JT Vonderhaar scored 13 points as Coe outscored Simpson 38-22 in the second half en route to a 66-44 win in the Iowa Conference opener for both schools Wednesday night at Eby Fieldhouse.

Matt Dauost added 12 points and Jacob Timm finished with 11 for Coe (7-5, 1-0). Christian Fahey led the Kohawks with nine rebounds.

Dillon Gretzky and Charles Swain paced Simpson (5-7, 0-1) with nine points apiece.

SIMPSON (44): Edwards 0 0-0 0, Turner 1 1-2 3, Gretzky 4 0-0 9, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Swain 3 3-6 11, Dafney 2 0-0 5, Skaar 2 0-0 5, Amsbaugh 1 0 0 2, Montgomery 1 0-0 3, Singleton 1 0-0 2, Isabel 1 0-0 2, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Olson 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 4-10 44.

COE (66): Pyritz 0 0-0 0, Ditch 0 0-0 0, Timm 3 3-4 11, M. Vonderhaar 3 0-0 7, Daoust 5 2-2 12, Meyer 1 0-0 2, Wadsworth 1 0-0 3, Vorba 2 0-0 6, Shedeck 0 0-0 0, Pflughaupt 0 0-0 0, JT Vonderhaar 6 1-2 13, Fahey 3 0-0 6, Stix 0 0-0 0, Schmarzo 2 0-0 4, Everhart 0 0-0 0, Delgado 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 6-8 66.

Halftime: Coe 28, Simpson 22. 3-point goals: Simpson 4 (Gretzky 1, Dafner 1, Skaar 1, Montgomery 1), Coe 8 (Timm 2, M. Vonderhaar 1, Wadsworth 1, Vorba 2, Schmarzo 2.