DUBUQUE - Mickey Hansche hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points Wednesday night, but it wasn't enough to save Coe College in an Iowa Conference women's basketball game in Dubuque.

Loras clipped the Kohawks, 56-51, before 250 fans.

Hansche gave Coe a 41-37 lead with 12:40 left in the game, but Loras scored 10 straight points for a 47-41 margin with 7:12 remaining.

The Kohawks tied the game, 51-51, on a 3-pointer by Lindsey Jipp with 1:31 left, but the visitors did not score again. Loras made five free throws in the final 33 seconds for the victory.

Megan Hayes collected eight points and six rebounds for Coe (6-8, 1-2). Katie Langmeier scored 13 points for Loras (8-6, 3-0).

COE (51): Wirth 0 0-0 0, Breitbach 2 1-2 7, Hansche 6 0-2 17, Halvorson 2 3-4 7, Reed 2 2-2 6, Jipp 1 0-0 3, Wheelwright 1 0-0 3, McCrary 0 0-0 0, Buckles 0 0-0 0, Stulken 0 0-0 0, Hayes 3 2-2 8. Totals 17 8-12 51.

LORAS (56): K.Phillips 3 2-4 9, Byrne 4 0-0 0, Cabrera 0 2-2 2, Langmeier 6 1-5 13, May 4 0-0 9, Varner 0 0-0 0, Wheeler 2 2-3 6, Bradford 0 0-0 0, N.Phillips 1 2-4 5, Goode 0 0-0 0, Obendorf 1 1-2 3. Totals 21 10-20 56.

Halftime - Loras 32, Coe 29. 3-point goals - Coe 9 (Hansche 5, Breitbach 2, Jipp 1, Wheelwright 1), Loras 4 (K.Phillips 1, Byrne 1, May 1, N.Phillips 1).