Mt. Mercy Women's Basketball

Lambe helps Mustangs slam Bees

Cael Lambe belted a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning  Wednesday to help Mount Mercy clip St. Ambrose, 7-3, in a  non-conference baseball game at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

The Mustangs trailed, 3-2, heading into the bottom of the eighth. They  tied the score, 3-3, before Lambe connected for the game-winner.

The victory left Mount Mercy at 5-7 for the season. St. Ambrose fell to 4-5.

Michael Barbato had two hits for the Mustangs. Collin Shrader scored twice.

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Mims ends with 30-91 mark with Mustangs

Micha Mims finished her tenure as the women's basketball coach at  Mount Mercy with a 104-52 loss to MidAmerica Nazarene Saturday in a  Heart of America Conference game at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

Mims compiled a 30-91 record in four years with the Mustangs, who  finished 5-24 overall this year and 2-22 in the conference.

Chailey Cabalis scored 19 points for Mount Mercy and Brianna Thomas  had 18. Whitney Clampitt scored 21 points for MidAmerica Nazarene  (17-10, 16-8).

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Mount Mercy women fall by 30

OSKALOOSA - The Mount Mercy women's basketball team lost to  18th-ranked William Penn, 71-41, Wednesday night in a Heart of America  Conference game in Oskaloosa.

Brianna Thomas scored 18 points for the Mustangs (5-23, 2-21).

Kate Ylitalo scored 14 points and former Kirkwood player Olivia Usher  had 12 points for William Penn (22-6, 18-5).

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Mustang women fall to Peru State

The Mount Mercy women's basketball team lost to Peru State, 66-52, in  a Heart of America Conference game at the Hennessey Recreation Center  Saturday.

The setback dropped the Mustangs to 5-22 overall and 2-20 in the  league. Sandra Mia scored 12 points for Mount Mercy and Kennedi Fulwylie had 10. Brianna Thomas, one of Mount Mercy's top  players, did not play.

Dayna Dewitt scored 12 points for Peru State (11-15, 9-13).

PERU STATE (66): Giovanna Silva 3-12 0-0 6, Claire Cudney 2-9 2-4 6,  Brooke Maeda 2-4 0-0 6, Dayne Dewitt 4-7 4-6 12, Alyssa Marsh-Contreras 4-13 2-6 11, Allison Tichy 3-7 0-0 9, Nytasia  Braxton 1-6 5-6 8, Maddy McPhillips 1-6 2-4 5, Anjanea Simms 0-0 1-2 1, Olivia Bell 1-4 0-2 2. Totals 21-68 16-30 66.

MOUNT MERCY (52): Kyleigh Milan 0-2 0-0 0, Sarah Moffett 1-6 3-6 6,  Randi Wright 2-11 0-0 5, Sandra Mia 5-11 2-3 12, Paris Sheck 0-1 1-2  1, Chailey Cabalis 3-4 1-2 9, Aleah Cook 4-6 0-2 9, Grace Stalzer 0-1  0-2 0, Kennedi Fulwylie 4-12 2-2 10. Totals 19-54 9-19 52.

Halftime - Peru State 28, Mount Mercy 19. 3-point goals - Peru State  8-25 (Maeda 2-4, Marsh-Contreras 1-7, Tichy 3-7, Braxton 1-3, McPhillips 1-4), Mount Mercy 5-12 (Moffett 1-2, Wright  1-4, Mia 0-1, Cabalis 2-3, Cook 1-1, Stalzer 0-1).