ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The Coe College men's basketball team suffered its first defeat of the 2024-25 season on Tuesday evening, falling 82-70 to Augustana College. The Kohawks fell behind quickly, spotting the Vikings a 7-0 lead in the opening 3:30 seconds. Coe settled back in but struggled to find stops on defense until later in the first half, outscoring the Vikings 16-9 to close the gap to five at the break. The Kohawks got within three points of the deficit early in the second half on back-to-back buckets from
Cooper Nailor but Augustana regained control, using a 17-6 run before the midway mark to pull back ahead. Coe again closed the gap to single-digits with just over two minutes to play but the hosts converted free throws down the stretch and kept Coe from any easy buckets.
AUGUSTANA 82 - COE 70
GAME FACTS
- Augustana went up 7-0 early on, getting buckets from three different players within the first 3:30. Augie continued to build the lead before the midway mark, extending the lead to 12 points on a 3 with 11:01 left in the half. Brady Klahn kickstarted a run for the Kohawks with a 3 moments later, helping start a 15-10 stretch for Coe which pulled it back within seven points with under six left in the first. Coe and Augustana traded blows over the closing minutes in the first half but Cole Hrubes led all scorers with eight points during the stretch to make it 48-43 at the break. Augustana got the first bucket of the second half to regain a seven-point lead before back-to-back buckets from Nailor made it 50-47. The hosts took control during the next five-plus minutes, ripping off a 17-6 run that featured 8-of-12 shooting and points from five different players. The Kohawks made it interesting again before the three-minute mark, pulling back within 10 with a lengthy spurt. Augustana saw out the final minutes, converting 6-of-8 free throws while holding Coe to just 1-of-3 shooting.
#KohawkNation #TalonsOut
Visit https://kohawkathletics.com/ for complete coverage of Coe College Athletics
Like Coe College Athletics on Facebook
Follow @CoeAthletics on Twitter
Follow @CoeAthletics on Instagram
Coe Athletics Mobile App - Android | iPhone
