MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - The Coe College volleyball team suffered a defeat in its 2026 regular-season finale on Friday evening at Cornell College, falling 3-0 to the Rams. Cornell was in control of the match from the opening set, claiming 25-18, 25-15 and 25-13 victories for the sweep. The Kohawks and Rams were neck-and-neck early in the first set, with the Rams leading by just one at 13-12. The hosts ripped off a 12-6 run to claim the opening set and never looked back, proceeding to dominate the final two frames. Coe's offensive effort was led by
Jasmine Shields, who had eight kills.
Najolie Price backed up the Kohawk freshman with seven kills, while
Lexi Hammer had a team-high 14 assists. Defensively,
Abi Bowe and
Tessa Casebolt hit the double-digit dig mark with 11 each.
GAME FACTS:
CORNELL 3 - COE 0
- Coe and Cornell were evenly matched through the first few rallies of set one as Cornell led 13-12. The Rams turned it on to end the frame, outscoring Coe 12-6 in the final phase to secure a 25-18 victory. Cornell was hot again to begin the second frame, taking a 14-5 lead after nine kills on the attacking end. Coe did get back-to-back points to slow the run momentarily, but Cornell answered with a six-point swing to regain control of the set. Cornell held off a late charge from Coe for the 2-0 lead and again raced out to a large lead in set three. Down 13-5, Coe kept fighting, pulling within 11 of the lead at 24-13 but a match-ending error gave the Rams the victory.
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