The Mount Mercy women's basketball team was outscored 22-4 in the first quarter Saturday and never fully recovered.

Evangel clipped the Mustangs, 60-55, in a Heart of America Conference game at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Mount Mercy fell to 5-21 overall and 1-19 in the conference. Evangel raised its records to 15-10 overall and 10-10 in the league.

Sara Blowers and Aurianna Hampton scored 13 points apiece for Mount Mercy. Blowers hit four 3-pointers. Audrey Mulumba snared 16 rebounds.

Mount Mercy committed 26 turnovers and was 9 for 19 at the foul line in the five-point setback.

Mackenzie Farmer popped in 19 points for Evangel and Brianna Vogts scored 18.

EVANGEL (60): Moore 0 2-2 2, Vaught 5 0-0 11, Roder 1 0-0 3, Farmer 7 1-1 19, Lander 0 1-4 1, Ennes 1 0-0 2, Askins 0 0-0 0, Bolick 1 0-0 2, Vogts 9 0-2 18, Harman 0 1-2 1, Mathews 0 0-0 0, Anibal 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 6-13 60.

MOUNT MERCY (55): Brown 1 0-0 2, Kawakami 3 1-1 7, Blowers 4 1-4 13, Lampe 1 1-2 4, Mulumba 2 0-0 4, Goodman 0 0-0 0, Kitterman 2 0-2 5, Hampton 4 5-8 13, Cabalis 0 0-0 0, Sheck 2 0-0 4, LeGrand 1 1-2 3. Totals 20 9-19 55.