The Mount St. Joseph men's team lost to Hanover 73-69 and the women's team lost to Franklin 68-56 in the first round of the Heartland Conference Tournament Tuesday.

        MEN'S BOX

        Mount St. Joseph — Adkins 1-5 1-2 4, Sweet 1-3 0-0 2, Young 4-10 0-0 11, Broxterman 0-1 0-0 0, Lawrence 6-9 2-4 14, Toney 4-9 0-0 9, Franz 9-12 4-6 24, Hamilton 2-3 1-1 5, Hoffman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 27-53 8-13 69.

        Hanover — Bowen 0-2 0-1 0, Grimm 1-5 2-2 4, McCracken 7-10 4-5 24, Clevenger 5-9 0-0 14, Brower 5-10 1-1 11, Hoffman 1-1 0-0 2, Fitz 1-3 0-0 2, Neuman 6-10 4-6 16. Totals: 26-50 11-15 73.

        Three-point field goals: MSJ 7-21 (Adkins 1-4, Sweet 0-1, Young 3-7, Lawrence 0-2, Toney 1-3, Franz 2-4); Hanover 10-23 (Bowen 0-2, Grimm 0-4, McCracken 6-7, Brower 0-2, Clevenger 4-7, Neuman 0-1). Halftime score: Mount St. Joseph 31, Hanover 29. Records: Mount St. Joseph (13-12), Hanover (19-6).

        WOMEN'S BOX

        Mount St. Joseph — Petty 2-7 2-4 6, Strange 1-7 1-2 3, Grace 8-17 3-4 19, Wiant 1-3 2-3 4, Brown 7-16 1-3 17, Bemmes 0-2 2-2 2, Herd 2-5 1-1 5. Totals: 21-57 13-19 56.

        Franklin — Sheets 2-6 5-5 10, Martin 2-11 0-0 4, Pittman 1-5 2-4 4, Ellis 4-6 1-3 9, Heile 3-8 2-5 8, Moorman 2-3 0-1 4, Grimes 1-2 0-0 2, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Naugle 0-2 0-0 0, Jordan 0-0 1-1 1, Hoskins 3-5 3-3 9, Cramer 2-3 3-6 7, White 3-4 2-3 8, Drouillette 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 24-58 19-31 68.

        Three-point field goals: MSJ 1-9 (Petty 0-4, Strange 0-1, Brown 1-3, Herd 0-1); Franklin 1-4 (Sheets 1-1, Martin 0-3). Halftime score: Franklin 31, MSJ 26. Records: Franklin (15-9); MSJ (8-17)

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