No.2 KCC women crush Ellsworth
Kortney Drake popped in five 3-pointers Wednesday night to help the Kirkwood women's basketball team defeat Ellsworth, 94-41, in an ICCAC contest at Johnson Hall.
Drake finished with a game-high 17 points as the second-ranked Eagles raised their records to 8-0 overall and 8-0 in the league.
Tasia Jordan finished with 13 points, six rebounds, and three steals for Kirkwood. Karsyn Stratton also scored 13 points, hitting 6-of-8 shots from the field.
Kemara Watson scored 12 points and blocked three shots. Tatiana Hodges-Johnson netted 10 points. Ashley Tull grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out four assists.
Autumn Shull scored 12 points for Ellsworth (1-7).
ELLSWORTH (41): Keara Williams 2 2-2 6, Ellie Barrows 3 0-0 9, Victaeja Leavy 3 3-4 10, Halle Miller 0 0-0 0, Autumn Shull 5 2-2 12, Jada Mullinex 0 0-0 0, Hydiyah Robinson 0 1-2 1, Kevonda Primes 0 0-0 0, La'Zahnae Bennett 0 0-0 0, Dreasha Talley 1 1-2 3. Totals 14 9-12 41.
KIRKWOOD (94): Karsyn Stratton 6 1-1 13, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 4 0-1 10, Kortney Drake 6 0-0 17, Kemara Watson 5 2-3 12, Ashley Tull 1 4-6 6, Dominique Rodriguez 2 1-1 5, Tasia Jordan 4 4-6 13, Kendra Hatley 1 0-0 2, Naya Haymon 1 2-2 4, Maddie Paulsen 2 0-0 4, Delani Kosner 0 0-0 0, Corey Whitlock 3 2-2 8. Totals 35 16-22 94.
Halftime - Kirkwood 49, Ellsworth 19. 3-point goals - Ellsworth 4 (Barrows 3, Leavy 1), Kirkwood 8 (Drake 5, Hodges-Johnson 2, Jordan 1).
