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Triton basketball preview

THE TIP: Action is set for 1 p.m. in Estherville with the women’s contest. Men are scheduled to tip at 3 p.m.

WOMEN’S PROBABLES: Iowa Central (12-8 overall, 3-4 in ICCAC): Kira Ward, soph., 5.9; Shariah Smith, soph., 7.8; Avery Terwilliger, soph., 11.1; Brittany West, soph., 12.9; Tierra Itula, soph., 12.2; Iowa Lakes (17-5, 5-3): Breanna Wendland, fr., 18.0; Shareece Smith, fr., 15.2; Kaitlyn Reynolds, soph., 1.4; Samantha Hagedorn, fr., 13.0; Saifyer Coleman, fr., 7.2.

KEY STATS: Itula leads the Tritons at 6.8 rebounds per game, with Terwilliger, Smith and Ward all averaging over four. Iowa Central is dishing out 13 assists per game, with Terwilliger and Smith averaging three each.

LAST TIME OUT: Iowa Central dropped an 80-72 decision to DMACC. Iowa Lakes fell to No. 7 NIACC, 99-70.

LAST MEETING: Behind 27 points by Shareece Smith, Iowa Lakes scored a 64-49 victory inside Hodges Fieldhouse. The Fort Dodge Senior High graduate was 19 of 23 from the free throw line.

ABOUT THE LAKERS: Iowa Lakes is two game behind NIACC and three back of fourth-ranked Kirkwood in the conference standings.

MEN’S PROBABLES: Iowa Central (9-12, 2-4): Kane Kramer, soph., 5.3; Royshawn Webb, soph., 13.0; Dallas Bailey, soph., 16.4; Kemryn Jenkins, soph., 14.9; Jaden Kephart, soph., 3.4; Iowa Lakes (14-7, 4-3): Malcolm Clayton, fr., 7.3; Boston Grimes, fr., 9.7; Kevin Jennings, fr., 15.7; Equan Ards, soph., 13.9; Solomon Clayton, soph., 13.4.

KEY STATS: Bailey is averaging a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game, with Webb at 5.9. Both are dishing out 2.6 assists per contest. Kephart has a 3.1 assist-to-turnover ratio.

LAST TIME OUT: The Tritons fell to DMACC, 90-63. The Lakers were topped by NIACC in a thriller, 119-110.

LAST MEETING: Iowa Central scored a 98-96 victory over then-ranked Iowa Lakes inside Hodges Fieldhouse. Jenkins scored 27 and Bailey 24, with Solomon Clayton posting 28.

ABOUT THE LAKERS: Malcolm and Solomon Clayton are both FDSH graduates. Solomon averages almost eight rebounds per game to lead Iowa Lakes.

–By Dana Becker

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