No. 2 KCC women roll by Loras JV
Wednesday, 28 November 2018 05:56 Metro Sports Report MSR
Paige Bradford of Kirkwood makes a strong move to the basket during Tuesday night's 91-52 victory over the Loras College junior varsity at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)
Ashley Tull and Jheda Kennedy scored 13 points apiece Tuesday night as the Kirkwood Eagles defeated the Loras College junior varsity, 91-52, in a women's basketball game at Johnson Hall.
Anasha Hurst and Johanna Myers tallied 10 points apiece in a typically balanced attack for the second-ranked Eagles.
Leah Robinson and Brianna Mensen scored nine points apiece. Haley Mullinnix had eight points, Mackenzie Jenkins seven, Ju Gaston six and Paige Bradford six.
Kennedy, Myers and Mensen made three 3-pointers. Jenkins collected seven rebounds, five steals and four assists. Gaston had six steals. Robinson grabbed five rebounds.
Hannah Thiele tossed in five 3-pointers and scored 17 points for Loras.
Kirkwood raised its record to 5-3.
LORAS JV (52): Hernandez 0 0-0 0, Hurley 4 6-6 15, Thiele 6 0-0 17, O'Brien 2 1-2 5, Minch 1 0-0 2, Hudson 0 0-0 0, Hora 0 0-0 0, Lawrence 0 0-0 0, Callahan 3 3-3 11, Ravenscroft 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 10-11 52.
KIRKWOOD (91): Jenkins 2 2-2 7, Gaston 3 0-0 6, Hurst 3 2-2 10, Mullinnix 2 2-2 8, Tull 5 3-3 13, Bradford 2 2-2 6, Kennedy 5 0-0 13, Myers 3 1-2 10, Tomaszewski 0 0-0 0, Robinson 4 1-1 9, Mensen 3 0-0 9. Totals 32 13-14 91.
Halftime - Kirkwood 46, Loras JV 24. 3-point goals - Loras 8 (Thiele 5, Callahan 2, Hurley 1), Kirkwood 14 (Kennedy 3, Myers 3, Mensen 3, Hurst 2, Mullinnix 2, Jenkins 1).
