Paige Zahner belted a three-run homer to help the Coe softball team defeat Buena Vista, 7-4, in the first game of an Iowa Conference doubleheader at Clark Field Tuesday.

Buena Vista took the second game, 9-6.

Zahner went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored in the victory. Maliah Fligg had two hits and Ali Givens scored two runs. Arran Weeces (9-2) pitched a complete game for the victory.

Zahner and Gretchen Lilienthal had three hits apiece for Coe in the second game. That made Zahner 5-for-7 in the doubleheader. Erin Lang had two hits for the Kohawks. Haley Smith and Lilienthal drove in two runs.

The Kohawks took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning of the nightcap, but could not hold on.

The split left Coe at 15-7 overall and 1-1 in the league. Buena Vista is 10-11 overall and 1-1.

Game 1

Buena Vista   000 100 3 - 4 4 4
Coe           010 024 x - 7 9 0

Falline and Boland. Weeces and Smith. W - Weeces (9-2). L - Falline (4-5).

Game 2

Buena Vista   010 350 0 - 9 11 0
Coe           500 001 0 - 6 11 1

Guyett and Boland. Fligg, Weeces (5) and Zahner. W - Guyett (5-4). L - Fligg (4-4).