The Kohawks will face host Grinnell at 3 p.m. Sunday in the fina game of the tournament.
The Kohawks took their first lead of the game with 17:55 to play, as junior Brittany Norris (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson) capitalized on an old-fashioned 3-point play. The Vikings quickly regained the lead with 15:41 to play in the first half. They were able to increase their lead to eight with 5:40 to play in the half, but Coe cut the lead to three with 2:52 to play in the opening half. Neither team could put points on the board in the last 2:52 of the first half.
Coe wasted no time scoring in the second half, as they opened the half on a 9-0 run in the first 1:47. With 11:37 to play, the Vikings scored four-straight points to tie the game with 10:35 to play. The Kohawks wouldn't be denied their second-straight season opening win, as they went on a 13-4 run over the next 3:41.
Sophomores Sarah Anciaux (Iowa City, Iowa/City) and Kayla Lincoln (Maynard, Iowa/West Central) were a combined 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the games final :20 to seal the win.
Four Kohawks scored in double-figures, led by freshman Kayla Waskow's (Dunkerton, Iowa/Dunkerton) 15 points. She also added four rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots. Lincoln added 13 points and five rebounds, along with two assists and two blocked shots.
Noris added 12 points, while Anciaux dropped in 11. Sophomore Kaitlin Breitbach (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington) added five steals in the game. As a team, the Kohawks shot 47.2 percent from the field, but struggled from 3-point range, as they finished just one for eight from behind the arc.
