COUNCIL BLUFFS - Iowa Western Community College built a 19-point halftime lead and defeated Kirkwood, 78-60, in a women's junior college basketball game Saturday in Council Bluffs.

Kianna Jacobs led Kirkwood (8-3) with 20 points. Whitney Rohrbach scored 10 points for the Eagles.

Tyisha Smith led Iowa Western (13-0) with 16 points. The Reivers are ranked No. 4 in NJCAA Division I.

Iowa Western led at halftime, 45-26.

KIRKWOOD (60): Shahana Williams 1 2-4 4, Mikayla Fallon 0 0-0 0, Lexi Hobbs 1 1-1 3, Bianca Dufelmeier 2 0-0 4, Tara Gray 0 0-0 0, Kianna Jacobs 9 2-4 20, Whitney Rohrbach 3 3-4 10, Alexis Fitzpatrick 1 0-0 2, Jerica Hawkins 1 1-2 3, Haley Faber 3 0-0 6, Whitney Henderson 0 1-2 1, Krissi Tow 1 2-2 4, Sierra Chambers 0 1-4 1, Friday Chuol 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 13-23 60.

IOWA WESTERN (78): Leah Scott 1 2-4 4, Shaw-nee Winningham 3 0-0 6, Alise Karlsone 0 0-0 0, Bobbi Beckwith 4 0-0 12, Ashley Prather 3 0-0 6, Blair Harding 3 1-2 8, Natasha Lebedeva 2 2-3 6, Tyisha Smith 4 7-9 16, Lakota Goe 4 0-0 12, Amber McCann 3 2-3 8, Leighlani Paselio 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 14-21 78.

Halftime - Iowa Western 45, Kirkwood 26. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 1 (Rohrbach 1), Iowa Western 10 (Beckwith 4, Goe 4, Harding 1, Smith 1).