Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Coe pushes No.1 team to the limit

The Coe men's basketball team squandered an opportunity to knock off the top-ranked NCAA Division III club in the country Saturday afternoon.

Unfortunately for the Kohawks, too many missed free throws and too many blown layups got in the way.

Washington University of St. Louis escaped Eby Fieldhouse with an 88-78 victory that left the Kohawks disappointed with the result but encouraged about the future.

"In order for us to beat a team like this today - the way they played - we needed to make more free throws and capitalize on those easy opportunities," said Coe Coach Bryan Martin. "It feels good to know we went toe-to-toe with them, yet we have areas for improvement.

"If we shore them up we can play with some high-level teams like these guys," he said.

Washington has one of the top D3 programs in the country, with national titles in 2008 and 2009 and a perfect 11-0 mark this year. They have talented players, shoot well and make few mistakes.

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Coe’s Schmitz is All-American

Coe College senior football player Matt Schmitz has been named to the D3football.com All-American Second Team. It is the fourth-straight year Coe College has had a selection.

Schmitz, a Jesup native and Union High School graduate, also was a Iowa Conference First Team selection and made the the D3football.com All-West Region First Team. A defensive tackle, Schmitz led the Iowa Conference in tackles for loss with 9.5 and tied for the league lead with two fumble recoveries. He also ranked second in sacks with 4.5 and tied for 19th with 51 tackles.

He ranked 20th in the nation with two blocked kicks and 123rd in tackles for loss. He ends his career ranked fourth in school history in blocked kicks and tied for 10th with eight quarterback hurries.

Coe women get win in California

REDLANDS, Calif. - Megan Hayes scored 18 points and Aleena Hobbs added 17 Thursday night as the Coe women's basketball team began its swing through California with a 67-60 victory over the University of Redlands at the Currier Gym.

Michey Hansche tossed in four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for the Kohawks (5-4).

Allison Siksnus netted 14 points for Redlands (3-5).

COE (67): Lynch 0 0-0 0, Hobbs 7 2-7 17, Hansche 4 2-2 14, Lehman 3 0-0 6, Hayes 9 0-0 18, Holmes 0 0-0 0 Wirth 1 1-3 3, McCrary 0 2-2 2, Koolbeck 1 0-0 2, Stulken 2 1-2 5. Totals 27 8-16 67.

REDLANDS (60): Packard 0 0-0 0, Dage 3 3-4 11, Lykins 3 3-3 9, Ciardella 1 0-0 2, Farry 1 0-0 2, Chen 3 2-2 8, Newman 0 0-0 0, Iriarte 0 0-0 0, Cheldelin 3 1-2 8, Siksnus 5 0-0 14, Dixon 0 0-2 0, Ta'amu 1 0-0 2, Fakalata 2 0-0 4. Totals 22 9-13 60.

Halftime - Coe 36, Redlands 31. 3-point goals - Coe 5 (Hansche 4, Hobbs 1), Redlands 7 (Siksnus 4, Dage 2, Cheldelin 1).

3 Kohawks picked for all-star games

Three Coe football players will take part in two different college all-star games this Saturday in Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Puebla, Mexico.

Gaetano Tarantino and Dustin Elsbury will take part in the D3 Senior Classic in Myrtle Beach. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m.

Fellow senior Matt Schmitz will take part in the Tazon de Estrellas, with kickoff at 1 p.m.

Tarantino and Elsbury are linebackers. Schmitz is a defensive lineman.