Mustangs
end slide with win at Clarke
Posted
2/13/08 9:50 PM
Kelli Dabroski |
Chelsie Patik |
Jessie Dirks |
Katie Manning |
DUBUQUE, Iowa
-- Four double-digit scorers and one of the best offensive performances
of the season helped the Mount Mercy College women's basketball
team end a four-game losing streak with an 80-64 victory over
Clarke College in Midwest Collegiate Conference play Wednesday
at the Kehl Center.
The Mustangs
(9-17, 6-7 MCC) reached the 80-point mark for the first time since
a 91-83 overtime loss at the University of St. Francis (Ill.)
on Nov. 9, and only a 57.4 percent clip from the field in an overtime
win over Viterbo University (Wis.) on Jan. 26 was higher than
Wednesday's 50.9 percent shooting performance.
Mount Mercy,
which led by 17 points at halftime, was outrebounded, 36-29, but
forced 33 turnovers and finished with 22 steals, the second-highest
single-game total in school history. The 1995-96 Mustangs recorded
28 steals against Iowa Wesleyan College.
Junior guard
Kelli Dabroski led the Mustangs in scoring for the second game
in a row with her third double-figure scoring output in the last
four games. She finished with 17 points, three rebounds, and four
steals. Junior guard Jessie Dirks added 16 points, four boards,
and three steals. Senior forward Chelsie Patik tallied 16 points
and a team-high five steals, while junior forward Katie Manning
had 13 points and a team-best six rebounds. Freshman guard Kadie
Carman gave Mount Mercy a lift off the bench with a career-high
nine points, five assists, and five steals.
Laura Gaylord
poured in a game-high 21 points and grabbed four rebounds, four
assists, and three steals for the Crusaders (1-26, 0-13 MCC).
Missy Perry chipped in 10 points and three steals, Molly Browning
eight points and six boards, and Lauren Johnson seven points and
five assists.
Mount Mercy
hosts Ashford University (9-17, 3-10) in its final regular season
home game on Saturday. Tip-off on Seniors Day is 1:00 p.m. at
Hennessey Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
