(Des Moines, Iowa)- The Peru State women's basketball team saw its season come to a close in the quarterfinals of the Heart of America Conference Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 25^th in Des Moines, Iowa.

Peru State, who served as the No. 6 seed in the tourney, fell to No. 3 seed Grand View, 60-80.

Peru State came out aggressive, jumping to an early 7-3 lead behind a three pointer by Erison Vonderschmidt and strong interior play.  Grand View settled in and were able to climb back and take an 8-7 advantage, then added on to their score leading 21-14 after the first quarter.

The second quarter saw Grand View continue to build on their advantage over Peru State.  Every time Peru State tried to mount a run, Grand View had an answer.  The Vikings took a 39-28 lead into half time. 

In the second half, Peru State never quit fighting, but the Vikings lead was too much to overcome.  Grand View finished the game with a 80-60 victory. 

The Peru State Bobcats were led by Erison Vonderschmidt with 18 points and 7 rebounds.  MaKinley Tobey finished with 14 points and 3 rebounds.  Savannah Bingham and Kylie Diaz each finished with 8 points.  Katelyn Sanders finished with 7 points. 

Peru State finishes the year with a 15-13 record and a 12-8 mark in the Heart of America Conference.  The overall record of 15-13 was the best record in fifteen years.  The conference record of 12-8 was the best conference record in twenty-five years.