Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Atwater switches to defense for Coe

Linn-Mar graduate Mark Atwater, the backup quarterback the past two years at Coe, has switched to being part of the defensive team as a linebacker this season.

Atwater suffered from a concussion his freshman year and tore the PCL ligament in his knee as a sophomore. He is back in good health, but said he made the switch to defense partially because of his injury problems.

“I wanted to play as much as I could,” he said.

Atwater's first chance to play defense for the Kohawks will come Saturday in their season opener at Wheaton College.

Atwater, a  physical education major, loves football and wants to make it his career after his playing days are done. “(I want to) get in the coaching world and basically see how high I can get and hopefully be a D1 coach some day,” he said.

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Cornell trims Coe in women's soccer

MOUNT VERNON - Emily Snider scored late in the game Wednesday to snap a 1-1 tie and give Cornell a 2-1 victory over Coe in a women's college soccer match in Mount Vernon.

Cornell led, 1-0, at halftime on a goal by Alex Place.

Coe tied the game, 1-1, on a goal by Sarah Fathallah with an assist from Meg Tulenko.

Cornell raised its record to 2-1. The Kohawks fell to 0-2.

No. 21 Kohawks spike Iowa Wesleyan

The Kohawks did it again Tuesday night.

The Coe College volleyball team is now 5-0 after sweeping Iowa Wesleyan, 25-10, 25-11, 25-20, at Eby Fieldhouse.

Coe senior Rachel Schaefer and junior Mackenzie Harbaugh, who have both been playing volleyball for more than 10 years, were key players for the Kohawks.

Schaefer said the reason the Kohawks have been so successful this year is the team's approach on the court.

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Kohawks win twice at Elmhurst Invy

ELMHURST, Ill. - The Coe College volleyball team won two matches at the Elmhurst Invitational Saturday.

The Kohawks (4-0) topped Lake Forest, 25-11, 25-12, 25-13, and swept Elmhurst, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16.

Rachel Bosworth and Rachel Schaefer had six kills against Lake Forest. Mackenzie Harbaugh collected 26 assists and five aces. Alissa Wittenburg had seven digs.

The same Kohawks topped the charts against Elmhurst. Schaefer finished with 16 kills and Bosworth had 10. Harbaugh dished out 33 assists and Wittenburg had 14 digs.