Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Smith ties record as Kohawks sweep

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Brianna Smith tied a school record with 28 kills Saturday as the 25th-ranked Coe volleyball team nipped Saint Benedict, 3-2, at the Northwestern Tournament in St. Paul, Minn.

The Kohawks also beat St. Scholastica, 3-0.

Mackenzie Harbaugh collected 44 assists in the victory over St. Benedict and helped Smith tie the school record for kills. Harbaugh also had 20 digs in the match. Madi Miller had 19 digs, Meghan McClimon had 16 and Ali Arns 15.

Coe and Saint Benedict had a see-saw battle that saw the Kohawks prevail 25-15, 22-25, 25-14, 23-25, 15-12.

The Kohawks had an easier time against St. Scholastica with a sweep by 25-22, 25-19, 27-25. Smith had 14 kills in that match. Harbaugh had 40 more assists and 17 digs. Arns and Miller had 18 digs.

Coe raised its record to 4-1.

Coe women place 8th at Sail golf

CEDAR FALLS - The Coe women's golf team finished eighth out of 12 teams at the Luther Sail Classic at the Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls Saturday.

Wartburg won the championship. Vrishali of Grinnell took medalist honors with a 36-hole score of 3-over-par 147.

Erin Lang placed 23rd for Coe at 28-over-par 172 with rounds of 87 and 85.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Wartburg 621, 2. Grinnell 635, 3. Central 663, 4. Central White 668, 5. Luther 671, 6. Loras 698, 7. Wartburg Black 712, 8. Coe 724, 9. Simpson 735, 10. Buena Vista 762, 11. Dubuque 857, 12. Loras Golf 904.

COE: 28. Erin Lang 87-85=172, 37. Bethany Lehman 88-93=181, 41. Jade Hess 88-95=183, 47. Chloe Crain 99-89=188, 60. Madison Ries 112-108=220.

Kohawks smashed by No.7 Wheaton

The beads of sweat were still dripping off the tip of Steve Staker's nose a good 25 minutes after the Coe football team began the season with a 52-14 loss to seventh-ranked Wheaton at Clark Field.

It was a hot, steamy, miserable day for the Kohawks and their head coach knew his team had lost to a superior opponent.

"They're rated in the top 10 in the nation and we're not," he said succinctly. "They're a better football team than we are."

Wheaton rolled up 574 yards of total offense and 29 first downs, averaging a healthy 7.2 yards per play. Quarterback Johnny Peltz picked the Kohawks apart all day, hitting 24 of 35 passes for 350 yards and four touchdowns.

Coe rarely put pressure on Peltz, who had plenty of time to find his wide-open receivers against Coe's green defensive backs. Wheaton finished 11-1 last season and reached the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs and could be headed in the same direction again.

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Coe volleyball splits two matches

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Coe volleyball team split two matches Friday at the Northwestern Tournament in St. Paul, Minn.

The 25th-ranked Kohawks lost to 20th-ranked Augsburg, 25-17, 25-17, 20-25, 25-22, in their first match. The Kohawks defeated Northwestern (Minn.), 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 28-26, in their second contest.

Olivia Leisinger and Brianna Smith led Coe with nine kills against Augsburg. Meghan McClimon had eight kills. Mackenzie Harbaugh collected 29 assists and 14 digs.

Smith paced the Kohawks against Northwestern with 14 kills and Leisinger had 13 kills. Harbaugh rolled up 45 assists. Madi Miller had 22 digs and Ali Arns had 18 digs.

The split left Coe with a 2-1 record.