CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College men's basketball team led wire-to-wire in a 78-64 victory over Edgewood College on Saturday afternoon at Kohawk Arena. The hosts jumped out to an early lead in the first half and led by 19 after the first-period thanks to six 3s in the frame. The Kohawks continued to control the game for a majority of the second half but a late run from the Eagles forced Coe to buckle down to secure the victory. Coe had a balanced scoring attack led by three players who reached double-figures as Ray Thrapp, Jacob Robertson and Jarad Kruse eclipsed the mark while the latter led the team with 15 points. The victory is the second straight for Coe which improves to 7-1 on the year while Edgewood drops to 0-4 overall. 
 
COE 78 - EDGEWOOD 64
Game Facts

• The Kohawks started well in the contest, opening up with a 9-2 stretch which featured a pair of buckets from Kruse and a 3 from Sam Auen. Edgewood battled back and scored six of the next 11 to get within four of the lead with just over 16 minutes left in the half. Coe began to stretch its lead over the next few minutes of action, using a 13-7 spurt to jump in front by double-digits with 8:50 to play in the first. 
• The lead continued to grow for the next three-plus minutes as the Kohawks ripped off an 11-3 outburst which included points from five different players. Edgewood managed to stop the bleeding before the end of the half but Coe outscored the Eagles 8-6 to hold a 43-24 lead at the break. The hosts shot 43 percent from the floor in the opening half and 50 percent from deep, connecting on six triples to grab the lead at the midway point. 
• Edgewood was hot to start the second period, outscoring Coe 9-3 in the first three-plus minutes to cut the lead to 13 points at 46-33. The Kohawks immediately responded to the run, putting together an 8-3 spurt to push their lead back past the 15-point mark with over 11 minutes to play. Both teams settled into the contest after the midway point of the second half, trading buckets for a few minutes as Coe led by 20 with just under eight minutes remaining.
• The visitors refused to go away despite the large deficit, scoring eight-straight points to quickly cut Coe's lead to just 12 points with 4:29 to play. Auen came up clutch for Coe on the next possession, hitting a corner 3 to restore the Kohawks 15-point advantage. Coe and Edgewood then traded buckets for the remaining moments of the contest as the Kohawks saw out the game to win by double-digits.  

Up next: Coe is back in action on Wednesday, December 1 when it hosts Loras College in its first home A-R-C game which is scheduled to tip at 7:30 PM. 
 
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