Kirkwood Womens Basketball

No. 3 KCC women ousted by No. 15 DMACC

Kim Muhl would love to win a seventh national title at Kirkwood before he calls it a career as the women's basketball coach, but it won't happen this year.

The third-ranked Eagles were eliminated by No. 15 DMACC, 66-54, in the semifinals of the NJCAA Division II regional tournament Thursday night at Johnson Hall in a mild upset.

Kirkwood swept the season series from the Bears, but the visitors from Boone played a sharp game while the Eagles struggled mightily on offense. Kirkwood made only one 3-pointer in 18 attempts for a woeful 5.6 percent and committed 22 turnovers.

"We weren't very good, were we?" were the first words out of Muhl's mouth after the game. "Pretty bad. Can't do much about it. Can't hit a shot."

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Kirkwood women cruise in regional

The top-seeded Kirkwood women’s basketball team cruised past Ellsworth, 103-51, in an ICCAC regional quarterfinal game Tuesday at Johnson Hall.

Kirkwood (27-5) advanced to face No. 4 seeded DMACC in a semifinal game at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Johnson Hall.

Addie Oberman made six 3-point goals and finished with 20 points for the Eagles. Madison Wood scored 14 points, Cyerra Hutchins and Ariana Dampler each had 10 points and Deleyah Harris grabbed seven rebounds.

KIRKWOOD (103): Harris 2 1-2 6, Lemons 3 3-4 9, Miles 2 4-4 9, Downs 3 0-2 6, Wheatly 0 0-0 0, Oberman 7 0-0 20, Sudduth 3 0-2 9, Voss 2 1-2 5, Hutchins 4 1-1 10, Dampler 5 0-0 10, Jennings 2 1-2 5, Wood 6 2-4 14. Totals 39 13-23 103.

3-point goals – Kirkwood 12 (Oberman 6, Sudduth 3, Harris, Miles, Hutchins).

NIACC surprises No. 3 Eagles

Sophomore day is usually a day of celebration.

That was what was expected Saturday as the Kirkwood women's basketball team closed out its regular season against NIACC at Johnson Hall.

Six Eagles were honored before playing their final regular-season home game and the next step was to go out and finish a perfect run through the ICCAC schedule.

However, the visiting Trojans had other ideas. They built an eight-point lead in the third quarter, then got the benefit of a controversial intentional foul call in the final seconds to shock the No. 3 Eagles, 60-57.

Kirkwood (26-5, 13-1) had already clinched an outright conference title and the top seed in the upcoming regional tournament. The victory clinched the No. 2 seed for NIACC (19-10, 11-3).

Kirkwood will host Ellsworth in the opening round of the regional tournament Tuesday night.

Eagles Coach Kim Muhl felt bad for sophomores Casey Miles, A.J. Downs, Addie Oberman, Caitlin Sudduth, Cyerra Hutchins and Madison Wood who had a rough day collectively as a group.

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No. 3 Kirkwood women rip Ellsworth

IOWA FALLS - Deleyah Harris scored 15 points and collected five assists Wednesday night as the third-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team strolled by Ellsworth, 80-28, in a junior college basketball game at Iowa Falls.

Cyerra Hutchins scored 14 points for the Eagles (26-4, 13-0). A.J. Downs and Mesha Wheatly added 11 points apiece and Addie Oberman had 10 points.

Rylee Voss and Madison Wood grabbed nine rebounds for Kirkwood. Ariana Dampier had five assists.

Ellsworth fell to 3-24 overall and 0-13 in the league.

KIRKWOOD (80): Harris 5 3-4 15, Lemons 0 1-2 1, Miles 1 0-0 2, Downs 5 0-0 11, Wheatly 5 1-1 11, Oberman 4 0-0 10, Sudduth 0 0-0 0, Voss 0 0-0 0, Hutchins 5 2-2 14, Dampier 2 1-2 5, Jennings 3 1-2 7, Wood 1 2-4 4. Totals 24 11-17 80.

3-point goals - Kirkwood 7 (Harris 2, Oberman 2, Hutchins 2, Downs 1).