Kohawks knock off #24 Wartburg 3-2

The Knights jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the first set and never trailed as they came away with the 25-21 win.  Coe hit just .029 in the set, while the Knights hit .258.  Things changed for the Kohawks in the second set, as they jumped out to a 5-1 lead and never trailed in a 25-18 victory.  Coe hit .156 in the set, while the Knights were in the negative.

Just like the second set, Coe took an early lead and never trailed.  Wartburg did tie the match at 14, but never took the lead.  Coe hit .278 in the set, while the Knights hit .071.  Wartburg came back firing in the fourth set, hitting a match-high .351.  The Kohawks hit .250, but could never rebound after getting down early in the set.

Wartburg took a 3-1 lead in the fifth set, but Coe scored six of the next seven points to take a 7-4 lead.  Wartburg scored to make Coe's lead 7-5, but wouldn't get any closer the rest of the day, as Coe won the set 15-7.

Senior Kaitlin McClimon (DeWitt, Iowa/Central) had a career-high 26 kills, while hitting .440 in the match.  She also had two solo blocks and an assisted block.  Sophomore Megan Barron (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) joined McClimon in double figures with 10 kills while hitting .250.

Freshman Rachel Bosworth (Nevada, Iowa/Nevada) had nine kills, while freshman Rachel Schaefer (Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus) had eight kills and two service aces.  Junior Emily Ryan (Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon) had 48 assists and 14 digs.

Junior Brittany Shickell (Nevada, Iowa/Nevada) had a match-high 19 digs.  Freshman Alissa Wittenburg (Readlyn, Iowa/Wapsie Valley) and senior Molly Steffens (Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque) added 13 digs apiece.

The win improved the Kohawks to 10-1 overall and 3-0 in the Iowa Conference.  They join Central as the only remaining undefeated teams in league play.  Coe's 3-0 start ties the school record, joining the 2006 NCAA Tournament team in the record books.

The Kohawks return to action on Friday, as they travel to Ripon, Wis. for the Ripon Tournament.  Coe will face St. Mary's Friday at 6 p.m. and Ripon at 8 p.m. On Saturday, the Kohawks will face Lakeland at Noon and Marian at 2 p.m.