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Arika Wooldridge takes a shot for the second-ranked Kirkwood Eagles Wednesday night during their 68-59 victory over seventh-ranked NIACC at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

No. 2 KCC women trim No. 7 NIACC

Thu - 18 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

Arika Wooldridge joined a championship team when she transferred from Winona State to Kirkwood this season.

She played like a champion at crunch time Wednesday night.

Wooldridge made several key plays in the final minutes to help the second-ranked Eagles trim No. 7 NIACC, 68-59, in an ICCAC conference game at Johnson Hall.

The game was tied, 56-56, with five minutes left, but Kirkwood outscored the visitors 12-3 down the stretch for the nine-point victory.

Wooldridge, a 6-foot-2 center from Center Point, re-entered the contest with 3:35 remaining and played a pivotal role from there.

She hit an eight-footer in the lane to beat the shot clock and give Kirkwood a 62-56 lead, then she scored in the low post to make it 64-59 with about a minute remaining.

She also grabbed three key defensive rebounds during that spurt and helped the Eagles raise their records to 16-3 overall and 2-0 in the league.

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Wilson stars as No. 2 Eagles roll

Sun - 14 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

FORT DODGE - Tayana Wilson played a strong all-around game Saturday as the second-ranked Kirkwood Eagles rolled by Iowa Central, 73-47, in the opening game of the ICCAC campaign.

Wilson finished with 16 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and no turnovers for Kirkwood, which raised its overall record to 15-3.

Megan Axcell popped in three 3-pointers and scored 13 points for the Eagles. Olivia Usher had 12 points and Leah Robinson contributed 10 points off the bench.

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With her long hair flying, Tay Wilson scores on a driving layup for the Kirkwood Eagles during their 89-63 victory over the Loras junior varsity at Johnson Hall on Thursday night. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Balanced No. 8 KCC women dump Loras JV

Fri - 05 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

Kim Muhl has another strong basketball team at Kirkwood Community College this season.

The Lady Eagles are ranked eighth in the nation, boast a 14-3 record and are averaging 73.4 points per game, but there's something a little odd about this year's club.

Tay Wilson is the only player on the team who has a scoring average in double figures, and she was averaging 9.94 points before raising it to exactly 10.0 Thursday night in an 89-63 victory over the Loras junior varsity at Johnson Hall.

Awal Ajak is averaging 9.6 points, Leah Robinson 8.7, Megan Axcell 8.2, Olivia Usher 7.5 and Arika Wooldridge 6.5. All of them are capable of scoring a lot more on any given night - and most of them have - but Muhl likes to rotate a dozen players and share the wealth.

That was the story again Wednesday.

All 14 Eagles got into the game and 12 of them saw at least 10 minutes of court time. Twelve players got into the scoring column, but nobody had a monster game.

Axcell led the way with 13 points. Wilson and Ajak netted 11 apiece, but nobody else reached double figures.

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Last Updated on Friday, 05 January 2018 06:24

Kirkwood - Womens Basketball

Eagles slay No.5 Illinois Central for title

Sun - 31 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

PEORIA, Ill. - The Kirkwood Eagles got their revenge against Illinois Central in the championship game of the Illinois Central holiday tournament on Saturday.

The eighth-ranked Eagles rallied to defeat the fifth-ranked Cougars, 52-44, with a strong performance in the fourth quarter. Kirkwood trailed 37-33 entering the final stanza, but the visitors outscored the home team 19-7 in the last 10 minutes for the victory.

Illinois Central trimmed Kirkwood, 59-58, in the final round of the Kirkwood tournament on Nov. 11, so the two premier junior college basketball teams are knotted at 1-1 for the season.

Kirkwood finished with a perfect 37-0 record last season when Coach Kim Muhl's club won the national championship. The Eagles are now 13-3 this year, making them 50-3 the last two years.

Tay Wilson led Kirkwood Saturday with 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Awal Ajak scored 13 points and Arika Wooldridge contributed 11 points off the bench.

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No. 8 KCC women top No.10 Owens

Fri - 29 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

PEORIA, Ill. - Tay Wilson popped in 20 points Friday afternoon to help the eighth-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team defeat 10th-ranked Owens, 77-63, in the semifinals of the Illinois Central holiday tournament.

Kirkwood (12-3) plays for the championship Saturday.

Olivia Usher scored 17 points and collected seven assists against Owens. Megan Axcell contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Awal Ajak added 13 points.

Kirkwood made twelve 3-pointers in the ballgame. Axcell hit four triples, while Wilson and Ajak had three apiece.

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