CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College Volleyball team dropped its first American Rivers Conference match of the 2026 season on Wednesday evening, falling 3-1 to the Wartburg College Knights. Wartburg raced out to an early 2-0 lead, erasing a large deficit in the first set before cruising to the advantage in set two. The Kohawks responded, pulling out a 26-24 victory in set three as
Brooke Sullivan tallied eight kills in victorious fashion. Wartburg secured the victory in the fourth set with a strong defensive effort, limiting Coe to just nine kills and seven attacking errors as the Knights claimed the final set 25-19. Despite the loss, Sullivan had her sixth double-digit kill performance of the season, finishing with 14 kills to lead the team.
Jasmine Shields (8),
Tessa Casebolt (7) and
Najolie Price (7) finished off the major contributions for Coe's offense, while defensively,
Elise Blaesing recorded a team-high 21 digs.
GAME FACTS:
WARTBURG 3 - COE 1
- Coe was hot to start the match, scoring four of the first five points as five early kills from Sullivan gave the hosts the advantage. The Kohawks furthered the lead with seven straight points, using a few Knight errors and two kills from Shields to take an 11-4 lead. Wartburg quickly responded, scoring nine of the next 10 points to take a 14-13 lead and flip the momentum. The Knights took the opening set with an 11-7 run, fending off a late charge from Coe to take the first 25-21 and go ahead. The Knights continued to ride the momentum in the second set, building a 9-6 lead early to control the set. A 5-3 run from the visitors pushed the lead to 14-10, but Coe fought back with a 6-1 run of its own to go up 16-15. Wartburg controlled the final phase of the set, scoring 10 of the final 15 points to claim the set 25-21 and go up 2-0. The Kohawks refused to go down without a fight, answering the call in set three. The teams traded blows for most of the period, but a four-point stretch for Wartburg gave the visitors a 14-9 lead. The Kohawks closed the set on top, ripping off a 17-10 run that featured five kills from Sullivan, including a kill to put Coe up 25-24. Wartburg steadied the ship early on, taking a 9-6 lead to start the fourth set. Coe kept it close over the next few points, outscoring the Knights 7-6 to pull within two at 15-13. Wartburg then scored three straight and never looked back, ending the match on a 10-6 run to clinch the win.
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