Kirkwood Womens Basketball

Filip joins KCC women's basketball team

Justice Filip, a point guard who was one of the top 3-point shooters in Wisconsin this season, has committed to join the Kirkwood women's basketball program.

Filip, 5-foot-7, averaged 16.2 points and 3.6 assists at Madison East High School this year. She made 53.2 percent of her field goals and 87 percent of her free throws.

Filip was invited to participate in an elite 3-point shooting contest  in Wisconsin as a junior and senior. She also was named first team all-conference as a senior.

Filip is the ninth high school senior to commit to Kirkwood this spring. She picked the Eagles over Black Hills State, an NCAA Division II school, and Lincoln Trail College, an NJCAA Division I program.

Muhl signs 8 for KCC women's hoops

Kirkwood women's basketball coach Kim Muhl has kept busy ever since the Eagles finished second at the NJCAA Division II national tournament this year.

Muhl has signed eight new high school players to replenish his roster for the 2018-19 campaign.

Five of the new players are from Iowa. They include Jayla Johnson from Cedar Rapids Washington, Ashley Tull from North Linn, Addison Rath from Mid-Prairie, Paige Bradford from Davenport North and Amara Lipsey of Ames.

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Awal Ajak named JUCO All-American

Kirkwood sophomore Awal Ajak has been named a second team All-American in women's basketball by the NJCAA Division II selection committee.

Ajak, a 6-foot guard from Des Moines East, averaged 9.4 points and 2.9 rebounds this season. She helped Kirkwood reach the championship game of the national tournament and finish with a 34-4 record.

Ajak hit 41 percent of her 3-pointers and made 80 percent of her free throws. She has committed to play NCAA Division I basketball at Missouri-Kansas City next season.

Eagles edged in finals by No. 1 team

HARRISON, Ark. - The Kirkwood Eagles made another remarkable run at the national tournament this year, but this time they landed a few points short against the No. 1 team in the country.

The second-ranked Eagles made a spirited comeback Saturday night but lost to top-ranked Monroe Community College of New York, 62-56, in the championship game of the NJCAA Division II women's basketball tournament at Pioneer Pavilion.

Kirkwood was aiming for back-to-back national crowns, but the Eagles had to settle for second place after seeing their 24-game winning streak finally come to an end with their first loss in three months.

Kirkwood finished the season with a 34-4 mark, giving the Eagles an incredible two-year record of 71-4 with one national title and one second-place showing.

Coach Kim Muhl saluted his team after the game, especially the six sophomores who played the past two seasons.

"They're a special group of kids. There's no question about it," said Muhl.  "My gosh, you play 75 games and win 71 of them, you must have done something well.

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