The Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team won its fourth straight game for the first time since 2013, beating Elgin CC 59-54 on Friday night during the Emerson Classic.

The Tigers (5-1) overcame a low-scoring night by limiting the Spartans (0-4) to just 29.8 percent shooting from the field (17-for-57) to win four in a row for the first time since MCC claimed eight-straight early in the 2013-2014 season.

Shenell Stewart and Kenijae Cherry scored a team-high 14 points apiece for the Tigers, while Nunu Johnson added 13 points. Cherry and Johnson both posted double-doubles with 15 and 11 rebounds, respectively.

MCC pounded the glass to win the rebounding battle 50-40 thanks to 21 offensive rebounds the Tigers turned into 20 second-chance points.

Mia Sao-Martinez added nine points for MCC and Destiny Sao-Martinez scored seven more.

Elgin was led by Valeria Costilla’s game-high 19 points and eight rebounds. Jordan McIntosh added 13 points and Izzy Vidallo had 10.

MCC is back in action today with a 5 p.m. game against North Central Missouri College.

MCC men move to 4-1

The Marshalltown Community College men’s basketball team improved to 4-1 with a 82-57 victory over St. John’s Academy-DME on Friday night in the Emerson Classic.

The Tigers shot 44.4 percent from the floor (32-for-72) and forced the visitors into 19 turnovers in the wire-to-wire win.

Richard Udoagwa shot 11-for-12 from the field to score a game-high 24 points in leading MCC to the win. Ahmed Ibrahim added a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds off the bench, and Justice Small scored 11 points. Antwan Bridgett tallied six points, seven assists and five steals as well for the Tigers, who face John Wood CC on Saturday night at 7 p.m. in the final game of the two-day Emerson Classic.

Doous Alemdar and Obrad Kuzmanovic scored 10 points apiece to lead St. John’s Academy.

EMERSON CLASSIC

Friday’s Scores

WOMEN

North Central Missouri 73, Iowa Lakes 56

MCC 59, Elgin 54

MEN

Iowa Lakes 77, John Wood 70

MCC 82, St. John’s Academy-DME 57

Saturday’s Games

WOMEN

Iowa Lakes vs. Elgin, 1 p.m.

North Central Missouri vs. MCC, 5 p.m.

MEN

Iowa Lakes vs. St. John’s Academy-DME, 3 p.m.

John Wood vs. MCC, 7 p.m.