Kirkwood Womens Basketball

Martensen named All-American for Kirkwood

Anna Martensen began the season as a substitute for the Kirkwood women's basketball team and she finished the year as an All-American.

Martensen, a 5-foot-10 sophomore from Belvidere, Ill., has been named a second team Division II All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Martensen cracked the starting lineup midway through the season when Ariel Sneed, an All-American last year, injured her knee and was sidelined for several weeks. As it turned out, one All-American replaced another All-American in the lineup.

Martensen averaged 7.9 points and 5.0 rebounds in a balanced attack that saw nobody average in double figures. She started 20 of 37 games and remained in the starting lineup even after Sneed returned to action.

Kirkwood finished with a 31-6 record and placed fifth at the national tournament. The Eagles won the ICCAC regular-season title and captured the Region XI tournament.

Kirkwood women take 5th at NJCAA

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Cassidy Clark scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Saturday afternoon as Kirkwood topped Monroe College of New York, 77-71, to finish fifth at the NJCAA Division II national tournament in Overland Park, Kan.

The Eagles compiled a 3-1 record at the tournament and finished the season with a 31-6 record.

Aliyah Isaac and Madison Wood chipped in 10 points apiece off the bench for Kirkwood. Prairie grad Cyerra Hutchins contributed nine points and five rebounds.

Taylor Silva collected eight points and nine assists. Kirsten Larson also had eight points. Ariel Sneed pulled down eight rebounds and Anna Martensen had seven.

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Kirkwood earns shot at 5th place

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Kirkwood Eagles bounced back at the NJCAA Division II national tournament Friday afternoon and nipped Chesapeake, 73-69, in a consolation game in Overland Park, Mo.

The Eagles (30-6) will face Monroe College of New York (27-9) in the consolation game for fifth place Saturday at 2 p.m.

Taylor Silva made six straight free throws in the final 39 seconds Friday to help sixth-ranked Kirkwood hold off No. 20 Chesapeake. She finished with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists and was 10-for-10 at the foul line.

The Eagles trailed by 10 points in the first half and were losing by five points at intermission, 33-28. The Eagles outscored Chesapeake 45-36 in the second half to stay alive in the tournament.

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No. 6 Eagles dumped by No. 7 Monroe CC

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Kirkwood Eagles suffered a power outage Thursday night at the NJCAA Division II national basketball tournament in Overland Park, Kan.

The sixth-ranked Eagles were spanked by seventh-ranked Monroe Community College of New York, 59-42, in the quarterfinals with one of their poorest offensive showings of the season.

Kirkwood shot 16 of 67 overall from the field for 23.9 percent and was 5 of 26 on 3-pointers for 19.2 percent, including a succession of air-balls from behind the 3-point arc.

The 17-point loss was the most lopsided of the year for the Eagles and their 42 points were the second-lowest total of the campaign.

"We didn't play very well. Very uncharacteristic of this team," said Coach Kim Muhl. "Some kids wouldn't shoot the ball, some kids were hesitant instead of just shooting it. I don't know. I don't have an answer.

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