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Kirkwood - Womens Basketball

No. 2 Eagles fall at No. 1 NIACC

Sun - 23 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

MASON CITY - The road to the national tournament for the Kirkwood women's basketball tournament will probably run through Mason City.

And that's not especially good news for Kirkwood.

The second-ranked Eagles lost to top-ranked NIACC, 85-64, in their conference showdown in Mason City Saturday and now NIACC has clinched the No. 1 seed for the regional.

Only one team from the Iowa regional will make the NJCAA Division II national tournament, which means Kirkwood might have to return to Mason City in a few weeks and try to beat NIACC in a rematch on their home floor for a coveted trip to nationals.

Kirkwood enjoyed an early 16-6 lead Saturday, but the Eagles got into foul trouble and trailed 46-34 at halftime. They never caught up.

NIACC pumped in fifteen 3-pointers compared to only three for Kirkwood.

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No. 2 KCC women punish Ellsworth

Thu - 20 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

IOWA FALLS - Natalie Tomaszewski led a balanced attack with 17 points Wednesday night as the second-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team dumped Ellsworth, 95-38, in an ICCAC conference game in Iowa Falls.

The victory lifted Kirkwood to 12-1 in the conference heading into Saturday's showdown at top-ranked NIACC (13-0) between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country. Only one of them will reach the national tournament from the same regional.

Paige Bradford scored 16 points for the Eagles (25-2). Kemara Watson contributed 15 points, Kortney Drake 13 and Ju Gaston 12.

Ellsworth has lost all 25 of its games this season and is 0-13 in the conference.

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KCC women crush team by 90 points

Sun - 16 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

The second-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team defeated a hapless opponent by 90 points Saturday at Johnson Hall.

The Eagles crushed Little Priest Tribal College, 119-29, in a colossal mismatch in an ICCAC affair.

Kirkwood outscored Little Priest 33-9 in the first quarter, 26-6 in the second quarter, 31-3 in the third quarter and 29-11 in the fourth quarter.

Paige Bradford led seven Eagles into double figures with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Ju Gaston contributed 16 points, seven steals, four assists and three rebounds. Kemara Watson finished with 16 points and seven rebounds.

Natalie Tomaszewski had 13 points and nine rebounds for Kirkwood. Kortney Drake also scored 13 points. Delani Harris netted 11 points and Marissa Metz had 10.

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Eagles climb into 3-way tie for top

Sun - 16 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

The Kirkwood Eagles raced to a 22-point lead at halftime Saturday and dunked Little Priest Tribal College, 86-65, in an ICCAC men's basketball game at Johnson Hall.

The victory lifted Kirkwood into a three-way tie for the conference lead with DMACC and Iowa Lakes, all with 9-2 records in the league.

DJ Purnell powered the Eagles (20-5) with 22 points on perfect 9-for-9 shooting from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds. Devonte Thedford, Griffen Clark, Jamal Stephenson and Owen Coburn scored 10 points apiece.

Reynald Laurent tossed in eight 3-pointers and poured in 28 points for Little Priest (5-17, 0-10).

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No. 2 Eagles smother DMACC by 59

Thu - 13 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

You don't see a team held scoreless for an entire quarter in a women's basketball game too often, but it happened Wednesday night at Johnson Hall.

The second-ranked Kirkwood Eagles pelted DMACC 31-0 in the third period and buried the Bears, 95-36, in an ICCAC contest.

Kemara Watson and Tatiana Hodges-Johnson scored 14 points apiece for Kirkwood (23-2, 10-1). Paige Bradford netted 13 points and Delani Harris added 12.

DMACC fell to 9-16 overall and 3-9 in the conference. The Bears launched 41 3-pointers in the 40-minute game and made four of them.

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