Central Basketball Teams Down Dubuque for First Doubleheader Sweep of the Season
The Central basketball teams earned their first doubleheader sweep of the season Saturday at the University of Dubuque, with women downing the Spartans 86-75 and men pulling out a gutsy 79-73 win in a twinbill heard live on 92.1 KRLS.
The Dutch women were firing on all cylinders offensively from start to finish, posting their highest point total in a game this season.. A strong first half catapulted Central to a 42-33 halftime lead, and they picked up right where they left off in the second half by shooting 53.4% from the field and 38.1% from beyond the arc. Emily Naughton had a big second half in the win, scoring 16 of her 25 points in the final 20 minutes of play. CeCe Moore added a double-double, posting 18 points and 10 rebounds.
It was an overall team effort from the Dutch men, who had three separate players record double-doubles. Forward Owen Schipper continued his great play with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while shooting 9-11 from the field (82%) and 4-5 from three-point range (80%). Freshmen Kyle Cason and Braylon Thomsen both made major contributions as well, with Cason scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, and Thomsen put up 18 points and 10 rebounds.
The Central basketball teams will look to carry the momentum into a home doubleheader on Wednesday against Simpson College that can be heard live on 92.1 KRLS and 94.3 KNIA.
Dutch Women’s Wrestling Wrapped Up Regular Season at Grand View Open
In the final tournament before the postseason, the Central College women’s wrestling team took on the large brackets of the Grand View Open Saturday.
With gold and silver divisions for all 10 weight classes, the Dutch continued to show promise with ten different wrestlers totaling 14 wins.
Laura Totty finished in fifth place with a 3-2 mark in the Silver 180-pound bracket. She won by decision twice in the early rounds before taking fifth via forfeit. Alondra Alvarez Chavez won a pair of matches in the Silver 160-pound division as did Madilyn Rowson at Silver 145, Campbell Crabb at Silver 116 and Gracie Pattison at Silver 110.
The postseason begins with the NCAA Regional meet on February 21st and 22nd in Indianola.
Four Dutch Track & Field Records Fall
Competing at the Wartburg Indoor Select and Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational the Central College men’s and women’s track and field team took down a quartet of program bests. No team scores were held at either meet.
On Friday, the 4×400-meter relay squad Alivia Roerdink, Kennedy Petersen, Emily McMartin and Ava Parkins clocked in at 3:49.85, which not only set a school record, but also gave the quartet the top ranked time in Division III. Because the NCAA Division III Championships will be held on a banked track, Friday night’s mark is converted down to 3:46.84. Parkins also became the first Dutch woman to go under 57 seconds in the 400-meter dash, winning the race in 56.94 seconds. Kale Purcell rewrote the indoor men’s triple jump record with a leap of 49 feet, 0.75 inches. Erasing a school record that stood since 1979, Olivia Bohlen totaled 3,592 points as the only Division III entry in the field at Nebraska. She has the top qualifying total in the country as well.
Central is competing at the Darren Young Classic hosted by Grinnell College next weekend with a few distance athletes traveling to the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University.
Dutch Drop Two Men’s Tennis Matches
The Central College men’s tennis team was on the losing end of both matches it played in its home debut Saturday. Central (0-5) fell 6-1 in the first match against the Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) and 5-2 in the nightcap against Grand View University.
The Dutch took the doubles point against Grand View as Ernest Alvarez Chedzoy and Gavin Jablonski won 6-4 at No. 2 doubles and Donovan Klish and Hayden Sinclair won 7-5 at No. 3. Francisco Centeno added a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 6 singles. Bodi Kortz’s 6-0, 6-3 victory at the top of the singles lineup was the lone point for Central against MSOE. He also won his No. 1 doubles match 6-5 with Alex Slaymaker but MSOE earned the doubles point.
Central is off for two weeks before hosting Quincy University (Ill.) on Friday, February 27 at 4 p.m.