Abby Herb scored 19 points and snared nine rebounds Saturday as the Mount Mercy women's basketball team defeated Governors State, 87-64, in an NAIA game at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Makenzie Zeitler had a big double-double for the Mustangs with 18 points and 14 rebounds. She also had four steals and two assists.

Alisa Weiland scored 13 points and Ashley Dolan added 12 points for Mount Mercy (15-12). The Mustangs made 60.3 percent of their shots from the field.

Governors State has lost all 27 of its games this season. Zaopria Smith led the Governors with 24 points.

GOVERNORS STATE (64): Smith 9 3-3 24, Johnson 0 2-2 2, Distor 2 1-2 6, Phillips 2 2-4 6, Averhart 1 0-0 2, Robinson 5 6-6 18, Stevens 2 0-0 6.
Totals 21 14-17 64.

MOUNT MERCY (87): Herb 9 0-0 19, Dolan 6 0-0 12, Weiland 6 0-0 13, Zeitler 7 4-5 18, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Goodman 0 0-0 0, Blowers 3 0-0 6, Jordan 1 1-3 3, Sexton 2 2-2 6, Valadez 1 0-0 2, Lampe 0 2-6 2, Seelman 0 0-0 0, Lehman 3 0-0 6. Totals 38 9-16 87.

Halftime - Mount Mercy 35, Governors State 26. 3-point goals - Governors State 8 (Smith 3, Robinson 2, Stevens 2, Distor 1), Mount Mercy 2 (Herb 1, Weiland 1).