No.2 KCC women clinch No.1 seed

The Kirkwood women's basketball team has clinched the No. 1 seed for the regional tournament in two weeks.

It happened Wednesday night.

The second-ranked Eagles bopped Marshalltown, 76-30, in a mismatch at Johnson Hall.

Kirkwood raised its record to 17-1 and cannot be caught in the Division II standings by anyone else in the ICCAC.

Kemara Watson topped a balanced attack with 14 points. Ashley Tull scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Kortney Drake popped in four 3-pointers and notched 12 points. Karsyn Statton had 10 points.

Nobody for Marshalltown (1-14) scored more than six points.

MARSHALLTOWN (30): Heeni Blakey 2 0-0 5, Carolina Rodriguez-Sanchez 2 1-2 5, Carla Dorta-Perez 2 0-0 6, Nuria Castillo 2 0-0 5, Eva Zaragoza 2 0-0 5, Karisma Wright 0 0-0 0, Genet Mebratu 1 2-2 4, Izabelle Duncan 0 0-0 0, Waiaaria Rogers 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 3-4 30.

KIRKWOOD (76): Karsyn Stratton 5 0-0 10, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 1 0-0 2, Kortney Drake 4 0-0 12, Kemara Watson 5 3-4 14, Ashley Tull 5 2-2 12, Dominique Rodriguez 1 0-0 3, Tasia Jordan 3 2-2 8, Kendra Hatley 0 2-2 2, Naya Haymon 2 1-2 5, Maddie Paulsen 3 2-2 8, Delani Kosner 0 0-0 0, Corey Whitlock 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 12-14 76.

Halftime - Kirkwood 37, Marshalltown 15. 3-point goals - Marshalltown  (Dorta-Perez 2, Blakey 1, Castillo 1, Zaragoza 1), Kirkwood 6 (Drake 4, Watson 1, Rodriguez 1).