Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Dutch hit 17 treys, edge Coe

Central came in to Eby Fieldhouse and hit 17 3-point baskets to slip past Coe, 78-75, in Iowa Conference men's basketball action Wednesday night.

The Kohawks played without starting point guard Jake Timm. Coe (13-9, 7-4) got 25 points from Matt Daoust and 20 from JT Vonderhaar. Coe led 30-16 late in the first half but couldn't find a way to cool the hot-shooting visitors from Pella.

Nile Eckermann led Central with 19 points. Colby Taylor added 18. The Dutch (12-10, 5-6) hit 10 3-point baskets in the second half.

CENTRAL (78): Hauser 4 2-2 12, Eckermann 6 2-2 19, Boyd 2 0-0 6, Walker 0 0-0 0, Newendorp 3 0-0 6, Handsaker 1 0-0 3, Taylor 6 2-5 18, Smith 3 0-0 9, Kunkel 2 1-3 5. Totals: 27 7-13 78.

COE (75): Pyritz 1 0-0 3, Ditch 1 0-0 2, M. Vonderhaar 2 0-0 6, Daoust 10 4-5 25, Meyer 1 0-2 2, Wadsworth 0 0-2 0, Vorba 0 0-0 0, Shedeck 0 0-0 0, JT Vonderhaar 7 4-6 20, Fahey 2 4-6 8, Stix 0 0-0 0, Schmarzo 3 2-2 9, Delgado 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 14-22 75.

Halftime: Coe 36, Central 34. 3-point goals: Central 17 (Hauser 2, Eckermann 5, Boyd 2, Handsaker, Taylor 6, Smith 3, Kunke 2) Coe 7 (Pyritz, M. Vonderhaar 2, Daoust, JT Vonderhaar 2, Schmarzo).

Hot first half carries Coe women

Coe hit 11 3-point baskets, 10 in the first half, to keep Central winless in the Iowa Conference with a 62-44 win Wednesday night at Eby Fieldhouse.

Senior Mickey Hansche hit all six of her treys in the first half, finishing with a game-high 18 points. Aleena Hobbs finished with 12 for the Kohawks (15-7, 8-3).

Kenzie Vander Molen led Central (9-13, 0-11) with eight points.

CENTRAL (44): Dine 0 0-0 0, Vander Molen 3 1-2 8, Evans 3 1-4 7, Sharp 0 0-0 0, Helton 0 1-2 1, Swartzentruber 2 0-0 6, Stump 0 0-0 0, Malaby 0 0-0 0, Lane 2 0-0 6, Simmons 2 0-0 4, Kriegel 2 2-3 6, Ratchford 0 0-0 0, Pierce 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17 5-14 44.

COE (62): Holmes 1 0-0 3, Lynch 2 2-2 8, Wirth 2 0-0 4, Hobbs 4 3-4 12, Power 0 0-0 0, Hansche 6 0-0 18, Lehman 1 0-0 3, Koolbeck 0 0-0 0, Hayes 2 3-4 7, Stulken 2 2-2 6. Totals: 20 11-14 62.

Halftime: Coe 36, Central 26. 3-point goals: Central 5 (Vander Molen, Swartzentruber 2, Lane 2). Coe 11 (Hansche 6, Lynch 2 Holmes, Hobbs, Lehman).

Coe men bopped by Dubuque

DUBUQUE - Lucas Ware led five Dubuque players in double figures Saturday as the Spartans dumped Coe, 87-66, in an Iowa Conference game in Dubuque.

Jake Timm poured in 23 points for the Kohawks and JT Vonderhaar had 15.

Dubuque and Coe are tied for second place in the conference with 7-3 league records. Buena Vista stands in first place at 8-2.

Coe is 13-8 overall and Dubuque is 17-4 overall.

COE (66): Timm 9 4-5 23, JT Vonderhaar 6 2-4 15, Schmarzo 1 6-6 9, Fahey 3 1-2 7, Vorba 1 0-0 3, Wadsworth 1 1-1 3, Meyer 1 0-0 2, Pyritz 1 0-0 2,Stix 1 0-2 2, Pflughaupt 0 0-0 0, Shedeck 0 0-0 0, Daoust 0 0-0 0, M. Vonderhaar 0 0-0 0, Jirak 0 0-0 0, Ditch 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 14-20 66.

DUBUQUE (87): Ware 4 8-8 18, Norris 5 2-2 16, Heffernan 5 5-5 15, Mohlis 4 1-2 13, Ferguson 5 2-3 12, Arthofer 0 3-4 3, J. Ware 1 0-0 2, Morrisey 0 2-2 2, T. Ware 0 2-2 2, Weber 1 0-0 2, Cooke 0 2-2 2, Hinck 0 0-0 0, Cooper 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 27-30 87.

Halftime - Dubuque 46, Coe 35. 3-point goals - Coe 4 (Vorba 1, JT Vonderhaar 1, Timm 1, Schmarzo 1), Dubuque 10 (Mohlis 4, Norris 4, Ware 2).

Coe wins 3 events at Grinnell track

GRINNELL - Beau Freeborn and Chris Hawkins won titles for the Coe men's track team at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday.

Freeborn claimed the 800 meter run in 1:56.46 and Hawkins took the 60 meter hurdles in 8.43 seconds.

Sara Bechard, Amanda Brummet, Allie Osterberger and Sammie Osterberger captured the 4x200 relay for the Coe women's team in 1;52.17.

Hawkins placed second in the triple jump (44-9.75), Austin Springsteen ran second in the mile (4:19.04) and Nathan Haerr finished third in the 3000 meter run (9:36.64).

Bechard placed second in the 200 meter run (27.23) and Laura Bybee took third in the pole vault (10 feet).

The Coe men finished sixth out of 12 teams. The Coe women placed ninth out of 11 teams.