No. 2 KCC women win home opener
Kirkwood will face top-ranked Kansas City (Kan.) in the second round Saturday at 3 p.m. in a showdown for bragging rights in NJCAA Division II.
Paige Bradford and Delani Harris scored 12 points apiece for Kirkwood Friday. Marissa Metz tossed in 10 markers for the winners. Tatiana Hodges-Johnson grabbed eight rebounds.
Coach Kim Muhl used all 12 players on his active roster and all 12 found their way into the scoring column. Sophomore Ashley Tull is still recovering from knee surgery last February and is scheduled to begin practice in December.
JOHN WOOD (40): Allison Moore 4-10 1-3 10, Katie Conry 2-5 0-0 4, Lena Herrmann 1-10 2-2 4, Sidney Miller 0-4 2-2 2, Emily Fuller 2-6 2-2 6, Mykah Hurley 3-10 3-4 10, Madi Hays 0-0 0-0 0, Bre Bordewick 0-2 0-0 0, Theresa Stechl 1-4 0-0 2, Erika Eaton 1-2 0-0 2, Keegan Ryan 0-2 0-0 0, Sasha Gill 0-1 0-0 0, Kaileigh Carothers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-56 10-13 40.
KIRKWOOD (77): Paige Bradford 4-9 4-6 12, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 1-7 3-4 5, Ju Gaston 3-5 2-2 8, Amara Lipsey 2-4 0-0 5, Marissa Metz 4-7 0-0 10, Delani Harris 4-6 1-1 12, Jheda Kennedy 1-4 2-2 4, Kortney Drake 1-3 4-4 6, Addison Rath 1-2 0-0 3, Natalie Tomaszewski 0-0 1-2 1, Kemara Watson 2-6 1-1 5, Britney Smith 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 25-55 18-22 77.
Halftime - Kirkwood 33, John Wood 18. 3-point goals - John Wood 2-16 (Moore 1-4, Hurley 1-5, Bordewick 0-1, Ryan 0-1, Herrmann 0-2, Fuller 0-3), Kirkwood 9-21 (Harris 3-4, Smith 2-2, Metz 2-5, Rath 1-1, Lipsey 1-3, Bradford 0-1, Hodges-Johnson 0-1, Gaston 0-1, Kennedy 0-1, Drake 0-2)
