NJCAA Region XI title game history

Titles

Kirkwood                  20

NIACC                       10

Waldorf College       7

Ellsworth                  5

Iowa Central             4

Southwestern           3

Title game appearances

Kirkwood                  32

Waldorf College       15

NIACC                      14

Iowa Central             12

Southwestern           7

Ellsworth                  6

Marshalltown           4

DMACC                      4

Iowa Lakes                2

Iowa Western             1

Southeastern            1

Record in title games

Kirkwood 20-12

NIACC 10-4

Ellsworth 5-1

Waldorf College 7-8

Iowa Central 4-8

Southwestern 3-4

Marshalltown 0-4

DMACC 0-4

Iowa Lakes 0-2

Iowa Western 0-1

Southeastern 0-1

Most points scored in title games

1975 - NIACC 115, Marshalltown 38

1992 - Southwestern 101, Kirkwood 98

2014 - NIACC 96, Iowa Central 92

2020 - NIACC 95, Kirkwood 73

2017 - Kirkwood 90, NIACC 61

1992 - 199 combined points (Southwestern 101, Kirkwood 98)

2014 - 188 combined points (NIACC 96, Iowa Central 92)

Closest title games

1984 - NIACC 68, Southeastern 67 (1)

1993 - Waldorf 71, Kirkwood 70 (1)

1979 - NIACC 50, Waldorf 58 (2)

1991 - Ellsworth 69, Kirkwood 67 (2)

1995 - Kirkwood 72, Marshalltown 70 (2)

1988 - Southwestern 58, Waldorf 55 (3)

1992 - Southwestern 101, Kirkwood 98 (3)

1997 - Kirkwood 54, Waldorf 51 (3)

2016 - NIACC 83, DMACC 80 (3)

2014 - NIACC 96, Iowa Central 92 (4)

SUMMARIES OF REGIONAL TITLE GAMES

(This is a work in progress)

1975

NIACC 115, MARSHALLTOWN 38

Marshalltown - Deb Petermeier 10, Terri Hoop 5, Kathy Hindman 7, Carmen Howe 4, Helen Wilson 8, Becky Brintnall 4.

NIACC - Marly Shuey 24, Beth Greiman 14, Betty Shileny 15, Deb Houg 26, Janeen Benson 8, Pat Roseland 1, Vicki Weil 6, Paula Kirschbaum 6, Leeza Knop 6, Becky Krause 6, Karla Uhlenhake 3.

Score at half: NIACC 55, Marshalltown 15..

2013 (3-9-13)

At Keokuk, Iowa

Iowa Central 71, Kirkwood 65

Iowa Central 32 39 - 71

Kirkwood 33 32 - 65

Iowa Central - Theresa Doyle 12, Katie Dentlinger 8, Babayo Oja 9, Miliakere Koyamainavure 16, Lydia Harvey 5, Lauren Bengen 6, Jasmine Binion 9, Jade Gregory 6 . Totals - 23-60 14-26 71.

Kirkwood - Bianca Dufelmeier 6, Kianna Jacobs 16, Whitney Rohrbach 13, Alexis Fitzpatrick 15, Friday Chuol 2, Haley Faber 6, Whitney Henderson. Totals - 23-65 12-16 65.

3-point goals - Iowa Central (11-34): Doyle 4, Bengen 2, Binion 2, Gregory 2, Harvey 1. Kirkwood (7-27): Fitzpatrick 3, Dufelmeier 2, Rohrbach 2.

Total fouls - Iowa Central NA, Kirkwood 21. Fouled out - None.

Team leaders:

Rebounds: Iowa Central (42): Oja 15; Kirkwood (38): Jacobs 8.

Assists:  Iowa Central (11): Harvey 4; Kirkwood (13): Fitzpatrick 4.

Steals: Iowa Central (5): Koyamainavure 2; Kirkwood (5): Jacobs 2, Henderson 2.

2014 (3-8-14)

At Fort Dodge, Iowa

NIACC 96, Iowa Central 92

NIACC 48 48 - 96

Iowa Central 40-52 - 92

NIACC - Kadejah Young 7, Chelsey Jacox 41, Lateeka Thompson 11, Sierra Ford-Washington 11, Cortni Rush 12, Ashleigh Onaca 4, Morgan Walker 7, Taylor Bianchi 3. Totals - 33-68 26-40 96

Iowa Central - Babaye Oja 7, Katie Dentlinger 24, Miliakere Koyamainavure 17, Lydia Harvey 27, Chayil Henderson 8, Hannah Lentsch 4, Jasmine Binion 5. Totals - 35-79 13-22 92.

3-point goals - NIACC (4-19): Rush 2, Young 1, Bianchi 1. Iowa Central (9-28): Dentlinger 4, Harvey 3Koyamainavure 1, Binion 1.

Total fouls - NIACC NA, Iowa Central 29. Fouled out - Harvey.

Team leaders:

Rebounds: NIACC (27): Walker 7; Iowa Central (48): Koyamainavure 14.

Assists:  NIACC (11): Jacox 6; Iowa Central (12): Koyamainavure 5.

Steals: NIACC (14): Ford-Washington 5; Iowa Central (7): Koyamainavure 4.

2015 (3-7-15)

At Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood 78, NIACC 67

NIACC 36 31 - 67

Kirkwood 36 42 - 78

NIACC - Logan Anderson 16, Sierra Ford-Washington 12, Ashleigh Onaca 5, Anna Eckert 4, Diamond Miller 2, Alexis Boyd-Lockett 3, Savannah Lentz 14, Sam Adamich 2, Trudy Peterson 9. Totals - 22-70 11-16 67.

Kirkwood - Taylor Silva 13, Kirsten Larson 2, Cyerra Hutchens 11, Anna Martensen 1, Cassidy Clark 13, Ariel Sneed 4, Casey Miles 4, A.J. Downs 7, Aliyah Isaac 11, Peyton Bockholt 12. Totals - 23-56 27-36 78.

3-point goals - NIACC (12-41): Anderson 4, Lentz 4, Peterson 3, Boyd-Lockett 1. Kirkwood (5-13): Silva 2, Isaac 2, Hutchins 1.

Total fouls - NIACC 24, Kirkwood 18. Fouled out - None.

Team leaders:

Rebounds: NIACC (39): Ford-Washington 8; Kirkwood (42): Isaac 10.

Assists:  NIACC (18): Ford-Washington 9; Kirkwood (15): Silva 5.

Steals: NIACC (5): Anderson 2; Kirkwood (13): Silva 4.

2016 (3-5-16)

At Mason City, Iowa

NIACC 83, DMACC 80

DMACC 22 21 21 16 - 80

NIACC 19 20 22 22 - 83

DMACC - Cassie Geopfert 4, Shayla Dean 6, Emily Knittel 18, Kiana Peterson 17, London Vais 22, Amanda Cartney 3, Kelsey Pretz 10. Totals - 27-71 21-29 80.

NIACC - Savannah Lentz 18, Anna Eckert 23, Trudy Peterson 3, Courtney Larson 16, Diamond Miller 12, Morgan Cuffe 11. Totals - 30-64 15-22 83.

3-point goals - DMACC (5-19): Dean 2, Vais 1, Cartney 1, Pretz 1. NIACC (8-25): Lentz 6, Peterson 1, Larson 1.

Total fouls - DMACC NA, NIACC 21. Fouled out - Cuffe.

Team leaders:

Rebounds: DMACC NA; NIACC (41) - Eckert 13.

Assists: DMACC NA; NIACC (11) - Sammie Sproul 4.

Steals: DMACC NA; NIACC (5) - Sproul 2.

2017 (3-11-17)

At Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood 90, NIACC 61

NIACC 19 25 4 13 - 61

Kirkwood 21 27 15 27 - 90

NIACC - Taylor Laabs 3, UU Longs 9, Morgan Cuffe 20, Adria Stewart 8, Khalilah Holloway 7, Riley Galvin 3, Cierra Stanciel 3, Kelsie Willert 2, Marci Wolters 3, Hattie Davidson 3. Totals - 20-62 10-14 61.

Kirkwood - Deleyah Harris 21, Tayana Wilson 10, Shaneequah Watkins 14, Simone Goods 18, Olivia Usher 4, Christmas Puok 3, Megan Axcell 6, Niaja Taylor 5, Rylee Voss 3, TiRayah Cotton 6. Totals - 32-60 21-25 90.

3-point goals - NIACC (11-31): Longs 2, Cuffe 2, Stewart 2, Laabs 1, Holloway 1, Galvin 1, Wolters 1, Davidson 1. Kirkwood (5-16): Harris 1, Wilson 1, Puok 1, Axcell 1, Voss 1.

Total fouls - NIACC 20, Kirkwood 17. Fouled out - None.

Team leaders:

Rebounds: NIACC (25) - Holloway 9; Kirkwood (40) - Watkins 7, Goods 7, Usher 7.

Assists: NIACC (13)- Laabs 2, Longs 2, Holloway 2, Galvin 2; Kirkwood (18) - Usher 5.

Steals: NIACC (1) - Laabs 1; Kirkwood (9) - Watkins 2, Wilson 2.

2018 (3-11-18)

At Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood 65, NIACC 52

NIACC 23 13 4 12 - 52

Kirkwood 19 13 21 12 - 65

NIACC - Mikayla Homola 21, Taylor Laabs 2, UU Longs 8, Khalilah Holloway 2, Morgan Frank 2, Cici Kieger 5, Laker Ward 2, Kelsie Willert 7, Kenlie Pytleski 3. Totals - 18-63 12-18 52.

Kirkwood - Tayana Wilson 17, Megan Axcell 5, Awal Ajak 10, Olivia Usher 9, Mackenzie Jenkins 2, Niaja Taylor 3, Leah Robinson 8, Brianna Mensen 3, Arika Wooldridge 8. Totals - 21-58 19-22 65.

3-point goals - NIACC (4-35): Longs 1, Kieger 1, Willert 1, Pytleski 1. Kirkwood (4-13): Wilson 2, Robinson 1, Mensen 1.

Total fouls - NIACC 17, Kirkwood 19. Fouled out - None.

Team leaders:

Rebounds: NIACC (36) - Laabs 6, Kieger 6; Kirkwood (44) - Axcell 8.

Assists: NIACC (6)- Longs 3; Kirkwood (9) - Axcell 2, Hurst 2, Taylor 2.

Steals: NIACC (6) - Homola 2; Kirkwood (6) - Wilson 4.

2019 (3-10-19)

At Mason City, Iowa

NIACC 77, Kirkwood 70

Kirkwood 17 21 16 16 - 70

NIACC 19 19 19 20 - 77

Kirkwood - Paige Bradford 15, Mackenzie Jenkins 15, Ju Gaston 5, Anasha Hurst 2, Haley Mullinnix 10, Amara Lipsey 4, Jheda Kennedy 3, Natalie Tomaszewski 16. Totals - 25-60 17-23 70.

NIACC - Mandy Willems 16, Kelcie Hale 8, Autam Mendez 14, Jada Buford 15, Tahya Campbell 7, TT Longs 8, Alexa Loftus 6, Hallie Reese 3. Totals - 25-72 13-21 77.

3-point goals - Kirkwood (3-14): Mullinnix 1, Lipsey 1, Kennedy 1. NIACC (14-47): Willems 3, Hale 2, Mendez 2, Longs 2, Loftus 2, Buford 1, Campbell 1, Reese 1.

Total fouls - Kirkwood 26, NIACC 24. Fouled out - Campbell, Reese.

Team leaders:

Rebounds: Kirkwood (57) - Bradford 8, Jenkins 8; NIACC (38) - Mendez 6, Reese 6, Willems 6.

Assists: Kirkwood (12)- Kennedy 4; NIACC (12) - Mendez 3.

Steals: Kirkwood (3) - Gaston 1, Mullinnix 1, Leah Robinson 1; NIACC (10) - Mendez 4.

2020 (3-8-20)

At Mason City, Iowa

NIACC 95, Kirkwood 73

Kirkwood 10 27 27 9 - 73

NIACC 31 21 25 18 - 95

Kirkwood - Paige Bradford 7, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 4, Ju Gaston 9, Amara Lipsey 3, Jheda Kennedy 12, Kortney Drake 6, Addison Rath 5, Natalie Tomaszewski 11, Kemara Watson 16. Totals - 25-58 18-21 73.

NIACC - Sierra Lynch 12, Sanaa Smith 10, Kelcie Hale 24, Autam Mendez 11, Sierra Morrow 10, Allie Negan 3, Andrea Gray 23, Abby Leach 2. Totals - 26-64 24-26 95.

3-point goals - Kirkwood (5-14): Drake 2, Bradford 1, Lipsey 1, Kennedy 1. NIACC (19-40): Hale 6, Gray 5, Lynch 3, Morrow 2, Smith 2, Mendez 1, Negan 1.

Total fouls - Kirkwood 23, NIACC 21. Fouled out - Gaston.

Team leaders:

Rebounds: Kirkwood (38) - Hodges-Johnson 6; NIACC (39) - Mendez 14.

Assists: Kirkwood (12)- Drake 3, Lipsey 3; NIACC (17) - Lynch 7.

Steals: Kirkwood (5) - Gaston 3; NIACC (7) - Mendez 4.

2021 (4-10-21)

NJCAA Region XI-A title game

At Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood 77, Southwestern 52

Southwestern 15 10 20 7 - 52

Kirkwood 19 22 17 19 - 77

Southwestern - Brielle Baker 11, Miracle Allen 4, Whynter Waterhouse-Brennan 14, Alyssa Morris 13, Kaylynn Tucker 10. Totals - 13-52 19-22 52.

Kirkwood - Karsyn Stratton 7, Tatiana Hodges-Johnson 10, Kortney Drake 13, Kemara Watson 21, Ashley Tull 9, Dominique Rodriguez 7, Tasia Jordan 2, Maddie Paulsen 7, Corey Whitlock 1. Totals - 27-69 14-18 77.

3-point goals - Southwestern (7-20): Baker 1, Waterhouse-Brennan 4, Morris 1, Tucker 1. Kirkwood (9-26): Stratton 1, Hodges-Johnson 1, Drake 3, Watson 3, Rodriguez 1.

Total fouls - Southwestern 16, Kirkwood 13. Fouled out - None.

Team leaders:

Rebounds: Southwestern (28) - Baker 8; Kirkwood (46) - Tull 10.

Assists: Southwestern (9) - Tucker 4 ; Kirkwood (21) - Stratton 6.

Steals: Southwestern (3) - Baker 1, Morris 1, Tucker 1; Kirkwood (8) - Tull 2, Rodriguez 2, Naya Hamon 2.

THE LAST TIME IN THE REGIONAL TITLE GAME A PLAYER ...

20 points: 24, Kelcie Hale (NIACC) vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20); Andrea Gray (NIACC) 23 vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20)

25 points: 27, Lydia Harvey (Iowa Central) vs. NIACC (3-8-14)

40 points: 41, Chelsey Jacox (NIACC) vs. Iowa Central (3-8-14)

5 3-point goals: 6, Kelcie Hale (NIACC) vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20)

10 rebounds: 14, Autam Mendez (NIACC) vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20)

15 rebounds: 15, Babaye Oja (Iowa Central) vs. Kirkwood (3-9-13)

5 assists: 7, Sierra Lynch (NIACC) vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20)

9 assists: 9, Sierra Ford-Washington (NIACC) (3-7-15)

4 steals: 4, Autam Mendez (NIACC) vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20)

5 blocks: 10, Anna Eckert (NIACC) vs. DMACC (3-5-16)

Double/double: Autam Mendez (NIACC) 11 points/14 rebounds vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20)

Triple/double: Anna Eckert (NIACC) 23 points/13 rebounds/10 blocked shots vs. DMACC (3-5-16)

THE LAST TIME IN REGIONAL TITLE GAME A TEAM ....

Scored 90 points: NIACC 95 vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20)

Had 15 3-point goals: 19, NIACC vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20)

Had 50 rebounds: 57, Kirkwood vs. NIACC (3-10-19) 

Had 15 assists: 17, NIACC vs. Kirkwood (3-8-20)

Had 10 steals: 10, NIACC vs. Kirkwood (3-10-19)

Had 14 steals: 14, NIACC vs. Iowa Central (3-8-14)