DUBUQUE – Mickey Hansche scored 15 points and Aleena Hobbs had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Coe College women’s basketball team, but it wasn’t enough in a 63-57 loss to Loras College on Saturday at Loras.

The Kohawks led 9-2 early in the game, but Loras quickly fought back and led 35-31 at halftime. Coe kept pace in the second half, but couldn’t hold on down the stretch. Loras made four free throws in the final 33 seconds.

Victoria May scored 21 points for Loras and Kathleen Cabrera added 14 points.

Loras is 14-9 overall and Coe is 15-8. Both teams are 8-4 in he IIAC.

COE (57): Lehman 0 1-2 3, Hayes 2 2-4 6, Wirth 2 3-4 9, Hobbs 6 2-2 14, Hansche 4 4-4 15, Holmes 2 0-0 4, Lynch 0 1-2 1, Koolbeck 0 2-2 2, Stulken 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 15-20 57.

LORAS (63): May 10 1-1 21, Obendorf 3 2-2 8, K.Phillips 0 3-5 3, Cabrera 5 2-2 14, Goede 1 2-2 4, Gerard 0 0-0 0, Weaver 0 0-0 0, Chapman 1 3-4 6, Stanich 1 0-0 2, Jones 0 0-0 0, N.Phillips 0 2-2 2, McMahon 1 1-4 3. Totals 22 16-22 63.

Halftime – Loras 35, Coe 31. 3-point goals – Coe 6 (Hansche 3, Wirth 2, Holmes), Loras 3 (Cabrera 2, Chapman).