Mt. Mercy Women's Basketball

Mount Mercy women fall short

The Mount Mercy women's basketball team was red-hot at times Wednesday night and ice-cold at other times.

They turned cold at the wrong time in the fourth quarter and lost to Clarke, 64-56, in a Heart of America Conference game at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Mount Mercy scored 22 points in the first quarter, then cooled off and scored only five points in the second period. The Mustangs got hot again in the third quarter and pumped in 25 points, but they got cold again in the fourth stanza with only four points.

It's unusual to see a team score 22, 5, 25 and 4 points in consecutive quarters, but it happened Wednesday night.

The Mustangs enjoyed an eight-point lead in the third quarter when they were pumping in 3-pointers, but the Mustangs did not score during the first five minutes of the fourth quarter and the game slipped away.

Chelsey Lampe and Sara Blowers scored nine points for Mount Mercy (5-14, 1-12). Makenna Haase scored 18 points for Clarke (12-6, 7-6).

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Mustang women falter in 2nd half

FAYETTE, Mo. - The Mount Mercy women's basketball team is having a rough time this season, but the Mustangs raced to a 38-25 halftime  advantage over the No. 23 team in the nation Monday night on the road.

Unfortunately for the Mustangs, the second half was a completely different story.

Central Methodist pounded Mount Mercy by 24 points in the second half  and posted a 72-61 victory in a Heart of America Conference game.

The Mustangs, playing without point guard Sharice Kawakami, outscored Central Methodist 25-9 in the second quarter on their way to their 13-point advantage at intermission.

Central Methodist (12-6, 8-4) got things rolling in the second half  and outscored Mount Mercy 24-13 in the third quarter and 23-10 in the final stanza.

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William Penn tops Mustang women

OSKALOOSA - The Mount Mercy women's basketball team lost to 20th-ranked William Penn, 66-42, in a Heart of America Conference game  Thursday night.

Lakin Goodman led the Mustangs (5-12, 1-10) with 11 points. The  Mustangs scored only three points in the third quarter and were held  to their lowest total of the season.

Vashti Nwagbaraocha scored 18 points for William Penn (15-1, 10-1).

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Grand View tops Mustang women

The Grand View Vikings broke away from a 30-30 deadlock at halftime Monday night and defeated Mount Mercy, 76-62, in a Heart of America Conference women's basketball game at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Grand View outscored the Mustangs, 25-14, in the third quarter to take control of the ballgame.

Sharice Kawakami led Mount Mercy (5-11, 1-9) with 19 points. Audrey Mulumba finished with a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The Mustangs played without Brianna Thomas, their leader scorer at  14.4 points who has been sidelined for not meeting all of her school requirements.

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