2007-2008 Game Summaries

IOWA LAKES CRUISE IN SEASON OPENER 

All 13 players scored for Iowa Lakes Community College in their season opening 106 – 56 victory over Dakota Wesleyan Junior Varsity.  Iowa Lakes was lead in scoring by Cornelius Vines with 19, Mitch Bain added 13, and Jeff Clark Neal chipped in 10.  Iowa Lakes shot 51% from the floor (42 out of 83) including 9 three pointers. 

The Lakers held Dakota Wesleyan to 25% shooting from the floor (14 out of 55) and out rebounded the guests 53 – 24 including 21 offensive rebounds.  Joe Knoer, Jeremy Winters, and Zach Fencroy lead the rebounding department with 7, 6 and 6 rebounds.  Iowa Lakes also forced 24 turnovers while collecting 16 steals. 

Iowa Lakes improved their record to 1-0 on the season.  Up next for the Lakers is a Tuesday, November 6^th game at Marshalltown. 

Iowa Lakes suffers first loss of season to Marshalltown. 

Iowa Lakes Community College suffered its first loss of the season 68-64 in overtime to Marshalltown Community College.  The game was played at East Marshall High School due to the construction that was taking place at Marshalltown Community College gymnasium.   

It was a tough shooting night for both teams. Iowa Lakes shot 29% from the floor, while MCC shot 34%.  Along with the poor shooting, both teams turned the ball over a combined 53 times.   

Leading scorers for Iowa Lakes were Mitch Bain with 19 and Cornelius Vines added 12.  Jackson Parr and Jeremy Winters each added 7 rebounds apiece.  Iowa Lakes will next play in the NECC Classic in Norfolk, Neb.  They play November 9^th at 4 pm and November 10^th at 8 pm.

Iowa Lakes gets second win of the year! 

The Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball team got its second victory of the season beating Central Community College (Neb.) 97-84 in the NECC Basketball Classic in Norfolk, Nebraska.  The game was close throughout but with about six minutes to go Iowa Lakes opened up the lead to ten and never looked back. 

Iowa Lakes loses to Northeast. 

Iowa Lakes Community College Men’s Basketball team suffered its second loss of the year falling to Northeast Community College 79 – 72 in the NECC Basketball Classic in Norfolk, Nebraska.  The Lakers were behind most of the game, but battled back to tie it at 66 a piece with three minutes to go.  A combination of poor free throw shooting and timely Northeast baskets led to the Iowa Lakes defeat. 

Leading the way in scoring was Cornelius Vines with 19 points.  David Fox contributed a double double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.  Mitch Bain added 14 and Jimmie Marshall had 10.  Iowa Lakes will play Minnesota West in Worthington, Minnesota on Wednesday, November 14 at 8 pm.

Lakers knock off Minnesota West! 

Iowa Lakes Community College defeated Minnesota West 94 – 65 on Wednesday, November 14^th.  It was a team effort from the Lakers, with all players getting in the scoring column.  Cornelius Vines led the way with a team high 27 points.  Joe Knoer and Zach Fenceroy each added 11.  Mitch Bain added 6 assists and 7 rebounds.  The Lakers will next play at Clinton Community College in Clinton, Ia. on November 17^th.

Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball Team got its first conference win against Clinton Community College over the weekend.  The game was a hard fought battle with the Lakers having the lead for most of the game.  But with only 5:33 remaining, Clinton cut the Lakers lead to one.  Some key hoops by freshman Jeff Clark-Neal and a solid performance from team captain Jimmie Marshall, the Lakers defeated Clinton 84 – 71.  Iowa Lakes improved to 4 – 2 on the season and are 1 – 0 in conference play.   

Jimmie Marshall had a season high 23 points while Jackson Parr and Zach Fenceroy combined for 21 rebounds.  Cornelius Vines also added 11 for the Lakers.  Iowa Lakes will next play Sioux Falls JV for its homecoming game, Tuesday, November 27^th at 7:30 pm in Estherville, Ia.

Laker Men get another victory!

The Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball team earned its fifth victory of the season defeating University of Sioux Falls JV 103 – 63 last night to improve to 5 – 2 on the season.  The Lakers shot 54% from the floor and made 11 three pointers.  The Lakers also out-rebounded USF 50 to 21.  The Lakers were led in scoring by sophomore Cornelius Vines who had 26 points and shot 11 of 17 from the floor.  Mitch Bain had 11 while Joe Knoer and Jeremy Winters each added 10.  David Fox was the leading rebounder with 9, 8 of which were offensive.  Jeff-Clark Neal dished out eight assists and had 9 points.  The Lakers men will next play Dordt JV, Saturday, December 1^st at 1 pm in Estherville, Iowa.

Iowa Lakes has tough loss against Kirkwood!

The Iowa Lakes Community College Men’s basketball team suffered their first conference loss of the season against Kirkwood Community College this past Saturday night.  The Lakers shot 44% from the floor while Kirkwood shot 61% and made 11 of 18 threes. The Laker men dropped to 6 – 3 on the season and 1 – 1 in conference play.  David Fox led the Lakers in scoring with 13 points.  Mitch Bain and Cornelius Vines each added 12.  Iowa Lakes will next play Wednesday, December 12 at home against Minnesota West.  The game will start at 7:30 pm.

Iowa Lakes Men improve to 7 – 3 on the season!

The Iowa Lakes Community College Men’s Basketball Team improved to 7 – 3 on the season by defeating Minnesota West last night 92 – 53.  The Lakers held Minnesota West to 41% shooting from the field.  The Lakers also outrebounded West by a margin of 45 to 19.  Leading scorers for the Lakers were Jeremy Winters who had 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.  Dalston Jones and Jimmie Marshall added 14 a piece.  Also Zach Fenceroy and Jackson Parr added 12 and 10 respectively.  The Laker men will next play Southeastern Community College at Drake Universities, Knapp Center, this Sunday at 1 pm.  The game will be broadcast statewide on Mediacom. 

Iowa Lakes Men drop heartbreaker to Southeastern! 

Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball team suffered its fourth loss of the season after dropping a tough game to Southeastern Community College yesterday afternoon.  The game was played at Drake Universities, Knapp Center in Des Moines.  Iowa Lakes got of to an early first half 11 point lead.  But Southeastern cut the Laker lead to seven at half time.  In the second half Iowa Lakes shot 24% from the floor and Southeastern took its first lead of the game with just under one minute to go.  Southeastern hit some key free throws and went on to beat the Lakers 59 – 57.  Jimmie Marshall had a season-high 22 points and Jeremy Winters contributed 12 points and 8 rebounds.  The Lakers will next play at the Central Lakes Classic on January 3^rd in Brainerd, Minnesota at 4 pm.

Laker Men get big win against Vermillion! 

The Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball team got its eighth win of season after defeating Vermillion Community College 81 – 76.  The Lakers had a good shooting first half and took the lead into halftime 38 – 24.  But Vermillion fought back in the second half and the Lakers escaped with a five point win.  Jimmie Marshall and David Fox led the Lakers in scoring with 16 a piece.  Cornelius Vines and Mike Betts also hit double figures with 10 a piece.

Laker Men get another victory at Central Lakes Classic! 

The Laker men improve to 10 – 4 on the season! 

The Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball team improved to 10 – 4 on the season after defeating Division I opponent Marshalltown Community College 83 – 68.  The Laker men shot the ball well, by shooting 52% from the floor and hitting on 7 of 12 from the arch.  The Laker men have now won three consecutive games with the win over Marshalltown.  Leading scorers for the Lakers was Cornelius Vines with 37 points.  He connected on 14 of 16 free throws and had five rebounds.  Jimmie Marshall and Mitch Bain also hit double figures in scoring with 14 and 11 respectively.  Iowa Lakes will next play NIACC in a conference game on Wednesday, January 09 at 7:30pm in Estherville, Iowa.     

Iowa Lakes struggles, but gets second conference win! 

The Iowa Lakes Community College Men’s Basketball team got its second conference win last night overcoming NIACC 76 – 64.  The Lakers improved to 11 – 4 overall and 2 – 1 in region play.  It was a tough night for the Lakers on both ends of the floor.  The Lakers jumped out to an early 15 to 3 lead with 16:52 remaining in the first half.   NIACC, then went on a 9 – 0 scoring run, and got themselves back in the game.  It was back an forth in the second half, but with four minutes remaining the Lakers slowly pulled away and got themselves a twelve point victory.  The Laker men shot only 44% from the floor and turned it over a season-high 25 times.  Cornelius Vines was the leading scorer for the Lakers with 28 points.  Vines also contributed seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals.  Jackson Parr helped out by scoring 11 points and pulled down 9 rebounds.  David Fox and Mitch Bain also hit double figures in scoring with 10 and 12 points respectively.  The Laker men will next play Southwestern Community College, Saturday, January 12 at 4 pm in Estherville, Iowa. 

Laker Men knock off Southwestern! 

The Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball team got its fifth straight win this past Saturday after defeated Southwestern Community College 82 -72.  The Lakers improved its record to 12 – 4 overall, and 3 – 1 in region play.  Southwestern, who was ranked 12^th in the country in the last NJCAA Division II Men’s Basketball poll, got out to an early 15 – 3 lead.  But the Lakers responded and took the lead 41 – 35 going into half time.  In the second half, the Lakers hit some key baskets by Zach Fenceroy and Cornelius Vines down the stretch to give them a ten point victory.

Mitch Bain was the Lakers top offensive player who contributed 19 points and had a game-high 12 rebounds, five of which were offensive.  Cornelius Vines added 18 points, five rebounds, and five steals.   Jimmie Marshall also added ten.  The Laker men will next play against Division I Iowa Western on Tuesday, January 15 at 7 pm in Council Bluffs, Ia.