Kirkwood Womens Basketball

Kirkwood drubs No.7 Kishwaukee

PEORIA, Ill. - The second-ranked Kirkwood Eagles strolled past No.7 Kishawaukee (Ill.), 68-39, in the semifinals of the Illinois Central Classic Sunday afternoon.

Kirkwood (12-2) will play Illinois Central in the championship game Monday at 6 p.m. Illinois Central upset No.1 NIACC, 82-81, in the other semifinal Sunday.

Danielle Woolfolk led Kirkwood with 16 points. Katelyn Tuttle, Taylor Silva and Mikayla Fallon scored nine points apiece for the Eagles. Cassidy Clark had eight points. Kirkwood made 10 3-pointers, with Tuttle and Fallon hitting three apiece.

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No.2 Eagles belt No.17 Cincinnati State

PEORIA, Ill. - The second-ranked Kirkwood Eagles bolted to a 31-point lead Saturday afternoon and whipped No.17 Cincinnati State, 79-61, in the opening round of the Illinois Central Classic.

Kirkwood (11-2) will face No.7 Kishwaukee (Ill.) in the semifinals Sunday at 4 p.m.

Danielle Woolfolk poured in 18 of her game-high 25 points as the Eagles raced to a 51-27 lead at intermission.

Mikayla Fallon collected 11 points and nine rebounds for Kirkwood. Hanna Haynes finished with eight rebounds, seven points and four blocked shots.

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Kirkwood women drop notch to No.2

Kirkwood Community College and NIACC have traded places in the NJCAA Division II women's basketball rankings this week.

Kirkwood is ranked No.2 and NIACC has assumed its rightful spot at the top of the poll.

Kirkwood lost a thriller to NIACC last Saturday in overtime, 115-111, in a showdown of the No.1 and No.2 teams in the country. They'll meet again Feb. 5 at Kirkwood.

The Kirkwood men stayed No.16 in their poll this week.

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No.1 Kirkwood falls, 115-111, in OT

MASON CITY - They billed the contest between No.1 Kirkwood and No.2 NIACC as the "Game of the Century" in Mason City Saturday afternoon.

They may have been right.

NIACC defeated Kirkwood, 115-111, in overtime in a wild affair between two national powers from the ICCAC conference.

Danielle Woolfolk scored for Kirkwood with eight seconds left in the second half to tie the game, 95-95, and force overtime, but the Trojans outscored the Eagles 20-16 in the extra session.

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