Women's Tennis (5-1, 3-0)
Fiala wins ITA Midwest Regional, advances to Nationals
Coe sophomore Molly Fiala earned the number two seed heading into the ITA tournament this past weekend. She won her first match over Megan Walsh (Macalester College) by default. She then defeated Kristina Poplavska of St. Olaf 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the round of 16. She ended play on Saturday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Kristin Mikowski of Carthage.

Sunday’s quarterfinal match went by rather quickly as Fiala made quick work of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Nicole Stamm, 6-1, 6-0. The semifinals would boast a match up of the top remaining seeds in the tournament, as Fiala faced third seeded Lauren Ham of Gustavus Adolphus. In one of the closest matches of the tournament, Fiala came out on top 7-5, 6-4.

In the championship, she faced fourth seeded Amanda Sta Romano from Carthage. For the second time this year, Fiala was able to defeat Sta Romano, pulling off a 6-1, 7-6 victory to send her to nationals.

Also this past week on the courts, the Kohawks defeated Wartburg in a dual, with all Kohawk women winning their matches.

Weekly Honors: After her impressive showing at the ITA Regional, Fiala was named the Iowa Conference Female Athlete of the Week.

Next Up: The team will host Cornell this Monday. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.

Women's Tennis Schedule
Season Statistics
Iowa Conference Standings

Football: (4-0, 2-0)
Kohawks use all tools in win over Buena Vista
The Coe football team had everything put together in Saturday's game against Buena Vista. Robert DeMoulin threw for 368 yards, completing 20 of 25 passes, including three touchdowns to lead the Kohawks to a 41-17 victory. DeMoulin’s 368 yards is the fourth most passing yards in a game in school history.

DeMoulin wasn’t the only person climbing the charts of the Kohawk record books on Saturday. On the defensive side of the ball, Adam Jordison was breaking records on almost every play. Jordison broke the school record for tackles for a loss and sacks in a game as he registered five sacks for a loss of 37 yards for the Beavers. With his five sacks and tackles for a loss, he became the all-time leader for both categories. He now has 36 tackles for a loss and 15 sacks in his career. His five sacks also tied an Iowa Conference record.

After punting on their first two possessions, the Kohawks went on to score touchdowns on six of their next seven possessions. Junior Neil Suckow put the Kohawks on the board with 3:38 to play in the first quarter with a one-yard touchdown run. Two minutes later the Beavers were taking the lead once again after getting a one-yard run from Cody Pierce. The 10-7 first quarter lead for the Beavers wouldn’t last long as Ashton Northern scored on a 12-yard run with 10:19 to play in the first half. With Coe leading 14-10, that would be the closest the Beavers would come to the Kohawks for the rest of the afternoon.

With 5:52 to play in the first half, Suckow scored on his second one-yard run of the half to cap off a seven-play, 93-yard drive to put the Kohawks ahead 20-10. To end the first half, Northern scored on a 25-yard screen pass from DeMoulin that capped off an eight-play, 95-yard drive.

The Kohawks would have a calmer second half, minus two big plays through the air. With 10:50 to play in the third, DeMoulin hooked up with Suckow for a 35-yard touchdown that put Coe ahead 34-10, their largest lead of the game. Less than four minutes later DeMoulin hooked up with Jon Rife for a 64-yard touchdown pass. The catch was Rife’s 21st career touchdown catch, tying him with Tom Marshall for the most in school history.

Weekly Honors: Adam Jordison was named the Iowa Conference Male Athlete of the Week. Jordison, a senior defensive end, tied an Iowa Conference record with five sacks in Coe’s 41-17 victory over Buena Vista. He also had nine tackles in the game (six solo) and became Coe’s career leader in tackles for loss and sacks. He is the fourth IIAC player to record five sacks in a game, the first since Wartburg’s Matt Stoffel in September 2003.

Nationally Ranked: The Kohawks are ranked in the top 20 in many national categories, led by junior quarterback Robert DeMoulin's 173.5 pass effiency rating. He leads the Iowa Conference and is ranked 11th in the nation. Junior Neil Suckow is ranked eighth in scoring and 25th in all-purpose yards. Senior Adam Jordison ranks third in the nation in tackles for a loss and eighth in sacks, averaging 1.5 sacks per game and 3.1 tackles for a loss.

Next Up : The Kohawks face the Loras College Duhawks in tomorrow's Homecoming game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Clark Field. The Duhawks come in with a 1-2 overall record and 1-0 in the conference after beating Dubuque last week 23-20.

Football Schedule
Season Statistics
#15 Coe 41 - Buena Vista 17 - Box Score
Iowa Conference Standings
AFCA Coaches Poll
D3Football.com Poll

Volleyball: (13-3, 3-1)
Kohawks co-champions at Central Invitational
The Kohawk volleyball team won an impressive four games in the Central Tournament this past weekend. The team beat William Penn 3-0, Wisconsin-Whitewater 3-2, University of Chicago 3-2, and Bethany Lutheran 3-0. Rachel Schmidt and Emily Ita were both named to the all-tournament team for their performances.

For the first time in school history, the Kohawks are ranked in the AVCA Coaches Poll. Coe entered the poll at 23rd in the nation.

Following their performance in the Central Tournament, the Kohawks suffered their first conference loss to Loras. The Kohawks lost to the Duhawks 3-0.

Weekly Honors: Emily Ita was named the Iowa Conference Volleyball Player of the Week after her outstanding performance at the Central Invitational.

Ita, a junior middle hitter, hit .448 and averaged 3.37 kills and 1.05 blocks per game during the week, earning All-Tournament Team honors at the Central Invitational. Coe went 5-0 during the week, improving to 13-2 on the season, the quickest to 13 wins in school history. In a 3-0 Conference win over Buena Vista, Ita hit .529 with nine kills and three blocks. She had 12 kills, four digs and four blocks in the Kohawks’ 3-2 win over Wisconsin-Whitewater, their second win of the season over the defending national champions. Ita hit .324 with 16 kills, six digs and five blocks in a 3-2 win over the University of Chicago. She finished the week with a .630 hitting percentage, 17 kills and four blocks in a 3-0 win over William Penn, and a .250 hitting percentage, 10 kills, three digs and four blocks in a 3-0 win over Bethany Lutheran.

Nationally Ranked: Kristy Upah currently ranks sixth in the nation with 12.82 assists per game. Amber Karkosh is ranked 17th in digs, averaging 6.97 per match. As a team, the Kohawks are ranked sixth in kills per game and ninth in assists per game.

Next Up: The Kohawks will travel to Dubuque for more conference action this Tuesday. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Volleyball Schedule
Season Statistics
Iowa Conference Standings

Cross Country
Kohawks kicking into gear at halfway point
On Sept. 22 the men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Augustana to run in the Brissman Lundeen Meet. The top three finishers for the men were Lane Moser, Ben Kaplan, and Ricky Kremer. Moser finished 111th in 28:43, Kaplan finished 146th with a time of 29:32, followed by Kremer who finished with a time of 30:22.

The top three finishers for the women’s team were Denise Eslinger, Linda Freiha, and Elaina Mertens. The team finished 18th. Eslinger had a time of 23:29 and a 32nd place finish. Freiha fihished 88th in 24:55 while Mertens posted a time of 25:18.

Next up: On Sept. 30 members of both cross country teams will be participating in the Coe Homecoming 5K.

Correction: Last week it was written that the women’s cross country team finished 6th at the St. Olaf Invitational when actually the team finished 6th with two top-25 runners at the Grinnell meet. The two top-25 runners at Grinnell were Eslinger and Freiha. They placed 14th and 22nd respectively with times of 24:17 and 24:49. The team finished 15th at the St. Olaf meet and Eslinger placed 23rd with a time of 24:25.

Cross Country Schedule and Results

Women's Golf
Kohawks prepare for Iowa Conference Meet
The Kohawk women have had the week off to practice as they prepare for the Iowa Conference Women’s Golf Championship. The first 36-holes of the 72-hole championship will be held in Cedar Falls at the Pheasant Ridge Golf Club this weekend. Today’s round began at 10 a.m. and tomorrow’s round tees off at 9 a.m.

The pairings for play on the first day are determined by team stroke averages. Players from the three teams with the lowest stroke average will play together as will players from the fourth, fifth and sixth ranked teams and the players from the seventh, eighth and ninth ranked teams. Pairings for play in rounds two and three will be based on each teams’ score position from the previous day. The final round pairings will be determined by individual scores after round three.

Coming into the meet the top three team averages are Wartburg (329.4), Simpson (330.2) and Buena Vista (341.3). Last year Wartburg won the conference meet followed by Buena Vista, Simpson and Loras. Coe has two top-25 place-winners returning in Angela Meisterling and Amanda Nigg.

Women's Golf Schedule
Iowa Conference Meet Information

Men's Soccer (0-9-1, 0-0)
Kohawks looking for first victory
The Coe men’s soccer team is still looking for it's first victory of the season after losses to Colorado College and Ithaca College this past weekend. The Kohawks lost to Colorado College 2-0 and to Ithaca College 5-2.

The two points in Coe’s loss to Ithaca were made by Chris Koenig and Joel Opolka. Kohawk freshman Stephen Beckwith had 9 saves as goalie.

Next Up: The men’s team will play at Wartburg tomorrow, and will host Central on Wednesday. The match tomorrow is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., and the match on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Men's Soccer Schedule
Men's Soccer Stats
Iowa Conference Standings

Women's Soccer (4-3-1, 0-0)
Kohawks lose to ranked Metro State squad
The Coe women’s soccer team looks to open the conference schedule this week with a win after a 10-0 loss to second-ranked Metro State earlier this week in Denver, Colo. This victory gave Metro State their 59th straight win at home.

Nationally Ranked: Jenny McArdle is currently ranked eighth in the nation in assists per game, averaging .86 per contest.

Next Up: The Kohawks travel to Wartburg tomorrow to take on the Knights and will host Central on Wenesday. The match tomorrow is scheduled to start at 1 pm, while the match on Wednesday kicks off at 2 p.m.

Women's Soccer Schedule
Women's Soccer Stats
Iowa Conference Standings

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