The fifth-ranked Mount Vernon girls’ basketball team picked up a pair of wins last week, beating Dubuque Hempstead, 65-39, and Grinnell, 65-22.
On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Mustangs got out to a 16-4 lead after one quarter and never looked back. Junior post Chloe Meester led a balanced scoring effort with 14 points.
“Sometimes the game is simple,” Mount Vernon Coach Nate Sanderson said. “Throw it to the tallest player, and get out of the way.”
Sydney Huber had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Peyton Simpson had 10 points and six assists. Brynley Rasmussen had nine points off the bench.
Then on Friday, Dec. 1, the defense put the clamps on the Tigers.
The Mustangs forced Grinnell into shooting just 25.8 percent from the floor and 27 turnovers. Of which Mount Vernon turned into 35 points.
Meester led the way with 16 points and 11 rebounds, for her first double-double of the season. Taylor Franck added a career-high 14 points, Huber and Simpson each had 10 points, and Eryn Jackson added eight.
Courtney Franck also made her presence known defensively with eight steals.
“We enjoyed our longest bus ride of the year,” Sandersons aid. “We used a 20-0 run to break the game open.”
Mount Vernon (3-0) hosted No. 2 Benton Community on Tuesday, Dec. 5. They travel to Vinton-Shellsburg on Friday, Dec. 8, and to Cedar Rapids Kennedy for a matinee Saturday.
More Information Mustangs 65, Mustangs 39 DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (39) – Mallory Tomkins 3-6 0-0 6, Sydney Feldhacker 2-5 2-2 6, Camdyn Kay 7-19, 0-0 15, Addison Wright 3-10 0-0 6, Chandler Houselog 2-11 0-0 6, Mara Hinz 0-2 0-0 0, Maggie Henneberry 0-0 0-0 0, Aubrey Roling 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-53 2-2 39. MOUNT VERNON (65) – Courtney Franck 2-5 1-1 5, Taylor Franck 3-6 0-2 6, Chloe Meester 7-13 0-5 14, Sydney Huber 5-16 0-0 12, Peyton Simpson 3-9 2-2 10, Lillian Wischmeyer 0-1 0-0 0, Eryn Jackson 4-8 0-0 9, Brynley Rasmussen 4-6 1-1 9. Totals 28-64 4-11 65. Dubuque Hempstead 4 11 11 13 – 39 Mount Vernon 16 16 17 16 – 65 3-point goals – DH 3-21 (Tomkins 0-3, Kay 1-6, Wright 0-1, Houselog 2-9, Hinz 0-2), MV 5-17 (C.Franck 0-1, T.Franck 0-1, Huber 2-5, Simpson 2-6, Jackson 1-4). Rebounds – DH 30 (Kay 9), MV 42 (Huber 11). Assists – DH 7 (Kay 3), MV 24 (Simpson 6). Turnovers DH 16, MV 8. Total fouls – DH 10, MV 7. Mustangs 62, Tigers 22 MOUNT VERNON (62) – Alivia Truitt 1-1 0-0 2, Lillian Wischmeyer 0-5 0-0 0, Eryn Jackson 3-9 0-0 8, Courtney Franck 1-4 0-0 2, Taylor Franck 5-9 0-2 11, Lucy Wischmeyer 0-1 0-0 0, Chloe Meester 8-15 0-0 16, Sophia Meester 1-1 0-0 2, Sydney Huber 4-14 0-0 10, Bryn Rasmussen 2-3 0-0 4, Peyton Simpson 3-8 1-2 10. Totals 28-70 1-4 62. GRINNELL (22) – Ella Seney 0-1 0-0 0, Isabel Kenkel 1-4 1-2 3, Maya Green 1-4 0-2 3, Addie Gosselink 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Smith 1-4 0-0 3, Maggie Dayton 0-0 0-0 0, Dayani Guillen 0-0 0-0 0, Mayci Andrews 2-2 0-0 4, Olivia Renze 2-10 3-4 7, Lily Ditzler 0-0 0-0 0, Kylie Krumm 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 8-31 4-8 22. Mount Vernon 19 23 12 11 – 65 Grinnell 5 7 7 3 – 22 3-point goals – MV 8-31 (Li.Wischmeyer 0-2, Jackson 2-5, C.Franck 0-2, T.Franck 1-4, Lu.Wischmeyer 0-1, Huber 2-10, Simpson 3-7), Grinnell 2-8 (Kenkel 1-2, Gosselink 0-1, Smith 1-2, Renze 0-3). Rebounds – MV 41 (C.Meester 11), Grinnell 26 (Green 6). Assists – MV 18 (C.Franck 5), Grinnell 6 (Kenkel 3). Turnovers – MV 8, Grinnell 27. Total fouls – MV 6, Grinnell 4.
Mustangs 65, Mustangs 39
DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (39) – Mallory Tomkins 3-6 0-0 6, Sydney Feldhacker 2-5 2-2 6, Camdyn Kay 7-19, 0-0 15, Addison Wright 3-10 0-0 6, Chandler Houselog 2-11 0-0 6, Mara Hinz 0-2 0-0 0, Maggie Henneberry 0-0 0-0 0, Aubrey Roling 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-53 2-2 39.
MOUNT VERNON (65) – Courtney Franck 2-5 1-1 5, Taylor Franck 3-6 0-2 6, Chloe Meester 7-13 0-5 14, Sydney Huber 5-16 0-0 12, Peyton Simpson 3-9 2-2 10, Lillian Wischmeyer 0-1 0-0 0, Eryn Jackson 4-8 0-0 9, Brynley Rasmussen 4-6 1-1 9. Totals 28-64 4-11 65.
Dubuque Hempstead 4 11 11 13 – 39
Mount Vernon 16 16 17 16 – 65
3-point goals – DH 3-21 (Tomkins 0-3, Kay 1-6, Wright 0-1, Houselog 2-9, Hinz 0-2), MV 5-17 (C.Franck 0-1, T.Franck 0-1, Huber 2-5, Simpson 2-6, Jackson 1-4). Rebounds – DH 30 (Kay 9), MV 42 (Huber 11). Assists – DH 7 (Kay 3), MV 24 (Simpson 6). Turnovers DH 16, MV 8. Total fouls – DH 10, MV 7.
Mustangs 62, Tigers 22
MOUNT VERNON (62) – Alivia Truitt 1-1 0-0 2, Lillian Wischmeyer 0-5 0-0 0, Eryn Jackson 3-9 0-0 8, Courtney Franck 1-4 0-0 2, Taylor Franck 5-9 0-2 11, Lucy Wischmeyer 0-1 0-0 0, Chloe Meester 8-15 0-0 16, Sophia Meester 1-1 0-0 2, Sydney Huber 4-14 0-0 10, Bryn Rasmussen 2-3 0-0 4, Peyton Simpson 3-8 1-2 10. Totals 28-70 1-4 62.
GRINNELL (22) – Ella Seney 0-1 0-0 0, Isabel Kenkel 1-4 1-2 3, Maya Green 1-4 0-2 3, Addie Gosselink 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Smith 1-4 0-0 3, Maggie Dayton 0-0 0-0 0, Dayani Guillen 0-0 0-0 0, Mayci Andrews 2-2 0-0 4, Olivia Renze 2-10 3-4 7, Lily Ditzler 0-0 0-0 0, Kylie Krumm 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 8-31 4-8 22.
Mount Vernon 19 23 12 11 – 65
Grinnell 5 7 7 3 – 22
3-point goals – MV 8-31 (Li.Wischmeyer 0-2, Jackson 2-5, C.Franck 0-2, T.Franck 1-4, Lu.Wischmeyer 0-1, Huber 2-10, Simpson 3-7), Grinnell 2-8 (Kenkel 1-2, Gosselink 0-1, Smith 1-2, Renze 0-3). Rebounds – MV 41 (C.Meester 11), Grinnell 26 (Green 6). Assists – MV 18 (C.Franck 5), Grinnell 6 (Kenkel 3). Turnovers – MV 8, Grinnell 27. Total fouls – MV 6, Grinnell 4.