Women's Basketball
No. 1 Morningside Ends Lady Pilots' Season At Nationals
Game Summary
The Morningside (Iowa) Mustangs kept their season record perfect in 35 games with a 71-57 win over the Lady Pilots on Friday night, March 13 in the second round of the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Tournament.
The win by Morningside puts them in the quarterfinal round and was triggered by a 15 point run spanning the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half. Morningside went from a 24-18 lead near the end of the first half to a 39-18 lead, closing the first half with a 12 point run.
Bethel was unable to get their shooting on track and actually trailed 57-30 before charging back to cut the lead down to 62-51 with just under four minutes remaining in the game.
The majority of Bethel's points were scored by Bekah Basinger's 19 points and Heather Seyfred was good for 17. Mandy Yoder closed out the double-digit scorers for the Lady Pilots with 16.
Morningside forged a 50-41 rebounding advantage led by Leslie Foral's 13 and Kayla Weerheim had 10. Bethel's Kelsy McKee grabbed ten and Basinger had eight. Amber Peters had five assists for Bethel while Gass set up four baskets by assist for Morningside.
The MCC regular season champion Lady Pilots conclude their season with a 23-9 overall record and a 13-3 record in the MCC.
