DUBUQUE, Iowa - The Coe College women's basketball team pushed its winning streak to seven games on Wednesday evening, defeating Dubuque 77-64 in the team's first game of 2023. The Kohawks led for over 37 minutes in the game and handled Dubuque throughout for its third A-R-C win of the season. Coe opened with a slight 18-16 advantage in the opening 10 minutes before dominating the second quarter, outscoring the Spartans 24-11 to hold a 42-27 lead at the half. Dubuque fought back in the third period, edging Coe 18-15 to close the gap to 12 points with 10 minutes to play. The Spartans continued to fight back in the fourth quarter, getting within nine points with 5:26 remaining but the Kohawks saw out the remainder of the contest with some solid defense and clutch 3s. Four Kohawks hit the double-figure scoring mark as
Caydee Kirkham, Kaalyn Petersen, Molly Buck and
Alyse Southard all achieved the feat. Kirkahm's excellent freshman season continued as she scored a team and game-high 20 points while falling one assist shy of a double-double. Petersen was ultra efficient on offense, going 9-of-11 from the field for 18 total points and eight rebounds. Buck and Southard each scored 11 points for Coe, knocking down three 3s each while Buck added four dimes. As a team, Coe had a season-high 27 assists and shot a season-best 68.1 percent from the floor. The victory moves Coe to 11-3 on the year and 3-2 in the league while Dubuque drops to 9-5 overall and 3-2 in the A-R-C.
GAME FACTS:
COE 77 - DUBUQUE 64
- Dubuque opened the scoring less than a minute into the first quarter but Coe quickly answered, responding with back-to-back buckets from Petersen and Ellie Wisner. Coe continued to lead over the next few minutes, outscoring Dubuque 10-6 to hold a 14-8 lead mindway through the quarter. The hosts ended the period with a strong 8-4 spurt, getting a 3 and a pair of field goals to slice the deficit to two points at 18-16.
- Coe again had a strong opening to the second quarter, outscoring UD 9-5 in the first 2:30 of the period. Kirkham led the run, scoring seven points including a pair of layups and a long ball. Dubuque answered, getting back-to-back buckets to cut the lead back to four but the Kohawks ripped off a 13-2 stretch to end the quarter. The run, which was spurred on by a balanced scoring effort, gave the Kohawks a 42-27 lead after two periods.
- UD cut the lead to 11 quickly in the third, getting a 6-2 spurt to open the period. Coe showed no panic, answering with eight unanswered points to take its largest lead of the game at 19. The Spartans buckled down over the final five minutes of the third, using a dominant 12-5 run to pull within 12 points with 10 minutes to play.
- The Spartans closed the gap to six points in the first minute of the fourth, getting six-straight points to begin the frame. Coe quickly answered to slow the momentum, outscoring UD 8-2 over the next two minutes. The visitors got a pair of 3s during the stretch, one from Kirkham and one from Meagan Harvey. The squads then went back-and-forth over the next few minutes of the game but UD got within 10 with 4:27 to play. Southard and Petersen then came up clutch for Coe, getting a 3 and a layup on back-to-back possessions to restore a 15-point advantage. UD continued to battle over the final three minutes of the game but Coe saw out the remainder of the clock to secure its seventh win in a row.
Up next: Coe is back at home this weekend for another A-R-C matchup, hosting Buena Vista at Kohawk Arena on Saturday, January 7 at 2 PM.
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