No. 2 Eagles sink Iowa Lakes
Addison Rath contributed a career-high 11 points, seven rebounds, four steals and three assists off the bench. She scored seven points during an 18-3 surge in the second half when the Eagles sealed the victory.
Kirkwood raised its records to 22-2 overall and 9-1 in the conference. Top-ranked NIACC leads the league at 12-0 in the 16-game season.
Shareece Smith scored 20 points for Iowa Lakes (15-8, 6-5).
KIRKWOOD (75): Paige Bradford 6-11 3-5 15, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 5-12 4-4 15, Ju Gaston 3-6 2-2 9, Amara Lipsey 1-4 0-0 3, Marissa Metz 1-5 4-4 6, Delani Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Jheda Kennedy 2-2 2-2 7, Kortney Drake 0-3 0-0 0, Addison Rath 5-5 1-1 11, Natalie Tomaszewski 3-5 1-1 7, Kemara Watson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 27-57 17-19 75.
IOWA LAKES (51): Breanna Wendland 3-10 0-0 6, Shareece Smith 7-13 4-4 20, Tyler Pacheco 1-6 0-0 2, Bethany Rehse 2-8 0-0 5, Safiyer Coleman 0-4 0-0 0, Shanice Vaughn 2-3 3-4 7, Tejah Hayden 2-2 0-0 6, Imani Hollie Jones 0-4 0-0 0, Destiny Broussard 2-4 1-4 5. Totals 19-54 8-12 51.
Halftime - Kirkwood 37, Iowa Lakes 29. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 4-15 (Bradford 0-1, Hodges-Johnson 1-2, Gaston 1-2, Lipsey 1-3, Metz 0-3, Kennedy 1-1, Drake 0-3), Iowa Lakes 5-19 (Wendland 0-1, Smith 2-6, Pacheco 0-3, Rehse 1-5, Vaughn 0-1, Hayden 2-2, Jones 0-1).
