Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mount Mercy men cruise, 84-45

Jake Anderson scored 14 points to lead an attack that saw six players hit double figures as the Mount Mercy men's basketball teams rolled past Faith Baptist, 84-45, Monday night at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Mount Mercy (7-2) got 13 points from Jeremy Blohm and 11 from Mychael Brawner-Henley. Tre Wagner, CJ Parker and Josh Koeppel each finished with 10.

Jon Luke Talton led Faith Baptist with 10.

FAITH BAPTIST (45): Levy 0 0-0 0, Vannausdle 0 0-0 0, Glanzer 0 2-2 2, Chaffin 2 0-0 4, Scheps 1 0-0 2, Acree 3 2-4 8, Talton 4 0-0 10, Stuckey 2 0-0 5, Denham 0 0-0 0, Yooung 1 0-0 2, Lesitikow 2 1-2 5, Sturgis 0 0-0 0, Clark 2 0-2 4, Felderman 0 3-4 3. Totals: 17 8-15 45.

MOUNT MERCY (84): Wagner 4 1-2 10, Ford 0 0-0 0, Parker 4 1-3 10, Julien 0 0-0 0, Frazier 2 0-0 5, Brawner-Henley 4 1-2 11, Mallett 2 1-3 5, Koeppel 4 0-1 10, Blohm 6 0-0 13, Brown 1 1-2 3, Anderson 5 4-8 14, Allen 1 1-2 1. Totals: 33 10-23 84.

Halftime: Mount Mercy 43, Faith Baptist 19. 3-point goals: Faith Baptist 3 (Talton 2, Stuckey). Mount Mercy 8 (Wagner, Parker, Frazier, Brawner-Henley 2, Koeppel 2, Blohm). Fouled out: none.

Herb returns and sparks Mount Mercy

Abbie Herb returned from a hip injury Saturday and scored 20 points as the Mount Mercy women's basketball team demolished Lincoln Christian, 105-30, at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Ashley Dolan scored 13 points for Mount Mercy (4-6). Alisa Weiland and Sara Blowers netted 12 points apiece. Jordyn Lehman scored 10 points. Makenzie Zeitler had 11 rebounds.

Mount Mercy scored the first 20 points of the game and led 20-0 in the first quarter.

Emily Borst scored 14 points for Lincoln Christian (0-4).

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Struss nets 28 in Mount Mercy win

DECORAH - Ben Struss scored a game-high 28 points, including 7 of 10 from the 3-point line, as Mount Mercy downed Luther, 99-87, Wednesday night at the Regents Center.

Five other players scored in double figures for the Mustangs (6-2). CJ Parker had 16. Tre Wagner and Derik Gogg had 13 apiece. Alex Houston and Sheawn Bedford both finished with 10.

Luther (1-5) was led by by Nathan Meyer with 25 points.

MOUNT MERCY (99): Strong 1 0-0 2, Houston 3 4-7 10, Wagner 4 5-6 13, Ford 1 0-0 3, Parker 5 4-5 13, Murdochk 1 0-0 3, Brawner 0 1-2 1, Bedford 4 2-2 10, Blohm 0 0-0 0, Struss 10 7-10 28, Gogg 4 5-7 13. Totals: 33 22-31 99

LUTHER (87): Schuring 0 0-0 0, Stafford 2 4-4 9, Sturges 0 2-2 2, Woolems 5 3-6 15, Ruud 0 0-0 0, Meyer 8 5-5 25, Bohr 4 4-5 14, Matthias 0 0-0 0, Wright 5 2-4 16, Dickey 1 0-0 2, Lucas 2 0-0 4. Totals: 27 20-26 87

Halftime: Mount Mercy 48, Luther 42. 3-point goals: Mount Mercy 11 (Ford, Parker 2, Murdock, Struss 7). Luther 13 (Stafford, Woolems 2, Meyer 4, Bohr 2, Wright 4). Fouled out: none.

Luther women roll past Mustangs

DECORAH - Iowa Conference member Luther bolted out to a 43-14 lead a halftime and cruised to a 69-53 non-league women's basketball win over Mount Mercy Wednesday night at the Regents Center.

Sydney Rehnelt led a balanced attack for the winners, scoring 12 points as 14 players dented the scorebook for the Norse (5-1).

The Mustangs (3-6), still playing without injured forward Abby Herb, were led by Melanie Zeitler, who scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down 14 rebounds.

MOUNT MERCY (53): Blowers 1 0-0 3, Weiland 1 0-0 2, Jordan 0 0-0 0, Sexton 0 1-2 1, Harmon 2 5-6 9, Zeitler 8 6-7 23, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Thompson 1 0-0 2, O'Donnell 1 0-0 2, Dolan 3 4-4 10, Lehman 0 1-1 1. Totals: 16 19-23 53

LUTHER (69): Jenks 2 0-0 4, Waller 0 2-2 2, Edel 0 0-0 0, Busta 1 0-0 2, Lonning 4 1-2 9, Romeo 3 0-0 9, Elton 2 0-0 5, Hafner 0 0-0 0, Verhulst 1 0-0 3, Schroeder 1 1-2 3, Mulford 1 0-0 2, Rehnelt 4 1-2 12, Strellner 0 0-0 0, Zahnle 0 0-0 0, Madrigal 1 0-0 3, DeCrow 0 0-0 0, Mester 0 0-0 0, Erie 0 0-0 0, Nelson 4 2-2 10, Heinke 1 1-1 3, Resner 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 8-15 69

Halftime: Luther 43, Mount Mercy 14. 3-point goals: Mount Mercy (2): Zeitler, Blowers. Luther (9): Romeo 3, Rehnelt 3, Madrigal, Elton, Verhulst. Fouled out: none.