Kirkwood Womens Basketball

No.3 Eagles stroll by Lewis & Clark

WEST BURLINGTON - Kirsten Larson led a balanced attack with 12 points Saturday as the third-ranked Kirkwood Eagles bounced Lewis & Clark, 89-43, at the Southeastern Classic in West Burlington.

Madison Wood scored 11 points and Caitlin Smith had 10 for the Eagles (2-0).

KIRKWOOD (89): Sneed 0 5-8 5, Miles 0 2-2 2, Downs 1 3-4 5, Isaac 2 2-3 6, Silva 2 0-0 4, Oberman 0 0-0 0, Sudduth 5 0-0 10, Polite 2 1-2 6, Larson 4 2-2 12, Hutchins 3 1-2 9, Martensen 4 1-3 9, Bockholt 1 0-0 3, Kallenberger 0 1-3 1, Clark  3 0-0 6, Wood 5 1-2 11. Totals 32 19-31 89.

LEWIS & CLARK (43): Robinson 2 0-0 5, Woods 0 3-7 3, Bitter 2 0-0 4, Davis 0 1-2 1, Coonrod 1 2-4 2, Kovacev 0 0-1 0, Pisano 6 5-6 18, Meyer 1 0-1 3, Jones 0 1-4 1, Malveaux 1 2-5 4. Totals 13 14-30 43.

Halftime - Kirkwood 49, Lewis & Clark 19. 3 point goals - Kirkwood 6 (Larson 2, Hutchins 2, Polite 1, Bockholt 1), Lewis & Clark - 3 (Robinson 1, Pisano 1, Meyer 1).

Polite nets 20 as No.3 KCC women roll

WEST BURLINGTON - Tyra Polite has several new tattoos on her arms this season with some colorful stars, the word "blessed" and a tribute to her mother.

She also has a new role with the Kirkwood women's basketball team as one of the go-to players on offense.

Polite scored 20 points Friday and hit a pair of 3-pointers as the third-ranked Eagles topped Danville Community College, 71-47, at the Southeastern Classic in West Burlington.

Polite, a 5-foot-9 guard from Upper Darby, Pa., had several tattoos last year, but she's added a few more and has them up and down both of her lanky arms now.

"I think I'm done for this year," she said with a smile after showing off her artwork.

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Petersen ready for 2nd year at KCC

Bryan Petersen does not have to walk around Johnson Hall with the word "interim" hanging over his head anymore, not that it really bothered him last year.

Petersen, 27, is the full-time coach of the Kirkwood men's basketball team this season now that Doug Wagemester has decided to focus solely on being the school's athletic director.

Petersen was the "interim" head coach last year when the Eagles finished 21-10 overall and tied for second in the ICCAC conference with a 10-4 league record. Now there's nothing "interim" about it.

Like any coach, things are a little easier the second time around.

"I definitely feel more comfortable," Petersen said after practice Monday. "I'm not creating everything for the first time like I was last year, so that makes it a little bit easier. But I'm still learning."

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Eagles, Mustangs hosting women's jamboree

Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy University will host a women's basketball jamboree this Sunday at the two schools.

Six junior college teams and six four-year schools will compete. The jamboree begins at 10 a.m. and ends with the final contests at 4 p.m.

Here is the schedule:

AT KIRKWOOD

10:00 - KCC vs St Ambrose

10:45 - Iowa Central vs Clarke

11:30 - Southeastern vs St Ambrose

12:15 - KCC vs Clarke

1:00 - Southeastern vs Grand View

1:45 - Ellsworth vs Clarke

2:30 - KCC vs Grand View

3:15 - Marshalltown vs Ashford

4:00 - Ellsworth vs Grand View

AT MOUNT MERCY

10:00 - Marshalltown vs Mt Mercy

10:45 - Ellsworth vs Ashford

11:30 - Marshalltown vs William Penn

12:15 - DMACC vs Mt Mercy

1:00 - Iowa Central vs Ashford

1:45 - DMACC vs St Ambrose

2:30 - Southeastern vs William Penn

3:15 - Iowa Central vs Mt Mercy

4:00 - DMACC vs William Penn