CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College volleyball team picked up its second straight victory in style at Kohawk Arena on Wednesday evening, sweeping the visiting Luther College Norse 3-0. The Kohawks won 25-11, 25-20, and 25-19 while limiting the Norse to a .067 hitting percentage and 18 attacking errors. Coe raced out to an early lead in the opening set, going up 12-2 en route to a 1-0 lead.
Adilyne Reyes had a team-high four kills in the opening set while four other players registered kills in the frame. The Kohawks were forced to fight in set two as Luther used a late surge to pull within three late in the period.
Najolie Price had three kills in the set to help Coe to a 2-0 lead with back-to-back errors from Luther clinching the set. Reyes turned up the heat in the final set, recording six kills in the frame to lead Coe to victory. Luther again fought despite the deficit, tying the score at 16 but a 9-3 run from the Kohawks ended the match and secured the sweep. Reyes recorded a team and career-high 12 kills to lead the offense with four other players posting five kills or more.
Tessa Casebolt also hit a career milestone in the victory, reaching 500 kills for her Kohawk career.
GAME FACTS:
COE 3 - LUTHER 0
- The Kohawks raced out to a lead in set one, going up 12-2 as Reyes had three early kills. Luther slowly climbed back into the contest, getting within eight at 16-8. Coe regained control and finished off the set in style, scoring seven of the final nine points to go ahead 1-0. The hosts again used a strong start to set the tone in the second set, going up 11-4 after a pair of early kills from Price. Luther ripped off a 6-2 spurt to pull itself back into the set, but Coe got back on track, trading points with the visitors to see out the second set and go up 2-0. The Kohawks built another early lead in the third set, going up 11-5 as Bowe and Reyes propelled Coe with three kills each. Luther hung around despite the 2-0 deficit and large point discrepancy, ripping off an 11-5 run to tie the set at 16-16. The Kohawks took over after the scare, scoring five straight to put the game on ice. A timeout from Luther slowed the run momentarily, but Coe secured the victory on a match-ending error from the Norse.
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