The Mount Mercy women's basketball team lost to Baker, 69-62, in a  Heart of America Conference game at the Hennessey Recreation Center  Saturday.

The Mustangs trailed by a single point, 43-42, entering the fourth  quarter, but they could not get enough stops in the final period for  the victory.

Chailey Cabalis scored 15 points for Mount Mercy (2-8, 1-6). Sofia  Popp contributed 14 points and Brianna Thomas had 13 points.

Abby Bird and Taylor Smith scored 18 points apiece for Baker (5-6 2-6).

BAKER (69): Abby Bird 5-13 7-11 18, Jodi Adkins 3-10 2-2 8, Taylor  Smith 7-13 2-3 18, Chassidy Weathers 1-5 6-6 8, Madison Becker 2-4 0-0  6, Turner Mattingly 0-4 4-6 4, Emmery Joseph 0-0 1-2 1, Brooke Habeck  2-6 1-4 6, Elizabeth Stark 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-55 23-34 69.

MOUNT MERCY (62): Kyleigh Milan 0-1 1-2 1, Grace Stalzer 0-3 0-0 0,  Brianna Thomas 5-13 0-0 13, Sofia Popp 3-14 5-6 14, Paris Sheck 0-1  0-0 0, Abbi Kinnaird 2-9 0-0 6, Randi Wright 0-2 1-2 1, Sandra Mia 3-8  0-0 6, Chailey Cabalis 6-9 3-4 15, Taseandra Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Emma  Popp 0-0 0-0 0, Kennedi Fylwylie 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 21-65 12-16 62.

Halftime - Baker 30, Mount Mercy 21. 3-point goals - Baker 6-18 (Smith  2-4, Becker 2-4, Bird 1-3, Habeck 1-3, Adkins 0-2, Weathers 0-2),  Mount Mercy 8-27 (Thomas 3-5, S.Popp 3-7, Kinnaird 2-9, Mia 0-1,  Wright 0-2, Stalzer 0-3).