First-year Iowa Central head women's coach Sabah Dickerson was quick to put into words Tuesday night's 55-51 victory over the William Penn JV inside Hodges Fieldhouse.

"A good first win," Dickerson said. "We fought hard and we battled. We need to get more consistent, but we've got 11 new players and we just have to understand that being patient is the key right now.

"It will come together, it is just going to take time and patience."

Jayden Frank, a returning sophomore, scored a team-high 17 points with seven rebounds, knocking down three 3-pointers. Emma Scurek, another sophomore, added 12 points with eight rebounds, including five on the offensive glass, while freshman Kaitlyn Tendal chipped in 10.

The 19th-ranked Tritons led at the end of the first, second and third quarters, but were never able to put the Statesmen away. They trailed in the fourth before a three-point play by Tendal with just over two minutes to go.

"We have a lot of different players who can do different things," Dickerson said. "We have to figure out who works well with who, and who works well in our sets.

"It's just game three of a long season."

Aleaha Pommer, a Fort Dodge Senior High grad, added six points with four rebounds, three steals, an assist and a blocked shot, while Tessa Grooms chipped in six points and three rebounds.

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