CHICAGO, Ill. - The Coe College women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the 2026-27 season on Friday evening at the University of Chicago, falling 69-62 to the No. 11/10 Maroons in the opening game of the Midway Classic. The Kohawks fell behind in the opening quarter with Chicago taking a 19-12 lead as the Maroons hit seven of their first 11 field goals. Coe battled back with an impressive second quarter, outscoring the hosts 21-11 to take a 33-30 lead at the break. Chicago regained momentum in the second half, getting a 19-9 run during the period. The Maroons extended their lead to 11 points at the midway mark of the fourth quarter and held off a late charge from Coe to hand the Kohawks their first loss of the year.
Taryn Kravig led Coe's offensive effort with 14 points while
Grace Linder and
Josie Gehrke finished with 12 and 11 points each.
GAME FACTS:
CHICAGO 69 - COE 62
- U Chicago got things started with a 10-3 run, hitting all three of its field goals to race out in front. Coe settled in during the final half of the period, trading buckets with the hosts for the final four-plus minutes. Carly Langenberg had five points during the stretch, including a clutch 3 before the end of the period to make it a seven-point game at 19-12. The Kohawks started the second quarter with a 13-5 run, quickly getting their noses in front at 25-24 as Quinn Grubbs connected on a 3. The Kohawks pushed their lead to 33-30 at the halftime break, getting four points in the final four minutes from Gehkre and Linder. Chicago responded in the third quarter, outscoring Coe 19-9 in the period to regain a lead before the fourth. The Maroons extended the lead in the fourth quarter, taking an 11-point lead at 60-49 with an early 11-7 spurt. Coe pushed back with a 9-2 run to make it 62-58 with 2 minutes to play, but U Chicago hung on and saw out the victory with solid defense and free-throw shooting.
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