Kirkwood Womens Basketball

Kirkwood women nudged in regional, 94-92

FORT DODGE - The Kirkwood Eagles missed three shots in the final seconds Friday night and lost to Iowa Central, 94-92, in the semifinals of the women's regional basketball tournament in Fort Dodge.

The 11th-ranked Eagles (25-7) led by 10 points in the second half, but No.9 Iowa Central (26-5) rallied and tied at 85-85.

The game was tied, 92-92, in the final minute before the Tritons scored their winning points.

Ariel Sneed led Kirkwood with 24 points and eight rebounds. Dani Woolfolk contributed 20 points and six assists. Cassidy Clark had 15 points and eight rebounds. Mikayla Fallon finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.

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No.11 Eagles roll, but Sneed hurt

The Kirkwood women's basketball team strolled in the opening round of the regional junior college tournament Tuesday night with a 63-32 victory over Iowa Lakes, but their journey will get a lot harder from here.

The 11th-ranked Eagles (25-6) face No.9 Iowa Central (25-5) in the semifinals Friday night at Iowa Central, then probably would have to play top-ranked NIACC (29-2) in the finals Saturday afternoon for a trip to the national tournament.

On top of that, the Eagles might have to knock off those two ranked teams in Fort Dodge without 6-foot sophomore Ariel Sneed, who suffered a possible concussion Tuesday night when she fell on her face during the first half at Johnson Hall.

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Sneed spurs Eagles into tourney at 24-6

Ariel Sneed is a 6-foot power forward who can do a lot of things for the Kirkwood women's basketball team, but she really likes to hit those 3-pointers.

That's when she smiles the most on the court.

Sneed was all smiles Saturday as she popped in three 3-pointers and scored 22 points as the 11th-ranked Eagles defeated Ellsworth, 76-54, in the final game of the regular season at Johnson Hall.

Kirkwood (24-6, 12-4) will host Iowa Lakes (7-23, 4-12) in the quarterfinals of the ICCAC tournament Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The Eagles are seeded No.3 in the eight-team tournament and Iowa Lakes is seeded No.6.

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No.11 Eagles set mark for 3-pointers

CRESTON - The 11th-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team set a school record with seventeen 3-pointers Wednesday night during a 100-45 victory over Southwestern in an ICCAC conference game in Creston.

Kirsten Larson led the barrage with six 3-pointers for a career-high 18 points. Danielle Woolfolk canned four triples and scored 24 points.

Mikayla Fallon had three 3-pointers, Cassidy Clark hit two, Katelyn Tuttle made one and Tyra Polite had one. Clark scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Polite had six assists.

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