WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Mount Mercy built a 12-point halftime lead and used a balanced offense to down Keiser, 67-53, in a women's basketball game here on Monday.

Latasha Harmon led Mount Mercy with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Cedar Rapids Washington graduate Abby Herb added 12 points for Mount Mercy (6-9). Makenzie Zeitler finished with 10 rebounds.

Mount Mercy outrebounded Keiser, 44-25.

Keiser (6-7) was led by Claudia Reque with 16 points and seven rebounds. Courtney Murphy had 14 points.

MOUNT MERCY (64): Herb 5 2-2 12, Blowers 0 2-2 2, Weiland 2 0-0 6, Jordan 2 4-6 9, Sexton 2 3-4 8, Harmon 3 9-13 15, Zeitler 2 3-4 7, Lampe 0 1-2 1, Thompson 1 1-2 3, Dolan 1 0-0 2, Lehman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 25-35 67.

KEISER (53): Reque 6 2-5 16, Del Negro 0 0-0 0, Smith 3 4-6 11, Banks Wall 0 0-0 0, Murphy 5 0-0 14, Shephard 2 0-0 4, Winbush 3 0-0 6, Dykes 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 6-11 53

Halftime: Mount Mercy 35, Keiser 23. 3-point goals: Mount Mercy 4 (Weiland 2, Jordan, Sexton). Keiser 7 (Reque 2, Murphy 4, Smith).