Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Martin tabs connections for new Kohawks

Bryan Martin has made a lot of good connections during his basketball career as a player and coach at seven different colleges.

It's paid off with a handsome recruiting class at Coe.

Martin has brought in 11 new players for the Kohawks and four of them came through his connections with his former coaches and former players through the years.

Take Zach Schlabaugh of Williamsburg. Schlabaugh's father, Dave, recruited Martin to play college basketball at Morningside. Now Martin has recruited Schlabaugh's son to play for him at Coe.

"We've kind of come full cycle there," said Martin.

Take Will Reichelt, a 6-foot-6 player from Pocatello, Idaho. One of Reichelt's coaches in school was a student manager at Indian Hills when Martin worked at that junior college.

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Meyer thrilled with Coe recruits

Coe softball coach Diane Meyer figures she watched about 134 high school games this past season in search of talented new players for the Kohawks.

She's delighted with the results.

Meyer brought in 11 freshmen and one junior college transfer for the 2016 campaign.

"I'm really excited about them," said Meyer, entering her second year as head coach. "They're all really good players. I'm just really anxious to see how we mesh together."

Eight of the freshmen are from Iowa. Meyer began watching many of them years ago and received commitments even before their senior campaigns began in high school.

Even with their commitments in the bank, Meyer kept returning to their games to keep tabs on their progress. Jake Koolbeck, one of her student assistant coaches, often went with her or attended games on his own.

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Coe women's soccer now 4-0

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Miranda Anderson had a goal and an assist and goalies Kaitlyn Gordley and Katelyn Laraia combined for a shutout as Coe downed Rockford, 3-0, on Sunday at Sam Greeley Field.

Katie Sandecki and Heather Ruiz also scored for Coe (4-0). Gabby Lancial and Jocey Gilbert had assists for the Kohawks.

The Coe keepers combined for five saves. Rockford is 0-3.

Coe women net win at Cornell

MOUNT VERNON - The Coe women's tennis team picked up its first win of the fall season, Sunday, downing Cornell, 6-3.

Three matches went three sets and Coe won two of them from Haley Resnick at No. 1 singles and Laura Birky at No. 3.

The Kohawks (1-1) clinched the match by winning two of the three doubles matches. Cornell falls to 0-3

COE 6, CORNELL 3
Singles

1. Haley Resnick (Coe) def. Julia Thome, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
2. Amy Sebastian (Coe) def. Shashanna Moll, 6-2, 6-0
3. Laura Birky (Coe) def. Sophie Robertson, 7-5, 2-6, 10-7 
4. Gabriella Ferro (Cor) def. Sarah Lasecki, 6-2, 7-5 
5. Gracie Benton (Cor) def. Diannah Watson, 1-6, 6-4, 10-5 
6. Tamara Washington (Coe) def. Abby Bridgett, 6-0, 7-5

Doubles

1. Resnick/Birky (Coe) def. Moll/Robertson, 8-4
2. Thome/Ferro (Cor) def. Lasecki/Washington, 8-2 
3. Watson/Amy Sebastian (Coe) def. Anne Seng/Benton, 8-0