Eagles get knocked out of the Region XI tournament
ESTHERVILLE - The Kirkwood men's basketball season came to an end Thursday night in Estherville.
The 20th-ranked Eagles lost to eighth-ranked Iowa Lakes, 79-56, in the regional semifinals and finished the season with a 14-10 record.
Iowa Lakes (17-7) will host Southwestern in the regional finals Saturday, with the winner advancing to the NJCAA Division II national tournament.
Corvon Seales led Kirkwood with 14 points and was the only KCC player to reach double figures. The Eagles shot only 36.2 percent from the field (21 of 58) and were soundly beaten on the backboards, 41-24.
Ryan Hall poured in seven 3-pointers and scored 26 points for Iowa Lakes. The Lakers led by 22 points at halftime, 46-24.
KIRKWOOD (56): Noah King 2 0-0 5, Caleb Delzell 1 1-2 4, Chris Burnell 3 2-4 8, Corvon Seales 5 4-6 14, Jaden Keller 1 0-0 2, Da'Quavion Walker 0 0-0 0, Joich Gong 0 0-2 0, Jaleque Dunson 2 0-0 5, Blake Brinkmeyer 4 1-3 9, Blessin Kimble 3 3-4 9. Totals 21 11-21 56.
IOWA LAKES (79): Ryan Hall 8 3-4 26, Dillon Carlson 4 0-0 9, Xzavier Jones 7 3-3 17, Caleb Johnson 5 0-0 11, Kevin Cook 0 1-2 1, Keshawn Pegues 1 0-0 2, Ozzie Meiborg 1 0-0 3, Johnathan Oden 2 2-3 6, Joseph Owens 2 0-0 4. Totals 30 9-12 79.
Halftime - Iowa Lakes 46, Kirkwood 24. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 3 (King 1, Delzell 1, Dunson 1), Iowa Lakes 10 (Hall 7, Carlson 1, Johnson 1, Meiborg 1).
