IMS Girls win in SEISC match

In a weekend chock full of basketball, the Iowa Mennonite Girl’s basketball team found themselves in a must win situation with SEISC-North foe the Wapello Arrows.
Their previous match up was unfavorable for IMS, dropping a barn-burner of a game in the final seconds. This time, the home team would be the victor after breaking the Arrows 39-36.
Iowa Mennonite jumped out to an early lead, ahead by as many as four. At the end of the first period however, Wapello had closed the gap and taken the lead 7-6. The second quarter would see three lead changes between the two. As time ticked away before the break, IMS’s Laura Hochstetler nabbed three quick steals, turned them into three quick lay-ups and ignited the crowd into deafening ovation. Iowa Mennonite would hold a 20-17 leaded headed to the locker-rooms.
The second half was all IMS, as they kept Wapello on their heels through much of the third period. A late onslaught of shooting in the fourth by Wapello may have been hazardous, but the Arrows were forced to foul, sending junior point guard Mo Brenneman to the free throw line six times. Iowa Mennonite sealed the deal and captured their first Southeast Iowa Super Conference victory 39-36.
Junior Carly Unruh lead the IMS attach with nine points and five rebounds, while Hochstetler added a bucket to her three lay-ups for eight more. Brenneman finished the night with seven points, shooting five of 11 from the charity stripe. Junior Emma Yutzy and senior Nicole Hershberger each added six a piece, Hershberger also finished with nine rebounds. And rounding out the scoring for Iowa Mennonite was senior Kerri Hostetler with three points and two rebounds.
The night was especially momentous, as a post-game ceremony honored the five seniors. Linnea Slabaugh, Nicole Hershberger, Kerri Hostetler, Jackie Jensen, and Sara E. (statistician).