INDIANOLA, Iowa — The Coe College women's basketball team survived a late comeback bid on the road at Simpson Saturday afternoon, extending its winnings streak to four games with a 68-65 victory over the Storm. The Kohawks, who moved to 6-0 in A-R-C play and extended their current winning streak to four, trailed after the first half as the Storm limited Coe to just 10 points in the opening quarter and 16 in the second. The Kohawks roared back in the third quarter, outscoring the Storm 27-11 in the period as
Audrie Helmrichs powered the stretch with nine points in the frame. Coe led 53-43 after the third and extended the lead to 12 midway through the final period. Simpson rallied back in the final two minutes limiting Coe to no points in the final three-plus minutes. Helmrichs scored a clutch bucket in the dying seconds after a Kohawk timeout, finishing a layup to give Coe a 68-65 lead which was enough as a game-tying attempt from Simpson came up empty with four seconds left. Helmrichs totaled 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Kohaw offense, recording her seventh double-double of the year.
Averiel Brady and
Caydee Kirkham rounded out the double-digit scoring efforts for the Kohawks, finishing with 12 and 10 points respectively.
GAME FACTS
COE 68 - SIMPSON 65
- Simpson started hot, scoring 11 of the first 14 points to lead by multiple possessions at the 4:47 mark. Coe slowly grew into the game, ripping off seven of the final nine points to cut the deficit to three after one period. The Storm regained momentum in the second quarter, building another eight-point advantage near the midway mark of the frame. The teams traded blows over the final stretch of the half but Helmrichs gave Coe the final points, registering a layup to make it 32-26 at the break. Coe quickly erased the deficit in the third, scoring seven straight points as Helmrichs and Brady combined to spark the game-changing spurt. The Kohawks pulled away later in the third, scoring 10 unanswered points in the final 3:19 of the quarter to lead 53-43 ahead of the fourth. A 3 from Kelly Knight extended the lead to 58-46 with 6:13 to play but Simpson refused to give in. The Storm finished the period with a 14-4 run, pulling within one-point of Coe's lead at 66-65 with 35 seconds to play. Helmrichs came in clutch moments later with a bucket, sealing the victory with a layup to go up three with seven seconds remaining.
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