led Kirkwood (3-3) with 16 points and seven rebounds. Cassidy Clark collected 13 points and seven rebounds. Tyra Polite had seven assists.

Kirkwood and Illinois Central have both won six national titles and have two of the top NJCAA Division II programs in the country.

KIRKWOOD (68): Sneed 7 1-2 16, Isaac 2 0-0 4, Silva 3 0-0 6, Sudduth 3 1-3 8, Polite 2 2-2 7, Larson 3 0-0 8, Martensen 2 0-0 4, Bockholt 1 0-0 2, Clark 4 4-4 13. Totals 27 8-11 68.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL (74): Carpenter 1 2-3 4, Gebke 7 2-3 19, Jones 1 10-12 12, Kumer 2 0-0 5, Ramsey 6 7-8 19, Robinson 4 0-0 11, Stubblefield 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 21-26 74.

Halftime - Illinois Central 31, Coe 26. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 6 (Larson 2, Sneed 1, Sudduth 1, Polite 1, Clark 1), Illinois Central 7 (Gebke 3, Robinson 3, Kumer 1).