Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Rhodes leads No.9 Eagles by NIACC

MASON CITY - Hunter Rhodes paraded to the foul line and 21 points Saturday as the ninth-ranked Kirkwood men's basketball team topped NIACC, 93-73, in an ICCAC conference game in Mason City.

Rhodes was 13 for 14 at the foul line and made a pair of 3-pointers in the contest. Nick Richards contributed 17 points for the Eagles (19-3, 5-1). Josh Bartlett popped in five 3-pointers and scored 15 points. Cristen Wilson also had 15 points for Kirkwood.

Kirkwood trailed by 10 points in the first half and rallied for a slim 40-38 lead at halftime. The Eagles outscored NIACC 53-35 in the second half for the comfortable victory.

Rhodes collected seven rebounds and six assists. Richards had six rebounds.

Bob Van Vilet, a 6-foot-4 guard from the Netherlands, poured in 28 points for NIACC (13-9, 1-5).

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No.4 Kirkwood women win 20th game

MASON CITY - Madison Wood collected 23 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots Saturday as the fourth-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team defeated NIACC, 83-76, in an ICCAC conference game in Mason City.

Wood also had two steals and two assists.

Kirkwood raised its records to 20-4 overall and 7-0 in the conference. NIACC fell to 12-10 overall and 4-3 in the league.

Ariana Dampier contributed 13 points for the Eagles.

KIRKWOOD (83): Harris 1 3-4 5, Lemons 2 3-4 7, Miles 1 4-4 7, Downs 1 2-2 4, Wheatly 2 0-0 5, Oberman 1 0-0 3, Sudduth 3 1-2 8, Voss 1 2-2 4, Hutchins 0 2-2 2, Dampier 4 3-4 13, Jennings 1 0-0 2, Wood 11 1-4 23. Totals 28 21-28 83.

3-point goals - Kirkwood 6 (Dampier 2, Miles 1, Wheatly 1, Sudduth 1, Oberman 1).

No. 9 Eagles take care of Ellsworth

Bryan Petersen left Johnson Hall Wednesday night pleased, but far from satisfied.

Petersen's Kirkwood basketball team won its third straight game, downing ICCAC foe Ellsworth, 82-61, keeping the No. 9 Eagles (18-3, 4-1) hot on the trail of Southwestern in the conference standings.

The Eagles didn't play their best game in an 85-74 loss to Southwestern on Jan. 16 in Creston. Now they have rebounded with three solid wins.

"Even with the three wins we still have a long way to go," Petersen said. "Tonight, I don't think we played extremely well, but I think our guys have learned (from the Southwestern loss) and have bounced back at the same time. You have to do that in conference play.

"Obviously, we were frustrated by that loss down there at Southwestern," he continued. "We've still got a long way to go and the guys have done a good job of getting things back together."

In Wednesday's win, Kirkwood turned to its defense to stymie the Panthers (10-10, 1-4).

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Wood paces No. 4 Kirkwood women

Madison Wood collected 16 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots Wednesday night as the fourth-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team spanked Ellsworth, 61-34, in an ICCAC conference game at Johnson Hall.

Caitlin Sudduth popped in four 3-pointers and contributed 15 points for the Eagles (19-4, 6-0). Abbie Oberman hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points. Casey Miles furnished five assists and Mesha Wheatly came up with five steals.

Antoinette Williams scored nine points for Ellsworth (3-17, 0-7).

ELLSWORTH (34): Rumph 2 0-0 4, Leffler 0 0-0 0, See 0 0-0 0, Williams 3 3-7 9, Wickland 0 0-0 0, McCullough 2 0-0 4, Hart 2 0-0 4, Brown 1 0-0 2, Barritt 1 0-0 3, Marlette 2 0-2 6, Jones 0 2-2 2. Totals 13 5-11 34.

KIRKWOOD (61): Harris 1 1-2 3, Miles 1 2 1-2 7, Downs 0 0-0 0, Wheatly 0 2-4 2, Oberman 4 0-0 11, Sudduth 5 1-2 15, Voss 2 0-1 4, Hutchins 0 0-0 0, Dampier 0 3-4 3, Jennings 0 0-0 0, Wood 8 0-0 16. Totals 22 8-15 61.

3-point goals - Ellsworth 3 (Marlette 2, Barritt 1), Kirkwood 9 (Sudduth 4, Oberman 3, Miles 2).

Olson sparks No. 9 Eagles by Tritons

FORT DODGE - Jacob Olson popped in four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 22 points Saturday as the ninth-ranked Kirkwood Eagles topped Iowa Central, 88-76, in an ICCAC conference game in Fort Dodge.

Nick Richards scored 15 points in a balanced attack for the Eagles (17-3, 3-1). Josh Bartlett had 11 points, Hunter Rhodes 11 points, Josh Meier 10 points and Da'Rion King nine points.

Jerrod Moorer splashed in seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points for Iowa Central (7-7, 1-3). Marcus Baldwin added 19 points for the Tritons and Deon Wright had 15 points.

Kirkwood led at halftime, 39-37.

KIRKWOOD (88): Bartlett 4 0-0 11, Rhodes 4 1-2 11, Richards 7 1-2 15, Jackson 1 0-0 2, Harp 1 0-0 2, Fagan 2 0-0 4, Olson 7 4-4 22, Meier 4 2-2 10, Wilson 1 0-0 2, King 4 1-8 9. Totals 35 9-18 88.

IOWA CENTRAL (76): Motley 0 0-0 0, Wright 5 5-8 15, Moorer 10 2-4 29, Joseph 1 0-0 2, Frazier 2 0-0 5, Alexander 0 0-2 0, Moaku 1 0-1 2, Cousins 0 0-0 0, Baldwin 7 3-4 19, Sturgill 1 2-4 4. Totals 27 12-23 76.

Halftime - Kirkwood 39, Iowa Central 37. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 9 (Olson 4, Bartlett 3, Rhodes 2), Iowa Central 10 (Moorer 7, Baldwin 2, Frazier 1).

No. 4 Eagles pull away from Blackhawks

The Kirkwood Eagles played only one good quarter of basketball Wednesday night, but it was good enough to collect an important victory.

The fourth-ranked Eagles came alive in the fourth quarter and finally subdued Southeastern, 65-50, in an ICCAC women's basketball game at Johnson Hall.

The victory lifted Kirkwood to 17-4 overall and 4-0 in the league. The Blackhawks fell to 14-6 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

The Eagles trailed, 39-37, late in the third quarter before they finally got untracked. Cyerra Hutchins hit a 3-pointer to give Kirkwood a 40-39 edge, then Rylee Voss scored for the Eagles to make it 42-39 heading into the fourth period.

Kirkwood popped in the first 10 points of the final stanza, finishing a decisive 15-0 spurt that gave them a comfortable lead at 52-39. The Eagles outscored Southeastern 23-11 in the final 10 minutes to take command.

Kirkwood opened an 18-point lead late in the game before settling for the 15-point victory.

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No. 3 Kirkwood toys with Grand View JV

The third-ranked Kirkwood men’s basketball team rolled over the Grand View junior varsity, 126-69, Tuesday at Kirkwood.

Nick Richards scored 19 points and had nine rebounds for the Eagles (16-3).

Da’Rion King had 16 points, Jacob Olson 15, Kaliph Fagan 14, Josh Bartlett 11, Al’Tavius Jackson 11, Shakur Triplett 11 and Elijah Henry added 10.

GRAND VIEW JV (69): Williams 2 0-0 4, Denholm 4 0-0 9, Sagan 3 3-3 9, Mulder 0 0-0 0, Wiley 3 2-2 11, Collins 0 0-0 0, Branch 0 0-0 0, Santos 5 0-0 11, Springer 4 0-0 9, Schweiner 0 2-2 2, Cima 5 0-0 15, Pennamon 0 0-0 0, Thedford 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Larson 0 0-0 0, Putnam 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 7-7 69.

KIRKWOOD (126): Bartlett 4 3-4 11, Rhodes 1 4-4 6, Richards 8 3-3 19, Olson 5 2-2 15, King 6 4-8 16, Jackson 4 1-2 11, Harp 2 0-0 5, Fagan 5 4-4 14, Meier 1 0-0 2, Wilson 3 0-0 6, Henry 4 2-2 10, Triplett 5 1-1 11. Totals 48 21-26 126.

Halftime – Kirkwood 68, Grand View JV 32. 3-point goals – Grand View 10 (Cima 4, Wiley 3, Denholm, Santos, Springer), Kirkwood 9 (Bartlett 3, Olson 3, Jackson 2, Harp).

Wood leads No.4 Kirkwood women in romp

CRESTON - Madison Wood scored 18 points and blocked five shots Saturday as the fourth-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team strolled by Southwestern, 81-28, in an ICCAC conference game in Creston.

Deleyah Harris finished with 13 points and nine rebounds for the Eagles (16-4, 3-0). Addie Oberman had 11 points.

Southwestern fell to 6-9 overall and 0-3 in the league.

KIRKWOOD (81): Harris 5 0-0 13, Miles 1 6-8 9, Wheatly 1 2-2 4, Oberman 4 0-0 11, Sudduth 3 0-0 9, Voss 2 2-3 6, Hutchins 3 0-0 8, Dampier 1 1-1 3, Jennings 0 0-0 0, Wood 8 2-2 18. Totals 28 13-16 81.

3-point goals - Kirkwood 12 (Harris 3, Oberman 3, Sudduth 3, Hutchins 2, Miles 1).

No.3 KCC men fall to Southwestern

CRESTON - The third-ranked Kirkwood men's basketball team was brought down to earth Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles lost to 11th-ranked Southwestern, 85-75, in an ICCAC conference game in Creston for their first loss against an NJCAA Division II team all season.

Kirkwood led 33-30 at halftime, but Southwestern poured in 55 points in the second half to raise its records to 17-3 overall and 3-0 in the league. Kirkwood fell to 15-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference.

Nick Richards scored 20 points for Kirkwood. Da'Rion King had 11 points and Jacob Olson added 10.

KeShawn Wilson popped in six 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Southwestern. Terrance Smith had 22 points for the winners.

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