Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mustangs get win at Loras

Fri - 21 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

DUBUQUE - James Boonstoppel came off the bench to score 23 points, hitting 5-of-8 from 3-poing range, to lead Mount Mercy to an 85-76 win over Loras on Friday night.

Boonstoppel was one of five players in double figures for the Mustangs (5-2). Dondre Osborne added 16 points, Ben Struss 12, Alex Houston 10 and Ian Matos 10.

Struss also had nine rebounds.

Justin VanWambeke led the Duhawks (2-1) with 21 points.

MOUNT MERCY (85): Osborne 5-8 6-6 16, Struss 6-10 0-0 12, Houston 5-7 0-1 10, Matos 4-7 2-2 10, Moore 1-1 1-2 4, Boonstoppel 7-12 4-5 23, Lamaak 1-4 2-4 4, Misener 0-1 2-2 2, Price-Majors 1-1 0-0 2, Gogg 1-3 0-0 2, Murdock 0-0 0-0 0, Becker 0-1 0-0 0, Clark 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-56 17-22 85.

LORAS (76): VanWambeke 6-11 9-10 21, Schueller 6-12, 0-0 15, Harmening 4-11 2-3 13, Grcic 4-9 5-7 13, Quinn 3-8 2-4 9, Criss 2-4 0-0 4, Bourke 0-0 1-2 1, Takes 0-4 0-0 0. Totals: 25-59 20-26 76.

Halftime: Mount Mercy 37. Loras 34. 3-point goals: Mount Mercy 6-16 (Osborne 0-1, Struss 0-2, Matos 0-, Moore 1-1, Boonstoppel 5-8, Lamaak 0-1, Becker 0-1). Loras 6-23 (VanWambeke 0-3, Schueller 3-7, Harmening 3-7, Criss 0-2, Takes 0-4). Fouled out - none.

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Mount Mercy rolls past Rockford

Sun - 16 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

MOUNT VERNON - Danielle Herdliska scored 22 points and Paige Last added 15 as Mount Mercy rolled to a 93-56 win over Rockford on Sunday in the Cornell Classic at Cornell College.

Alisa Weiland had 11 and Makenzie Zeitler 10 for the Mustangs (4-2). Mount Mercy was 13 of 25 from 3-point range in the game. Zeitler led the Mustangs with 11 rebounds.

Callie Rezin led Rockford (0-2) with 17 points.

MOUNT MERCY (93): Danielle Herdliska 8-9 2-2 22; Paige Last 5-9 0-0 15; Alisa Weiland 4-6 0-0 11; Makenzie Zeitler 2-5 6-7 10; Ashley Dolan 4-4 1-1 9; Callan Timms 3-7 0-0 7; Abby Herb 1-1 4-4 6; Christa Oldham 1-2 2-6 4; McKenna Sexton 1-4 1-3 3; Liz Thompson 1-1 0-0 2; Madison Blietz 1-1 0-0 2; Lindsay Schaffer 0-0 2-2 2; Maija Jantti 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 31-52 18-25 93.

ROCKFORD (56): Callie Rezin 5-7 5-5 17; Diamond Williams 6-10 4-8 16; Amanda Davis 2-15 4-4 10; Kaitlyn Fowler 2-3 1-2 5; Mallorie Getzelman 2-8 0-1 4; Talayah Gordon-Scotth 1-1 0-0 2; Tajanae Key 1-2 0-1 2; Virginia Reed 0-1 0-0 0; Casey Pettit 0-0 0-0 0; Jordon Dixon 0-0 0-0 0; Katie Hart 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-49 14-21 56.

Halftime: Mount Mercy 53, Rockford 24 3-point goals: Mount Mercy 13-25 (Last 5-9; Herdliska 4-5; Weiland 3-5; Timms 1-2; Oldham 0-1; Sexton 0-2; Zeitler), Rockford 4-15 (Rezin 2-3; Davis 2-8; Getzelman 0-2; Hart 0-2). Fouled out: none Rebounds: Mount Mercy 34 (Zeitler 11), Rockford 25 (Williams 9). Assists: Mount Mercy 24 (Herdliska 7), Rockford 12 (Rezin 4; Key 4). Total fouls: Mount Mercy 24, Rockford 19. Technical fouls: Rockford bench

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Last Updated on Sunday, 16 November 2014 20:14

Herb stars for Mustangs in loss

Sat - 15 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

MOUNT VERNON - Abby Herb scored 31 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had six steals Saturday for Mount Mercy in an 84-69 loss to Illinois Wesleyan at a tournament in Mount Vernon.

Herb shot 14 for 22 from the floor in her big outing. Christa Oldham scored 14 points for the Mustangs (3-2).

Samantha Ellsworth hit five 3-pointers and led Illinois Wesleyan with 19 points. Illinois Wesleyan shot 10 of 24 on 3-pointers, compared to just 1 for 11 for Mount Mercy.

Mount Mercy plays Rockford Sunday afternoon at the Cornell College tournament.

MOUNT MERCY (69): Herb 14 3-6 31, Oldham 5 4-5 14, Timms 3 1-2 8, Last 1 0-0 2, Zeitler 0 2-3 2, Herdliska 0 1-2 1, Blietz 0 0-0 0, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Weiland 4 0-0 8, Sexton 0 0-0 0, Schaffer 0 1-2 1, Dolan 1 0-1 2, Jantti 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 12-21 69.

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN (84): K.Reaber 4 3-4 11, Weber 2 0-1 4, Beoletto 2 0-0 4, Holness 4 5-8 15, Ellsworth 7 0-0 19, Ehresman 3 0-0 6, McGraw 3 0-0 6, Kelly 0 0-1 0, B.Reaber 0 0-0 0, Gray 4 0-0 11, Leggett 0 0-0 0, O'Boye 0 0-0 0, O'Donnell 0 0-0 0, Lehocky 4 0-0 8, Bruno 0 0-0 0, Zeitz 0 0-0 0. Totals 33 8-14 84.

Halftime - Illinois Wesleyan 40, Mount Mercy 27. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 1 (Timms 1), Illinois Wesleyan 10 (Ellsworth 5, Gray 3, Holness 2). Fouled out - none.

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Mustangs nip No. 24 Culver-Stockton

Sat - 15 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

Ian Matos made two free throws with 16 seconds left Saturday afternoon to give Mount Mercy a wild 96-95 victory over 24th-ranked Culver-Stockton in an NAIA men's basketball game at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Culver-Stockton took a 95-94 lead with 28 seconds remaining on a jump shot by Jojuan Graham. Matos was fouled 12 seconds later and produced in the clutch for the Mustangs (4-2).

Culver-Stockton (3-1) missed a shot with five seconds left. Dondre Osborne of Mount Mercy was fouled with two seconds to go. He missed both free throws, but Culver-Stockton did not have enough time for another shot.

Matos made four 3-pointers and led Mount Mercy 19 points. James Boonstoppel scored 18 points for the Mustangs, Alex Houston 13, Ben Struss 12 and Da'Quan Moore 10.

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Last Updated on Saturday, 15 November 2014 23:27