Kirkwood Womens Basketball

No. 7 KCC women raise mark to 6-0

The seventh-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team raised its record to 6-0 Saturday afternoon with an easy 81-28 victory over Waubonsee in the second round of the Kirkwood Classic at Johnson Hall.

Simone Goods shot 7-for-8 from the field and led the Eagles with 14 points. Deleyah Harris scored 11 points for Kirkwood.

Waubonsee shot 9 for 55 for 16.4 percent.

WAUBONSEE (28): Love 1 0-0 2, Goff 4 0-0 11, VanWhye 0 0-0 0, Parker 0 0-0 0, Kempiak 0 2-4 2, Villa 0 1-2 1, Arceneaux 3 1-2 8, Clark 0 1-2 1, McGowan 1 0-0 3. Totals 9 5-10 28.

KIRKWOOD (81): Harris 5 1-4 11, T.Wilson 2 0-0 5, Watkins 3 0-0 7, Goods 7 0-0 14, Usher 3 0-0 7, Puok 0 0-0 0, Hedges 1 1-1 3, Axcell 0 0-0 0, Schmidt 3 1-1 9, Ajak 4 0-0 8, Taylor 1 1-2 4, Voss 2 0-0 4, Cotton 2 0-0 5, C.Wilson 0 0-0 0, Achenbach 2 0-3 4. Totals 35 4-11 81.

Halftime - Kirkwood 46, Waubonsee 17. 3-point goals - Waubonsee 5 (Goff 3, Arceneaux 1, McGowan 1), Kirkwood 7 (Schmidt 2, T.Wilson 1, Watkins 1, Usher 1, Taylor 1, Cotton 1).

No. 7 Eagles roll past Triton, 77-49

Kirkwood Coach Kim Muhl likes his team and thinks they can do good things this season, but he was not happy with the way the seventh-ranked Eagles played in their 77-49 victory over Triton in the opening round of the

Kirkwood Classic at Johnson Hall Friday night.

"Selfish. Very selfish," he said after the easy win.

Kirkwood (5-0) shot only 33.3 percent from the field and collected only 17 assists, two of the stats that displeased the head coach. And that wasn't all.

"They didn't guard, they didn't get back defensively," he maintained. "They were going through the motions. It's not good enough. And they'll get beat. We have a good team, but they'll get beat in a big game."

The Eagles have already knocked off three ranked teams this season with verdicts State Fair (No. 18 in Division I), Parkland (No. 8 in Division II) and Illinois Central (No. 11 in Division II). Muhl thinks those three impressive victories may have contributed to the lackluster performance against Triton.

"I like this group. They're good kids," he said. "But everyone gets a little cocky when you're 4-and-0. Basketball, like any sport, is a humbling experience really quick."

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KCC women top another ranked foe

EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The Kirkwood women's basketball team made it 2-for-2 in the Illinois Central tournament Saturday with two straight victories over two ranked opponents.

The seventh-ranked Eagles defeated No. 11 Illinois Central, 59-45, on the second day of the tournament as Simone Goods collected 18 points, nine rebounds, five blocks, three steals and two assists.

Kirkwood (4-0) beat No. 8 Parkland College, 84-54, in the opening round Friday.

Awal Ajak and Shaneequah Watkins scored 12 points apiece Saturday for the Eagles.

KIRKWOOD (59): Harris 3 1-5 8, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Axcell 0 0-0 0, Ajak 4 3-4 12, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Watkins 5 0-3 12, Voss 0 0-0 0, Goods 6 6-6 18, Usher 3 0-0 8, Achenbach 0 1-2 1. Totals 21 11-20 59.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL (45): Mital 0 0-0 0, Terrell 0 0-0 0, Walker 3 0-0 6, Henson 1 2-6 5, Fier 1 4-8 6, Jacques 1 0-0 2, Maynard 2 1-2 5, Burgard 3 7-9 13, Meiss 1 3-4 5, Larsen 1 0-2 3, Lyons 0 0-0 0, Elliott 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 17-33 45.

Halftime - Kirkwood 35, Illinois Central 14. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 6 (Watkins 2, Usher 2, Harris 1, Ajak 1), Illinois Central 2 (Henson 1, Larsen 1).

No. 7 KCC women rip No. 8 Parkland by 30

EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The seventh-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team rolled by No. 8 Parkland, 84-54, Friday in the first round of the Illinois Central tournament.

Simone Goods powered in 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Eagles (3-0). Awal Ajak added 11 points for Kirkwood.

Seven Eagles made a 3-pointer in the ballgame as Kirkwood shot well from the field.

KIRKWOOD (84): Harris 3 0-2 6, Wilson 2 0-0 5, Puok 0 0-0 0, Hedges 1 0-0 3, Axcell 2 2-2 8, Schmidt 2 0-0 6, Ajak 4 1-1 11, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Watkins 2 0-0 4, Voss 4 0-0 9, Cotton 0 0-0 0, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Goods 11 1-3 23, Usher 3 0-0 7, Achenbach 1 0-0 2. Totals 35 4-8 84.

3-point goals - Axcell 2, Schmidt 2, Ajak 2, Wilson 1, Hedges 1, Voss 1, Usher 1.