Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Sluggish Coe women fall to Simpson

The Coe women's basketball team got off to a hot 9-2 start in non-conference games this season and appeared poised to challenge for the Iowa Conference title, but the Kohawks have dug themselves a hole to begin the league race.

Coe got off to a sluggish start Saturday and wound up losing to Simpson, 75-71, in a league game at Eby Fieldhouse that dropped the Kohawks to 0-2 in the conference.

Coe trailed 20-9 late in the first quarter and faced an uphill struggle all day. The Kohawks rallied for a 61-60 lead with six minutes left, but they committed four straight turnovers and fell behind again.

This time, they never recovered.

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Coe wrestlers finish 2-2 at Duals

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The 12th-ranked Coe College wrestling team lost in the second round and was eliminated by No. 17 Luther College in the consolation third round at the NWCA National Duals on Thursday.

The Kohawks opened the tournament with a 34-15 win over Coast Guard, but they lost to No. 7 Concordia-Moorhead 21-17 in the second round. Coe beat Merchant Marine 30-11 in the consolation second round, but lost to Luther 23-15 in the third round.

Top-ranked Farai Sewera had four wins at 165 pounds for Coe, including a pin, two technical falls and a major decision. Second-ranked Ryan Harrington had a technical fall and a decision at 174 and picked up a pin wrestling at 184.

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Late Loras surge sinks Coe men

DUBUQUE - Loras broke open a close game in the final 10 minutes and went on to down Coe, 75-68, Wednesday night in an Iowa Conference men's basketball game at the Loras Athletic and Wellness Center.

Mirko Grcic led the Duhawks (6-6) with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Justin VanWambeke added 21 points.

Matt Vonderhaar paced Coe (5-7) with 17 points and eight rebounds. Lincoln Vorba finished with 16 points.

COE (68): Jirak 0 0-0 0, Timm 1 0-2 2, Vonderhaar 4 7-8 17, Haaland 1 0-0 3, Meyer 3 3-7 9, Vorba 6 0-0 16, Shedeck 2 1-1 6, Pflughaupt 1 0-0 3, Fahey 4 0-0 8, Reichelt 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 11-18 68.

LORAS (75): Schmelzle 0 0-0 0, Busch 0 0-0 0, Mims 1 0-0 3, VanWambeke 5 10-13 21, Grcic 8 7-8 24, Quinn 3 0-0 6, DiCanio 3 1-1 9, Schneider 1 0-0 2, Kellerman 1 0-0 3, Timp 2 1-2 7. Rix 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 19-24 75.

Halftime: Coe 32, Loras 31. 3-point goals: Coe 9 (Vonderhaar 2, Haaland, Vorba  4, Shedeck, Pflughaupt). Loras 8 (Mims, VanWambeke, Grcic, DiCanio 2, Kellerman, Timp 2)

Loras women roll past Kohawks

DUBUQUE - Terese McMahon scored 21 points and pulled down 7 rebounds as the Loras women's basketball team downed Coe, 72-61, on Wednesday night in an Iowa Conference contest at the Loras Athletic and Wellness Center.

The Duhawks (8-4) dominated play on the inside, outrebounding Coe, 43-30. Loras led by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.

Aleena Hobbs led the KoHawks (9-3) with 17 points and eight rebounds. Jenna Lehman finished with 14 points.

Sharpshooting Coe guard Mickey Hansche was held to a season-low 2 points.

Kaitlin Phillips added 13 points for Loras. Megan Jones had 10 rebounds.

COE (61): Holmes 3 0-0 8, Wirth 2 1-3 5, Boltz 0 0-0 0, Hobbs 6 2-2 17, Hansche 1 0-0 2, McCreary 3 0-0 8, Lehman 4 2-2 14, Lehmann 3 1-2 7, Stulken 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 6-11 61.

LORAS (72): Phillips 6 0-0 13, Prososki-Green 0 0-0 0, Chapman 2 0-0 4, Cabrera 5 0-0 10, Stanich 4 2-2 10, Reinke 1 0-0 2, Jones 3 0-0 8, McMahon 9 3-3 21, Obendorf 2 0-2 4. Totals 32 5-8 72.

Halftime: Loras 41, Coe 27. 3-point goals: Coe 11 (Holmes 2, Hobbs 3, McCreary 2, Lehman 4). Loras 3 (Phillips, Jones 2).