Tiger women fall short versus Lakers
The MCC Women’s Basketball team welcomed Iowa Lakes to Marshalltown on Saturday, March 20th and despite a valiant effort fell 58 to 53, dropping their record to 1 and 13 on the season.
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15 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 |
The MCC Women's Basketball team welcomed Iowa Lakes to Marshalltown on Saturday, March 20th and despite a valiant effort fell 58 to 53, dropping their record to 1 and 13 on the season.
The Tigers jumped out to an early 15 to 9 lead after the first quarter, shooting well from the field. After being outscored and a late technical with 11 seconds in the quarter the Tigers found themselves trailing 30 to 29 at the half. It was a rough third quarter with the Tigers being outscored 15 to 9, which gave the Lakers a seven-point lead going into the fourth.
It would be a back-and-forth quarter in the fourth that seemed to give the Lakers a double-digit lead. The Tigers fought back and had it down to a four-point game at the 5-minute mark remaining in the contest. The Tigers down three, turned the ball over late after a Lakers basket to push it to three to finish the game.
Team leading scorer Eva Zaragoza was key late finishing with 13 points and adding 6 rebounds to go along with 3 assists. Nuria Castillo also coming up big late finishing with 11 points and 4 rebounds. Playing big minutes off the bench Genet Mebratu finished with 9 points and held Lakers leading scorer Rachel Puok to 9 points. It was a 7-point night for both Heeni Blakey and Carla Dorta Perez, with Dorta Perez also adding 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Tigers travel to Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, March 24th to take on the #2 ranked Kirkwood Eagles. The Tigers lost the first matchup on March 3rd 74 to 39 in Marshalltown.
Team Stats
Iowa Lakes CC
| Game Statistics | Iowa Lakes CC | Marshalltown CC |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (24-62) | (17-47) |
| Field Goal % | 38.7% | 36.2% |
| Rebounds | 30 | 30 |
| Assists | 6 | 10 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 19 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 24 | 4 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 0 |
| Pts in the Paint | 20 | 10 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 12 | 13 |
