The Loras College women's basketball team fell to 2-2 in the Iowa Conference and lost just their third game of 2012-13 on Wednesday night in Indianola, Iowa. The Simpson Storm took the win, 74-54, and remain atop the IIAC standings at 14-1 and 4-0.
After an early back-and-forth with the hosts, Loras fell behind by 10 points near the nine minute mark of the first half. The #11 Storm ended up taking a 32-18 lead into halftime.
After a quick three-pointer from Niki Rivera in the second half the Duhawks had the lead to 11 points, but the Storm shot 54% in the final 20 minutes and pulled away.
Kaitlin Phillips came off the bench to go 5-for-6 from the field and lead the team with 12 points. Rachel Kerchefske also reached double figures off the bench, going 4-for-7 from the field (including 2-for-4 from long distance) to finish with 10 points in nine minutes.
Loras is now 12-3 overall and host Central College (8-7, 1-3) in the AWC on Saturday at 2:00 PM.
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| May 23rd-25th NCAA Championships (UW-LaCrosse), UW-LaCrosse | |
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| May 23rd-25th NCAA Championships (UW-LaCrosse), UW-LaCrosse | |
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| at North Central Last Chance, North Central College | |
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| at North Central Last Chance, North Central College | |
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| at UW-LaCrosse Last Chance, UW-LaCrosse | |
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| at UW-LaCrosse Last Chance, UW-LaCrosse | |
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| (6) Loras vs | 0 |
| (4) Central College | 3 |
| IIAC Tournament Rd. 3, Game 7 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
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| (6) Loras vs | 9 |
| (3) Buena Vista University | 0 |
| IIAC Tournament Rd. 1, Game 2 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
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| (6) Loras vs | 3 |
| (2) Coe College | 6 |
| IIAC Tournament Rd. 2, Game 3 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
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| Loras | 3rd of 8 |
| May 9th-11th IIAC Championships hosted by Loras College | |
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| Loras | 4th of 8 |
| May 9th-11th IIAC Championships hosted by Loras College | |
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| Buena Vista University at | 1 |
| Loras | 3 |
| Makeup from 5/4 | |
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| Buena Vista University at | (10) | 8 |
| Loras | 4 | |
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| Loras at | Cncl |
| Augustana College | |
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| Buena Vista University at | 1 |
| Loras | 0 |
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| Buena Vista University at | 4 |
| Loras | 2 |
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| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Senior Day | |
| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Loras at | 7th of 8 |
| IIAC Championship Rds. 3-4 - (NOW) May 4-5, Elmcrest GC/Finkbine GC | |
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| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Monmouth Invite, Monmouth College | |
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| Loras at | No Team Score |
| at Monmouth Invite, Monmouth College | |
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| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
| Loras | Out |
| Buena Vista University at | Rain |
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| Loras at | 0 |
| University of Dubuque | 1 |
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| Loras at | 8 |
| University of Dubuque | 6 |
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| Clarke University at | Cncl |
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| Loras at | 0 |
| Eureka College | 3 |
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