The Iowa Central women picked up a second consecutive win here Friday evening, dominating Elgin, 66-35, inside Hodges Fieldhouse.
A 26-8 fourth-quarter helped spark the Tritons to the victory, as Kaitlyn Tendal scored 18 points with three 3-pointers. The freshman also haad four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Tendal had eight points with two triples during the fourth.
Tessa Grooms and Emily Theiss each added 10 points, while Grace Ganshert had 13 rebounds.
Jorja Hanselman had nine points and seven rebounds for Iowa Central (4-2 overall), with Aleaha Pommer chipping in eight points, three boards and two steals.
The Tritons held a commanding 55-39 edge on the glass and knocked down seven triples.
For Elgin (2-4), Ari Marchan and Takara Campbell each scored seven. Kelechi Uchem collected 11 rebounds.
Play will continue in the Great Western Dining Classic on Saturday with Iowa Central hosting Highland at 4 p.m. Elgin will face Des Moines Area at noon.
IOWA CENTRAL 66, ELGIN 35
Iowa Central — Aleaha Pommer 3-8 1-2 8, Kaitlyn Tendal 5-11 5-6 18, Brynn Bass 1-1 2-2 4, Jorja Hanselman 3-9 2-3 9, Emily Theiss 4-10 0-0 10, Grace Ganshert 1-3 1-4 3, Alivea Harms 0-2 4-4 4, Maggie Godfrey 0-1 0-0 0, Ellyse Ball 0-3 0-0 0, Brianna Habben 0-3 0-0 0, Tessa Grooms 5-8 0-0 10, Jaci Christensen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-59 15-21 66.
Elgin — Aric Marchan 3-13 0-0 7, Sarah Duque 2-12 0-0 5, Ari Franco 1-8 0-0 2, Layla Tiongco 0-1 0-0 0, Kelechi Uchem 1-3 1-2 3, Nevaeh Howard 1-7 2-6 5, Takara Campbell 3-13 1-3 7, Shaleea Hayes 2-4 0-0 4, Tatianna Brown 1-5 0-0 2. Totals: 14-66 4-11 35.
Quarter scores: Iowa Central led 15-11, 29-18, 40-27. Three-point goals: Iowa Central 7-19 (Pommer 1, Tendal 3, Hanselman 1, Theiss 2), Elgin 3-24. Total rebounds: Iowa Central 55, Elgin 39. Assists: Iowa Central 11, Elgin 7. Steals: Iowa Central 11, Elgin 14. Blocked shots: Iowa Central 3, Elgin 3. Turnovers: Iowa Central 25, Elgin 25. Personal fouls: Iowa Central 13, Elgin 17.
