Mt. Mercy Women's Basketball

No. 6 College of Saint Mary tops Mustangs

OMAHA, Neb. - The Mount Mercy women's basketball team lost to sixth-ranked College of Saint Mary, 76-60, Sunday at the Lied Fitness Center in Omaha.

Abby Herb and Danielle Herdliska scored 14 points apiece for Mount Mercy (5-6). Liz Thompson added 10 points.

Deaundra Young collected 22 points, six rebounds, six steals and three assists for College of Saint Mary (10-1). Shelby Hemman contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds.

MOUNT MERCY (60): Herb 5 4-4 14, Herdliska 4 2-2 14, Oldham 3 1-1 7, Timms 1 0-0 2, Last 1 0-0 3, Blietz 0 0-0 0, Thompson 5 0-0 10, Weiland 2 2-2 8, Sexton 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 9-9 60.

COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY (76): Davis 0 0-0 0, Lewis 3 2-3 8, Hemman 6 4-5 16, Anzalone 1 0-0 3, Young 8 6-6 22, Hagen 3 2-2 11, Ross 1 2-2 5, Stafford 0 0-0 0, Christensen 0 0-0 0, Allberry 4 2-2 11. Totals 26 18-20 76.

Halftime - College of Saint Mary 34, Mount Mercy 29. 3-point goals - Mount Mercy 7 (Herdliska 4, Weiland 2, Last 1), College of Saint Mary (6 (Hagen 3, Anzalone 1, Ross 1, Allberry 1).

Kohawks pelt Mustangs with 3-pointers

You have to compliment the women from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City who play college basketball at Coe.

They sure can shoot the ball.

The Kohawks set a school record with 15 3-pointers Wednesday night and belted Mount Mercy, 78-58, with an outstanding shooting performance at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

The Kohawks went 15-of-28 from three-point range, snapping the old school record of 13 triples in one game.

Mickey Hansche (Iowa City High) led the way with five 3-pointers. Courteney McCrary (Prairie) was 4-for-4, Jordan Holmes (Kennedy) went 3-for-4, Aleena Hobbs (Washiington) was 2-for-3 and Maddie Koolbeck (Jefferson) hit another.

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Cardinal Stritch trips up Mustangs

MILWAUKEE - Michelle Piepenburg scored 17 points and hauled down 16 rebounds at Cardinal Stritch held off Mount Mercy, 69-60, in women's basketball action Sunday.

The visiting Mustangs (5-4) were led by Christa Oldham, who finished with 19 points, including 13-of-13 from the foul line. Abby Herb added 14 points and 14 rebounds. Callan Timms finished with 10 points.

Nateah Beimborn added 15 points and Janessa Baker had 12 for the Wolves (7-2).

MOUNT MERCY (60): Oldham 3 13-13 19, Herb 6 2-2 14, Timms 4 1-3 9, Zeitler 3 1-2 9, Last 1 0-0 2, Herdliska 1 2-2 5, Thompson 0 0-1 0, Weiland 0 0-0 0, Dolan 0 0-0 0, Jantti 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 19-23 60.

CARDINAL STRITCH (67): Piepenburg 5 6-9 17, Huibregtse 4 1-2 9, Rudkin 1 1-2 3, Gilbreath 1 0-0 2, Passini 0 0-0 0, Beimborn 4 4-4 15, Baker 4 1-2 12, Ream 3 0-0 8, Shernell 0 2-2 2, Jorgenson 0 1-2 1. Totals: 22-16-23 67.

Halftime: Cardinal Stritch 32, Mount Mercy 28. 3-point goals: Mount Mercy 5 (Zeitler 2, Timms, Last, Herdliska). Cardinal Stritch 9 (Beimborn 3, Baker 3, Ream 2, Piepenburg. Total fouls: Mount Mercy 20, Cardinal Stritch 20. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.

Simpson rallies past Mount Mercy

INDIANOLA - The Simpson College women’s basketball team came back from a 31-27 halftime deficit to beat Mount Mercy University, 77-61, Tuesday in Indianola.

Abby Herb had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Mustangs, Makenzie Zeitler had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Christa Oldham had eight assists.

Simpson had three players score in double digits, led by MacKenzie Haupt with 17 points.

Simpson improved to 4-1, while Mount Mercy fell to 5-3.

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