Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Coe women overtaken by Dubuque

DUBUQUE - The Coe women's basketball team led by as much as 15 points in the first half but wasn't able to hold on as Dubuque rallied for a 94-89 Iowa Conference win on Wednesday night at the Stoltz Sports Center.

Mickey Hansche led Coe (13-9, 4-7) with 26 points, including six 3-pointers. Hansche became the first player in Kohawk history to have at least 70 treys in multiple seasons. Allena Hobbs added 22 and Jenna Lehman had 20.

Allie Worth finished with 11 rebounds.

Emily Brinker led Dubuque (8-14, 3-8) with 29 points. Abbey Meyer added 20 points and seven rebounds

COE (89): Holmes 0 0-0 0, Wirth 4 0-0 8, Boltz 0 0-0 0, Hobbs 8 4-7 22, Hansche 8 4-5 26, McCreary 2 0-0 5, Lehman 7 4-4 20, Lehmann 1 2-2 4, Stulken 2 0-1 4. Totals: 32 14-19 89.

DUBUQUE (94): Meyer 6 7-9 20, Richardson 2 0-0 6, Enos 2 0-0 6, Steen 4 3-4 14, Theill 0 0-0 0, Boer 3 0-2 6, Biermeier 1 0-0 2, Brinker 11 4-4 29, Kirkwood 2 1-2 6, Burdette 2 1-2 5, Ranney 0 0-0 0. Totals: 33 16-21 94.

Halftime: Coe 45, Dubuque 41. 3-point goals: Coe 11 (Hobbs 2, Hansche 6, McCreary, Lehman 2). Dubuque 12 (Meyer, Richardson 2, Enos 2, Steen 3, Brinker 3, Lockwood).

Coe men top Wartburg in OT

The Coe men's basketball team outscored Wartburg 11-2 in overtime Saturday and claimed a 77-68 victory in an Iowa Conference game at Eby Fieldhouse.

The Kohawks prevailed despite not scoring a single point in the final three minutes of the second half. The Kohawks took a 66-65 lead with 3:20 left in regulation on a free throw by Matt Meyer, but then both teams went into a scoring drought.

Wartburg tied the game, 66-66, on a free throw by Nate Woeste with 58 seconds left in the second half, but he missed his second free throw and the game was still tied when the horn sounded.

Trevor Haaland and Christian Fahey scored the first two baskets of overtime for Coe as the Kohawks grabbed a 70-66 advantage. Jaran Sabus made two free throws to pull Wartburg within 70-68 with 2:58 left, but the Kohawks blanked the Knights 7-0 the rest of the way on seven free throws.

Matt Vonderhaar scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack for Coe (8-13, 3-7). Meyer finished with 14 points and Fahey had 10. Vonderhaar grabbed 11 rebounds for a double-double. Jake Timm collected eight points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the Kohawks.

Jordan Cannon pumped in 23 points for Wartburg (12-9, 5-5).

WARTBURG (68): Woeste 3 2-7 10, Cannon 9 2-5 23, Putchio 1 0-0 2, Kalan 0 0-0 0, Webber 6 2-2 14, Herman 0 2-2 2, Brown 2 0-0 4, Kickbush 1 0-0 3, Sabus 2 2-2 6, Ellis 1 0-0 3, Gehling 0 1-2 1. Totals 25 11-20 68.

COE (77): Vonderhaar 5 3-4 15, Shedeck 2 1-2 6, Fahey 4 2-4 10, Timm 2 4-4 8, Haaland 3 2-4 9, Meyer 4 5-8 14, Vorba 2 0-0 6, Pflughaupt 1 0-0 3, Wadsager 0 0-0 0, Williams 1 4-6 6. Totals 24 21-32 77.

Halftime - Wartburg 39, Coe 31. Regulation - Coe 66, Wartburg 66. 3-point goals - Wartburg 7 (Cannon 3, Woeste 2, Kickbush 1, Ellis 1), Coe 8 (Vonderhaar 2, Vorba 2, Shedeck 1, Haaland 1, Meyer 1, Pflughaupt 1).

Coe women fall to Wartburg

The Coe women's basketball team struggled in the first half Saturday and lost to Wartburg, 62-53, in an Iowa Conference game at Eby Fieldhouse.

The Kohawks scored only five points in the second quarter and trailed at halftime, 31-15. The Kohawks outscored the Knights 38-31 in the second half, but could not catch up.

Mickey Hansche led Coe with 16 points and was the only Kohawk to score in double figures. Aleena Hobbs was held to five points, but grabbed nine rebounds. Allie Wirth had 10 rebounds for Coe (13-8, 4-6).

Morgan Neuendorf scored 17 points for Wartburg (15-6, 5-5). Linn-Mar grads Katie Sommer, Aryn Jones and Kristie Sommer combined for 33 points for the Knights.

WARTBURG (62): Jones 4 4-5 12, Kristie Sommer 0 6-7 6, Murphy 0 4-6 4, Burrows 3 0-0 7, Katie Sommer 5 4-4 15, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Neuendorf 7 1-2 17, Haupert 0 1-2 1. Totals 19 20-26 62.

COE (53): Wirth 1 0-0 2, Hobbs 1 3-4 5, Lehmann 2 0-0 4, Hansche 5 5-7 16, Lehman 0 2-2 2, Holmes 2 0-0 6, Boltz 2 0-0 6, Power 0 0-0 0, McCrary 2 2-2 6, Stulken 3 0-2 6. Totals 18 12-17 53.

Halftime - Wartburg 31, Coe 15. 3-point goals - Wartburg 4 (Neuendorf 2, Burrows 1, Katie Sommer 1), Coe 5 (Holmes 2, Boltz 2, Hansche 1).

Coe men sweep tennis meets

The Coe men's tennis team collected a pair of 9-0 victories Saturday at the Clark Racquet Center.

Brady Anderson cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at No. 1 singles as the Kohawks blanked Wisconsin-La Crosse in their first meet.

Evengy Pakhomenko moved into the No. 1 slot for the second meet and posted a 6-0, 6-1 victory as the Kohawks shut out Dubuque.

COE 9, WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE 0

Singles

1. Brady Anderson (C) def. Tony Mirasola, 6-1, 6-2 2. Alex Bernt (C) def. Kyle Wogahn, 6-2, 6-2 3. Ryan Hickman (C) def. Simon Brandt, 6-1, 6-0 4. Evengy Pakhomenko (C) def. Joey Schneider, 6-4, 6-2 5. Zack Decker (C) def. Matt Lindsay, 6-2, 6-2 6. Josh Pudlo (C) def. Sam Gowan, 6-1, 7-5

Doubles

1. Hickman/Riley Galbraith (C) def. Mirasola/Wogahn, 8-3 2. Anderson/Pudlo (C) def. Schneider/Gowan, 8-4 3. Bernt/Nate Ackert (C) def. Brandt/Joey Schubert, 8-3

COE 9, DUBUQUE 0

Singles

1. Pakhomenko (C) def. Matthew Sablay, 6-0, 6-1 2. Ackert (C) def. Justin Castro, 6-2, 6-1 3. Chad Moklestad (C) def. Ranfer Hernandez, 6-1, 6-0 4. Pudlo (C) def. Jordan Hamling, 6-0, 6-1 5. Tyrin Wages (C) def. Zebulon Hill, 6-0, 6-0 6. Justin Sauter (C) def. Rubiano Blanco, 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

1. Decker/Mark Kroll (C) def. Castro/Hernandez, 8-1 2. Ackert/Moklestad (C) def. Sablay/Hamling, 8-4 3. Wages/Ethan Dirksen (C) def. Hill/Blanco, 8-0