STEVENS POINT, Wis. – A stellar performance by quarterback Josh Rekers wasn’t enough for the Coe College football team in a 34-31 loss to Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Saturday in front of 3,119 fans at Community Stadium.

Rekers finished with 34 completions for 391 yards for the Kohawks (1-2). The 34 completions were the second most in school history and the 391 passing yards were the third most. Coe finished with 35 completions for the game, which tied the school record.

Trevor Heitland caught 13 passes, which was the second most in school history, and finished with 117 yards.

Stevens Point came out strong, however, taking a 17-0 lead in the second quarter before Coe could get on the scoreboard. Demetrius Harper scored on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Rekers for the Kohawks to make is 17-7.

But Stevens Point (1-1) kept up a strong ground attack, finishing with 39 carries for 248 yards, including 98 yards from Britton Vernon.

Harper and Colton Martin caught touchdown passes of 27 and 23 yards from Rekers in the second half, Colton Storia added a 3-yard touchdown run, and Brandon Abbas kicked a 20-yard field goal for the Kohawks.

Coe  0 7 10 14 - 31
UW-Stevens Point  10 14 10 0 - 34

C                SP

First downs              26               19
Rushes-yards           31-101       39-248
Passing yards           405             159
Comp-Att-Int         35-52-2        16-32-1
Fumbles-lost             1-1             1-0
Punts-avg.               4-36.0       5-28.0
Penalties-yards          7-50           6-4

Scoring plays

SP – Britton Vernon 2 run (Jesse Vervelde kick).
SP – Vervelde 18 FG.
SP – Paul Swartz 2 pass from Kyle Larson (Vevelde kick).
C – Demetrius Harper 3 pass from Josh Rekers (Brandon Abbas kick).
SP – C.Almonte 54 run (Vervelde kick).
C – Abbas 20 FG.
SP – Logan Taylor 14 pass from Larson (Vervelde kick).
C – Harper 27 pass from Rekers (Abbas kick).
SP – Vervelde 30 FG.
C – Colton Martin 23 pass from Rekers (Abbas kick).
C – Colton Storia 3 run (Abbas kick).

Individual statistics

Passing

Coe – Rekers 34-49-2, 391; Glenn 1-3-0, 14.
Stevens Point – Larson 13-24-1, 139; Nuernberg 3-8-0, 20.

Rushing

Coe – Lahr 15-62, Storia 11-24, Heitland 1-9, Rekers 4-6
Stevens Point – Vernon 19-98, Almonte 4-78, Wright 8-41, Sosinky 4-35, Larson 1-1, Team 2-(-1), Neurnberg 1-(-13).

Receiving

Coe – Heitland 13-117, Martin 5-67, Harper 3-79, Gunderson 3-35, Malloy 3-29, Phillips 2-30, Storia 2-23, Lahr 2-13, Ikoma 2-12. 
Stevens Point – Sosinky 5-63, Taylor 5-46, Lehman 2-29, Williams 1-8, Wright 1-8, Townsend 1-3, Swartz 1-2.