Coe Men's Basketball

Coe is double-trouble for Mustangs

Amazing. Phenomenal. Dangerous.

The Coe Kohawks are not a boastful group of guys, but those are some of the superlatives they used to describe their performance against Mount Mercy in a men's basketball game Tuesday Night at Eby Fieldhouse.

The Kohawks saw three players finish with double-doubles as they posted an impressive 95-82 victory over the Mustangs in a battle of collegiate neighbors from northeast Cedar Rapids.

The Kohawks featured crisp ball movement, terrific shooting, strong rebounding and solid defense.

"Absolutely amazing," said Marshall Shedeck, who finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. "This is probably the first game we've played where everything seemed to be clicking."

Matt Vonderhaar collected 27 points and 14 rebounds as the Kohawks lifted their record to 4-2. Point guard Jake Timm finished with 12 rebounds and 10 assists as he expertly directed the club.

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Balanced Kohawks knock off La Crosse

Four players scored in double digits to lead the Coe College men’s basketball team to a 76-70 win over Wisconsin-La Crosse on Friday at Eby Fieldhouse.

Matt Vonderhaar had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Kohawks, Marshall Shedeck added 17 points, and Matt Meyer and Lincoln Verba each chipped in 11 points. Jake Timm had nine assists.

Coe (3-2) shot 20-for-22 from the free-throw line, including 4-for-4 in the final 11 seconds to seal the win.

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Kohawks knocked off by Platteville

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The Coe men's basketball struggled with its shooting Sunday and lost to Wisconsin-Platteville, 72-57, in Platteville.

The Kohawks hit only 21 of 61 overall and were 5 of 24 on their 3-pointers.

Marshall Shedeck led Coe (2-2) with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Matt Vonderhaar scored 13 points for the Kohawks.

Cory Vaassen led Platteville (4-2) with 19 points.

COE (57): Timm 3 2-2 8, Vonderhaar 6 1-1 13, Haaland 2 2-2 8, Shedeck 6 4-7 18, Fahey 0 0-0 0, Jirak 0 0-0 0, Meyer 1 0-0 2, Halupnik 0 0-0 0, Vorba 0 0-0 0, Pflughaupt 1 0-0 3, Porter 0 0-0 0, Wadsager 0 0-0 0, Schark 0 0-0 0, Reichelt 0 0-0 0, Williams 2 1-2 5, Greiner 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 10-14 57.

PLATTEVILLE (72): Sigel 4 0-0 11, Oestreich 8 0-0 17, Johnson 3 3-3 10, Vaassen 7 4-6 19, Derickson 0 0-0 0, Hohlfelder 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Connelly 2 1-2 6, Gerber 0 0-0 0, Lowe 1 1-2 3, Gerds 2 1-2 6, Hake 0 0-0 0, Dolan 0 0-0 0, Cokenour 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 10-15 72.

Halftime - Platteville 35, Coe 31. 3-point goals - Coe 5 (Haaland 2, Shedeck 2, Pflughaupt 1), Platteville 8 (Sigel 3, Oestrich 1, Johnson 1, Vaassen 1, Connelly 1, Gerds 1).

Coe men fall to No.21 Robert Morris

OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Coe men's basketball team chopped a 13-point deficit down to just two points in the final seconds Saturday before losing to Robert Morris, 71-68, in the final round of the Oshkosh tournament at the Kolf Sports Center.

Robert Morris is ranked 21st in the NAIA national poll.

The Kohawks trailed by 13 points late in the first half, but they pulled within 70-68 on two free throws by Matt Vonderhaar with 46 seconds left in the game.

Corey McCrary made one free throw to give Robert Morris a 71-68 lead with 17 seconds left.

Jake Timm missed a 3-pointer for Coe that would have tied the game with seven seconds remaining. Vonderhaar grabbed the offensive rebound, but Timm missed another 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.

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