Kirkwood Womens Basketball

Kirkwood women clinch tie for ICCAC title

FORT DODGE -- Kianna Jacobs had another big game Saturday as the Kirkwood Community College women's basketball team trimmed Iowa Central, 72-69, to clinch a tie for the ICCAC title.

Jacobs collected 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the third-ranked Eagles raised their records to 24-3 overall and 13-0 in the conference.

Friday Chuol scored 16 points, Bianca Dufelmeier netted 11 and Alexis Fitzpatrick had 10 as Kirkwood won for the 16th straight time.

Jacobs hit two free throws with 17 seconds left to give Kirkwood a three-point lead. Iowa Central missed two shots in the final seconds, including a 3-pointer that would have tied the game.

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No.3 Kirkwood women drub Marshalltown

Alexis Fitzpatrick collected 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists Saturday as No.3 Kirkwood demolished Marshalltown, 87-38, in a women's junior college basketball game at Johnson Hall.

Whitney Rohrbach led the Eagles (23-3, 12-0) in scoring with 16 points. Bianca Dufelmeier and Kianna Jacobs added 14 points apiece as Kirkwood won its 15th straight game.

Mady Van Metre topped Marshalltown (8-15, 3-8) with 17 points.

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No.3 Kirkwood women win 14th straight

MASON CITY - Kianna Jacobs collected 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists Wednesday as third-ranked Kirkwood knocked off NIACC, 77-57, for its 14th victory in a row.

Alexis Fitzpatrick topped the Eagles (22-3, 11-0) with 16 points. Friday Chuol pitched in 14 points. Bianca Dufelmeier and Whitney Henderson had 12 points apiece.

Kirkwood's five post players combined to shoot 20 of 32 from the field for 43 points with Jacobs, Chuol, Henderson, Krissi Tow and Haley Faber sharing the chores.

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Faber helps No.3 Eagles belt Ellsworth

Haley Faber took a little good-natured teasing from her teammates Saturday afternoon as she chatted with a reporter.

Faber had just helped No.3 Kirkwood pound Ellsworth, 78-42, with a nice flurry in the second half, but the 6-foot freshman has rarely been interviewed this year as she's adjusted to life as a reserve with modest stats.

That led to the teasing as teammates reached for their cell-phone cameras to capture the moment of Faber talking about her role on the team.

It was a good role Saturday as Faber scored eight points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked two shots in just 10 minutes of action.

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