CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College women's basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon with a 65-55 victory over Illinois College at Kohawk Arena. The Kohawks led by double-digits midway through the second quarter but the Lady Blues fought back to get within seven points at the halftime break. Coe saw its lead quickly grow past double figures early in the second half but the visitors refused to go away, cutting the lead to just six points with 25 seconds to play but a few key free throws went down for Coe as it held on to snap the two-game skid. 
 
Elle Wisner led the offense for the Kohawks, scoring 17 points as the freshman was 7-of-9 from the free throw line. Molly Buck also finished with double-figures, scoring 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting while knocking down three long-range jumpers in the effort. Alyse Southard and Katie Wilhelmi added nine points each for the Kohawks while Wilhelmi added eight boards to finish second on the team. Kaalyn Petersen recorded seven points in the game, finishing below her season average but she had a team-best 13 rebounds and also chipped in with three assists, one steal and one block. 
 
COE 65 - ILLINOIS COLLEGE 55
Game Facts

• The Kohawks were hot to start the game, scoring the opening seven points to quickly jump ahead as Buck had five points during the stretch. The Lady Blues finally got on the scoreboard at the 6;26 mark but Coe responded with a bucket as Wisner scored to restore a seven-point advantage for the Kohawks. The hosts continued to extend their lead before the end of the first period, ending it on an 8-4 run to take a 17-6 advantage into the second period of action.
• Southard opened the second quarter with a long-distance jumper for Coe, stretching the lead to 14 at the 7:48 mark of the period. Illinois College fought back over the next few minutes, using a 7-3 spurt to cut the lead to just 10 points with 3:54 left in the half. The run continued for the visitors for the remainder of the period, ending it with an 8-4 stretch to cut the lead to 27-21 after 20 minutes of action. 
• Illinois College continued to cut into the lead to start the third quarter, scoring the first two buckets to make it 27-25 less than a minute into the frame. Coe snapped back into form after the run from the Lady Blues, outscoring the visitors 13-3 over the next five-plus minutes of action to regain a double-digit lead. The Kohawks stretched the lead to 15 before the end of the third quarter, scoring seven of the final 11 points to grab a 47-32 lead after three. 
• Both teams struggled offensively to start the fourth quarter, combining for just 11 points in the first five minutes of action but Coe managed to maintain the double-digit advantage. The offensive woes continued for Coe as Illinois College slowly cut the lead to just seven with 1:01 to play but the Kohawks managed to hit some clutch free throws en route to the victory. 

Up next: Coe will be back in action on Tuesday, November 23 when it heads to Decorah to open up A-R-C play against Luther College at 5:30 PM.
 
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