The Mount Mercy women's basketball team lost to 11th-ranked Purdue Calumet, 79-72, at the Hennessey Recreation Center Saturday afternoon.

Latasha Harmon led the Mustangs (1-3) with 23 points and eight rebounds. Makenzie Zeitler finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Abbie Herb did not play for Mount Mercy.

Dariyan Morris topped Purdue Calumet (4-1) with 26 points.

PURDUE CALUMET (79): Thompson 3 0-2 7, Michalski 1 0-0 2, Deno 6 4-6 18, Morris 6 13-15 26, Wampler 4 1-1 9, Burton 0 0-0 0, Hardy 0 0-0 0, Weringa 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, McBee 6 0-0 12, Kikendall 2 0-0 5. Totals 28 18-24 79.

MOUNT MERCY (72): Weiland 2 1-2 6, Harmon 9 3-3 23, Zeitler 4 2-2 11, Thompson 1 3-3 5, Lehman 2 3-4 7, Goodman 2 0-0 6, Jordan 1 2-2 5, Keating 0 0-0 0, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Dolan 4 1-1 9. Totals 25 15-17 72.

Halftime - Purdue Calumet 42, Mount Mercy 40. 3-point goals - Purdue Calumet 5 (Deno 2, Thompson 1, Morris 1, Kikendall 1), Mount Mercy 7 (Harmon 2, Goodman 2, Weiland 1, Zeitler 1, Jordan 1).