PELLA— Despite having a balanced scoring attack the Central College women's basketball team fell at home to the No. 2 ranked Wartburg College 71-43.
           
"I saw a lot of fight from our women," said coach Justin Weiland. "I was proud of our effort, and energy tonight. I really liked our effort on the defensive end."
           
Everyone that played for Central scored in the game, as the team shot 32.9% from the field, and 18.8% from three-point land. The team scored 28 points in the paint and had 21 bench points.
           
"I loved our transition play today," Weiland said. "We had some stagnant possessions in the half court, but I thought we improved in the second half and got much better looks. We want to be a balanced scoring team, but we need to keep improving"
           
The Dutch (6-4, 1-2 American Rivers) had a trio of players leading the team with six points from CeCe Moore (sophomore, Waterloo, West HS), Samantha Scott (senior, Davenport, North Scott HS) and Bailey Reding (junior, Grundy Center).
           
Moore was 3-5 shooting while also grabbing five rebounds, Scott shot 3-9 from the floor, and Reding was 2-3.
           
Gabby Moore (senior, Waterloo, West HS) scored five points, collected eight rebounds, and had two steals.
           
"That exactly what we want Gabby to do," said Weiland. "She is one of our key defenders and we need her to rebound and play fast. We got to see her post up a couple times and she did a lot of good things for our team.  
           
Hannah Dau (senior, Paullina, South O'Brien HS) also scored five points on 2-4 shooting while also collecting four rebounds and three assists. Jasmyn Williams (junior, Denver, Colo. Arvada West HS) scored four points while also dishing out three assists.
           
The Dutch play next on the road Tuesday when they travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota to take on North Central University at 5 p.m.