The Mount Mercy women's basketball team lost to William Penn, 78-53,  in a Heart of America Conference game at the Hennessey Recreation  Center Monday night.

The Mustangs fell to 4-13 overall and 1-11 in the league. William Penn  raised its records to 13-4 overall and 9-3 in the league.

Sandra Mia scored 22 points for Mount Mercy and Brianna Thomas chipped  in with 12.

Kate Ylitalo popped in five 3-pointers and scored 23 points for William Penn.

WILLIAM PENN (78): Voigt 1-5 1-1 3, Usher 4-6 0-0 10, Ylitalo 7-15 4-4  23, Pennington 3-5 3-3 9, Mullinnix 1-7 3-3 5, Rogan 0-0 0-2 0, Puok  0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Clark 1-1 0-0 2, Reardon 8-10 3-5 19,  Pezley 2-7 0-0 4, Northup 0-0 0-0 0, West 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 28-59  14-18 78.

MOUNT MERCY (53): Milan 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 5-13 0-0 12, Wright 2-3 0-0  5, Mia 9-12 2-5 22, Sheck 0-1 0-2 0, Cabalis 2-11 0-0 4, Parker 2-5  0-0 4, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Moffett 1-4 2-2 4, Stalzer 0-2 0-0 0, Fulwylie  1-3 0-0 2. Totals 22-54 4-9 53.

Halftime - William Penn 28, Mount Mercy 26. 3-point goals - William  Penn 8-23 (Ylitalo 5-11, Usher 2-3, West 1-2, Pennington 0-1,  Mullinnix 0-3, Pezley 0-3), Mount Mercy 5-20 (Mia 2-3, Thomas 2-7,  Wright 1-2, Sheck 0-1, Moffett 0-1, Stalzer 0-1, Cabalis 0-5).