Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Coe women surge into IIAC semifinals

The Coe women's basketball team rode a 20-3 surge in the second half to a 70-64 victory over Simpson in the opening round of the Iowa Conference tournament at Eby Fieldhouse Tuesday night.

The Kohawks (18-8) will play at Luther in the semifinals Thursday night.

Coe and Simpson were locked in a 33-33 tie at halftime Tuesday. It was still tied at 35-35 when the Kohawks took control of the game with their 20-3 run, grabbing a 55-38 lead on a 3-pointer by Aleena Hobbs with 8:30 left in the game.

Simpson (16-10) got within seven points at 63-56 with 1:33, but Coe stopped the bleeding and prevailed by the six-point final margin.

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Coe baseball cancels season openers

Cold temperatures and snow on the ground have forced the Coe baseball team to cancel its trip to St. Louis to open the 2015 season this weekend.

The harsh Midwest winter has forced the cancellation of Coe's game Saturday against Greenville College and Sunday's doubleheader at Washington University in St. Louis.

Coe will open the season on its spring trip to Florida beginning March 7.

Coe women trimmed by Truman State

Truman State defeated Coe, 5-4, in a women's tennis match at the Clark Racquet Center Sunday.

Haley Resnick of Coe topped Kim Birenbaum, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 1 singles. Laura Birky also won her singles match for the Kohawks (11-2).

TRUMAN STATE 5, COE 4
Singles

1. Haley Resnick (Coe) def. Kim Birenbaum, 6-1, 6-2
2. Lauren Jin (Truman) def. Amy Sebastian, 6-1, 6-2
3. Marisa Thome (Truman) def. Jordan Ferree, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
4. Laura Birky (Coe) def. Lindsey Schlichting, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
5. Kati Austin (Truman) def. Sarah Lasecki, 6-4, 6-1
6. Holly Cantalupo (Truman) def. Diannah Watson, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

Doubles

1. Ferree/Birky (Coe) def. Birenbaum/Thome, 8-4
2. Resnick/Lasecki (Coe) def. Savannah Everett/Jin, 8-4
3. Schlichting/Kelsey Porter (Truman) def. Tamara Washington/Kaitlin Fosler, 8-4

Hobbs paces Coe by Buena Vista

Aleena Hobbs scored 19 points Saturday as Coe dumped Buena Vista, 79-62, in the final game of the regular season at Eby Fieldhouse.

The Kohawks finished in a second-place tie with Luther in the Iowa Conference standings with a 10-4 record. Dubuque won the regular-season title with an 11-3 mark.

Coe will host Simpson in the opening round of the conference tournament Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Hobbs made a living at the foul line, cashing 13 of 15 free throws. She also grabbed eight rebounds and had three assists for the Kohawks (17-8).

Megan Hayes scored 13 points for coe. Mickey Hansche and Ashley Stulken netted 12 points apiece. Allie Wirth had 12 rebounds.

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