CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Coe College women's basketball sophomore guard
Taylor Brunson etched her name into the history books Saturday afternoon at Kohawk Arena, breaking the single-season scoring record in a 66-46 victory over the Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves. Brunson is the first player in school history to score more than 490 points in a season, reaching the 494 point-mark with a 23-point effort against the P-Wolves. Brunson and the Kohawks raced out to an early lead in the first quarter and never looked back, taking 16-6 advantage just over six minutes in. Coe furthered its lead in the second quarter and put the game out of reach before the halftime break, leading 43-25 after 20 minutes. Brunson and the starters continued to pour it on in the third quarter and were later pulled with the Kohawks lead 59-36 early in the fourth. Coe's senior class of
Molly Chmelicek, Kennedy Gordon and
Ellie Wisner were honored following the game for their contributions to the Kohawk program.
COE 66 - NWU 46
GAME FACTS
- Coe opened the game with an 8-0 run, getting buckets from Audrie Helmrichs, Kelly Knight, Caydee Kirkham and Brunson within the first three minutes. The Prairie Wolves hung tough over the closing stretch of the quarter, staying within touching distance as the Kohawks edged the visitors 13-10. The Kohawk lead grew closer to 20 throughout the second quarter, using a 12-5 spurt to pull ahead 33-15 with 5:25 left in the frame. Wisner spearheaded the run, knocking down a pair of triples while dishing out an assist. NWU cut the lead to under 15 with a quick 10-5 but the Kohawks regained control before the half, scoring five unanswered to lead 43-25. Coe continued to outpace the Prairie Wolves in the third quarter, scoring eight of the first 12 points to go up 51-29. The Kohawks only scored 15 points over the closing 12-plus minutes in the game but maintained a solid defensive structure, holding Nebraska Wesleyan to just five field goals while seeing out the victory.
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