By Marissa VanWingen
The Ellsworth Community College women's basketball team made their 2025-26 debut at the Koingsmark Klassic in Mason City and left with a pair of victories over Elgin Community College and Black Hawk Technical College.
A big first quarter spurred the Panthers to a win 51-43 win over the Spartans on Friday. ECC led 14-4 after the first quarter and then it was a 26-16 difference at the half. Elgin took a one point lead in the fourth stanza, but the Panthers rallied back to win by eight points.
Eight different ECC athletes reached the scoring column, one in double figures. The Panthers were led by Kana Nagashima with 10 points. Brooklyn Love nearly had a double-double with seven points and 13 rebounds. Returner Rosario Mera added nine points.
Saturday’s contest was a blowout from the start. ECC built a 33-9 advantage after the first quarter and did not let the Braves get double digits in any of the four quarters to record the 91-22 victory.
Four different players were in double figures for the Panthers, led by Asia Beale. The freshman was 10 of 14 from the charity stripe and finished the game with 22 points. Love earned a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Yaiza Soriano Balaguer (13) and Claudia Sanz Dorange (10) were also in double figures.
ECC also dominated the boards, nabbing 70 rebounds to Black Hawk Tech’s 32 and forced 37 turnovers.
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Koingsmark Klassic
Friday and Saturday at Mason City
Elgin: 4| 12| 16| 11 – 43
ECC: 14| 12 |10| 15 – 51
ECC Scoring: Kana Nagashima 3 1-2 10; Rosario Mera 4 1-2 9; Brooklyn Love 2 3-4 7; Addy Dennis 2 3-4 7; Claudia Sanz Dorange 1 4-4 6; Rebekka Holm 2 0-0 5; Yaiza Soriano Balaguer 1 1-2 4; Sofia Berraquero Beltran 1 0-0 3.
BHTC: 9| 6| 5| 2 – 22
ECC: 33| 21| 27| 10 – 91
ECC Scoring: Asia Beale 6 10-14 22; Love 7 1-1 16; Soriano Balaguer 5 2-3 13; Sanz Dorange 3 4-5 10; Inma Martinez 3 1-3 8; Sare Celaya Urrutia 2 3-4 9; Nagashima 2 1-2 7; Dennis 1 3-4 5; Holm 0 2-2 2.