Kirkwood Womens Basketball

Eagles face No.1 NIACC in regional finals

MASON CITY - The Kirkwood Eagles will face top-ranked NIACC in the  championship game of the women's regional basketball tournament Sunday  at 1 p.m. in Mason City.

Kirkwood enters the regional finals with a 29-3 record, with two of  the losses to NIACC (31-1).

The fourth-ranked Eagles earned a spot in the championship game by  topping Southeastern, 78-59, in the semifinals Saturday. Kirkwood led  37-32 at halftime, then used an 8-0 spurt to begin the third quarter  for a 13-point cushion at 45-32. The lead grew to 23 points midway  through the fourth quarter.

Kemara Watson shot 8-for-9 from the field and led the Eagles with 20  points. Paige Bradford was 8-for-10 and netted 17 points.

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No. 4 KCC women sail in regional opener

The fourth-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team crushed DMACC,  74-33, in the quarterfinals of the regional tournament at Johnson Hall  Wednesday night.

Kirkwood (28-3) will face Southeastern (19-12) in the semifinals  Saturday at 3 p.m. in Mason City. Top-ranked NIACC (30-1) will play  Iowa Lakes (19-10) in the other semifinal, with the regional finals  Sunday at 1 p.m. in Mason City.

Paige Bradford collected 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists and  two blocks for Kirkwood. Kemara Watson chipped in with 12 points.

Jada Powell scored 11 points for DMACC (10-20).

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No. 4 Eagles begin with 19-0 spurt

The fourth-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team scored the first 19  points of the game Saturday afternoon and defeated Iowa Central,  66-40, in an ICCAC conference affair at Johnson Hall.

Iowa Central scored its first point on a free throw with 1:17 left in  the first quarter to make it 19-1.

The Eagles finished the regular season with records of 27-3 overall  and 14-2 in the conference. Kirkwood drew the No. 2 seed for the  conference tournament and will host DMACC in the quarterfinals  Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Paige Bradford led Kirkwood with 19 points and nine rebounds.

Isabell West scored 13 points for Iowa Central (17-13, 8-8).

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Shorthanded No. 4 Eagles knock off SCC

Jheda Kennedy moved into the starting lineup at point guard Wednesday  night and played 33 minutes to help No. 4 Kirkwood defeat  Southeastern, 67-46, in an ICCAC conference game at Johnson Hall.

Kennedy scored 13 points as the Eagles raised their records to 26-3 overall and 13-2 in the conference heading into the final game of the  regular season Saturday.

Starting point guard Ju Gaston and star center Paige Bradford missed  the game due to illness, leaving Coach Kim Muhl with only nine players  in uniform.

Kemara Watson, Kortney Drake and Natalie Tomaszewski matched Kennedy  with 13 points for the Eagles. Tomaszewski also had nine rebounds,  three blocks, two assists and a steal.

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