Drake leads No.16 Eagles to 9-0
NORFOLK, Neb. - Kortney Drake continued her strong performances for the Kirkwood women's basketball team Saturday.
Drake scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the second-ranked Eagles defeat Northeast Community College, 67-58, in an ICCAC game in Nebraska.
Ashley Tull continued 13 points and six rebounds as Kirkwood raised its records to 9-0 overall and 9-0 in the league.
Kemara Watson contributed 11 points and five rebounds. Maddie Paulsen grabbed 10 rebounds and scored eight points off the bench.
Patricija Peric scored 18 points for Northeast (6-4).
KIRKWOOD (67): Karsyn Stratton 2 0-0 4, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 3 1-3 8, Kortney Drake 4 3-4 14, Kemara Watson 4 2-2 11, Ashley Tull 6 1-2 13, Dominique Rodriguez 2 0-0 5, Tasia Jordan 0 0-0 0, Naya Haymon 1 0-1 2, Maddie Paulsen 3 2-3 8, Corey Whitlock 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 9-15 67.
NORTHEAST (58): Yiesha Williams 2 1-4 5, Taylor Peter 2 4-8 8, Patricija Peric 7 0-2 18, Ashley Hassett 1 4-4 7, Breanna Stouffer 3 0-0 8, Molly Davis 0 0-0 0, Hannah Ollendick 3 0-0 9, Brianna Bauer 1 0-0 3. Totals 19 9-18 58.
Halftime - Kirkwood 26, Northeast 26. 3-point goals - Kirkwood 6 (Drake 3, Hodges-Johnson 1, Watson 1, Rodriguez 1), Northeast 11 (Peric 4, Ollendick 3, Stouffer 2, Hassett 1, Bauer 1).
