MADISON, Wis. - The Coe women's basketball team earned its first road win Tuesday night, as they defeated Edgewood 71-55. The Kohawks had the hot hand from 3-point range, as they hit 10 and Edgewood hit just one.
Coe used a 12-2 run early in the first half to increase its lead to 18-8 with just under 12 minutes to play in the half. With 5:46 to play in the opening half, sophomore
Ashley Hood (Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware) hit a jumper that sparked an 11-0 run by the Kohawks. Sophomore
Leslie Ware (Des Moines, Iowa/Johnston) ended the run with three-straight 3-point baskets.
Junior
Devvin Rolston (Clinton, Iowa/Clinton) scored the first five points of the second half for the Kohawks, which increased Coe's lead to 19, the largest of the game. Coe would hold a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game.
Ware finished with a game-high 17 points, while hitting five 3-point baskets. Freshman
Kayla Waskow (Dunkerton, Iowa/Dunkerton) added 13 points, while also having three assists and three blocked shots. Junior
Kayla Lincoln (Maynard, Iowa/West Central) added 11 points, two blocks and two steals in the win. She also hit three 3-point baskets.
Junior
Sarah Anciaux (Iowa City, Iowa/City) had a team-high nine rebounds, while Rolston added seven and junior
Kaitlin Breitbach (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington) had six. Breitbach also had a game-high five assits, with Hood adding three.
Coe returns to action Jan. 2 against Grinnell. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Eby Fieldhouse.