Coe Men's Basketball

Daoust hits winner as Coe upsets BV

Coe rallied from a 15-point deficit and upset Buena Vista, 69-67, on a jump shot by Matt Daoust with 3.3 seconds left Saturday in an Iowa Conference basketball game at Eby Fieldhouse.

The Kohawks (16-9, 10-4) received a first-round bye in the Iowa Conference tournament this week and will host Dubuque or Luther in the semifinals Thursday at 7 p.m

Buena Vista won the regular-season title with an 11-3 record, topping Coe and Dubuque by one game in the final standings, but the Kohawks earned a ton of momentum with Saturday's clutch victory.

Buena Vista raced to a 40-25 lead late in the first half, but the Kohawks scored the last six points of the stanza to pull within 40-31 at intermission and give themselves a chance.

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Coe needs OT to stop Simpson

INDIANOLA - Matt Daoust scored a career-high 29 points as Coe outlasted Simpson, 81-74, in overtime on Wednesday night in Iowa Conference men's basketball action.

Simpson (6-19, 1-13 IIAC) was bent on upsetting the Kohawks, leading by as many as seven in the second half. The Storm had a shot to win in regulation, but a late shot attempt was off the mark, forcing overtime.

Coe (16-9, 10-4) took control in the extra session, outscoring Simpson, 11-4. Christian Fahey finished with 15 points for the Kohawks. JT Vonderhaar had nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds before fouling out. Coe outrebounded Simpson, 47-26.

Ryan Skaar led Simpson with 20 points.

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Coe men earn IIAC berth with win

DUBUQUE – The Coe College men’s basketball team clinch a berth in the IIAC Tournament with a 71-66 win over Loras College on Saturday at Loras.

Senior JT Vonderhaar scored 12 points to become the 17th player in Coe history to reach 1,000 points in his career. He also grabbed 11 rebounds.

Matt Daoust led the Kohawks with 19 points. Matt Vonderhaar added 11 points and seven rebounds.

Nathaniel Smith scored 20 points to lead Loras. Justin VanWambeke chipped in 11.

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Dutch hit 17 treys, edge Coe

Central came in to Eby Fieldhouse and hit 17 3-point baskets to slip past Coe, 78-75, in Iowa Conference men's basketball action Wednesday night.

The Kohawks played without starting point guard Jake Timm. Coe (13-9, 7-4) got 25 points from Matt Daoust and 20 from JT Vonderhaar. Coe led 30-16 late in the first half but couldn't find a way to cool the hot-shooting visitors from Pella.

Nile Eckermann led Central with 19 points. Colby Taylor added 18. The Dutch (12-10, 5-6) hit 10 3-point baskets in the second half.

CENTRAL (78): Hauser 4 2-2 12, Eckermann 6 2-2 19, Boyd 2 0-0 6, Walker 0 0-0 0, Newendorp 3 0-0 6, Handsaker 1 0-0 3, Taylor 6 2-5 18, Smith 3 0-0 9, Kunkel 2 1-3 5. Totals: 27 7-13 78.

COE (75): Pyritz 1 0-0 3, Ditch 1 0-0 2, M. Vonderhaar 2 0-0 6, Daoust 10 4-5 25, Meyer 1 0-2 2, Wadsworth 0 0-2 0, Vorba 0 0-0 0, Shedeck 0 0-0 0, JT Vonderhaar 7 4-6 20, Fahey 2 4-6 8, Stix 0 0-0 0, Schmarzo 3 2-2 9, Delgado 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 14-22 75.

Halftime: Coe 36, Central 34. 3-point goals: Central 17 (Hauser 2, Eckermann 5, Boyd 2, Handsaker, Taylor 6, Smith 3, Kunke 2) Coe 7 (Pyritz, M. Vonderhaar 2, Daoust, JT Vonderhaar 2, Schmarzo).