Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mosbach sets Mustang record at NAIA race

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Liz Mosbach of Mount Mercy set a school record at the NAIA national cross country meet in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday.

Mosbach covered the 5K course in 18 minutes, 49.6 seconds and finished 69th overall.

The Mount Mercy women placed 30th out of 35 teams in the standings. Northwest Christian won the title. Kellian Hunt of Biola was the medalist in 17:16.7.

Evan Bowman led the Mount Mercy men's team in 123th place. He ran the 8K race in 26 minutes, 38.8 seconds. The Mustangs finished 34th out of 36 teams.

Oklahoma City captured the men's title. Geoffrey Kipchumba of William Carey took medalist honors in 23:55.0.

MOUNT MERCY WOMEN: 69. Liz Mosbach 18:49.6, 204. Molly Pruett 19:46.9, 209. Dana Ewen 19:51.0, 223. Katie Hoffert 19:59.7, 231. Lindsay Brunson 20:03.5.

MOUNT MERCY MEN: 123. Evan Bowman 26:38.8, 131. James Lindstrom 26:44.7, 194. Colton Forster 27:30.0, 221. Michael Marshall 28:01.9, 241. Nigel Christianson 29:29.1.

Mount Mercy booted by Missouri Valley

MARSHALL, Mo. - Juan Carlos Heras scored two goals Saturday afternoon as Missouri Valley College blanked Mount Mercy, 4-0, in the opening round of the NAIA national soccer tournament on a cold, windy day at Gregg Mitchell Field in Marshall, Mo.

Mount Mercy ended the season with a 15-5-1 record. Missouri Valley advanced to the second round with an 18-2-1 record.

Rafael Alcaraz and Disema Mzolo also scored for Missouri Valley. Mount Mercy managed only four shots on goal in the 90-minute contest.

4 Mount Mercy teams heading to NAIA nationals

These are exciting times at Mount Mercy University with four of its fall sports teams headed to NAIA national tournaments this Saturday.

The men's and women's cross country teams, the men's soccer team and the women's volleyball squad have all qualified for the national events and will be playing on the same day.

"It's unprecedented, to be honest with you," said Mount Mercy athletic Paul Gavin, calling it the No. 1 accomplishment in school history in terms of collective achievement. "It's exciting."

The cross country teams will compete at the NAIA national meet in Charlotte, N.C., this Saturday morning. The men's soccer team will play at Missouri Valley College in the opening round of the NAIA national tournament on Saturday, and the volleyball squad will play at Dordt in the first round of their NAIA tournament on Saturday as well.

The soccer and volleyball tournaments begin at campus locations before moving to national sites for the final rounds. The men's soccer tournament will move to Delray Beach, Fla., for the Sweet 16 from Nov. 30 through Dec. 5. The volleyball tournament will move to the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City following the opening round.

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Mount Mercy women fall to No.11 Calumet

The Mount Mercy women's basketball team lost to 11th-ranked Purdue Calumet, 79-72, at the Hennessey Recreation Center Saturday afternoon.

Latasha Harmon led the Mustangs (1-3) with 23 points and eight rebounds. Makenzie Zeitler finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Abbie Herb did not play for Mount Mercy.

Dariyan Morris topped Purdue Calumet (4-1) with 26 points.

PURDUE CALUMET (79): Thompson 3 0-2 7, Michalski 1 0-0 2, Deno 6 4-6 18, Morris 6 13-15 26, Wampler 4 1-1 9, Burton 0 0-0 0, Hardy 0 0-0 0, Weringa 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, McBee 6 0-0 12, Kikendall 2 0-0 5. Totals 28 18-24 79.

MOUNT MERCY (72): Weiland 2 1-2 6, Harmon 9 3-3 23, Zeitler 4 2-2 11, Thompson 1 3-3 5, Lehman 2 3-4 7, Goodman 2 0-0 6, Jordan 1 2-2 5, Keating 0 0-0 0, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Dolan 4 1-1 9. Totals 25 15-17 72.

Halftime - Purdue Calumet 42, Mount Mercy 40. 3-point goals - Purdue Calumet 5 (Deno 2, Thompson 1, Morris 1, Kikendall 1), Mount Mercy 7 (Harmon 2, Goodman 2, Weiland 1, Zeitler 1, Jordan 1).