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Kohawks move into sole possession of second place

No. 25 Coe (18-4, 4-2 IIAC) defeated Simpson (16-9, 3-2 IIAC) in Iowa Conference volleyball action Oct. 10 in Indianola. The Storm won the opening game 30-27. Game two saw the match tied eight separate times. With the scored tied at 27, Nicole Spree’s hitting attack was ruled out, but the call was overturned after a meeting between the officials, giving Coe a one-point lead. A Storm hitting error made it 29-27. Erika Amfahr got Simpson within one, but on the next play, Rachel Schmidt posted a kill to win the game 30-28 for the Kohawks.

Coe held the Storm to -.043 hitting (9-11-47) in game three to take a 30-22 win. The Kohawks got off to a hot start in game four, leading by as much as six. With Coe leading 21-17, Simpson mounted a charge, taking a 27-26 lead on a Tiffany Everding kill. A Storm service error tied the score at 27 on the next play. Another unforced Simpson mistake, this time a hitting error, gave Coe a 28-27 lead. Schmidt’s only service ace of the match made it 29-27. After a short rally, Spree’s kill ended the match, giving Coe the victory.

Shannon Nelson and Spree each had 14 kills to pace the Kohawks. Nelson hit .364 for the match (14-2-33). Spree, whose two older sisters, Casey and Rachael both played at Simpson, added a team high 18 digs and a team high six blocks. Amber Karkosh had 12 kills, nine digs, and five blocks. Coe setter Kristy Upah had 43 assists and 16 digs.

Everding led the Storm as she tallied 16 kills and 22 digs. Jessica Martin posted 14 kills and 23 digs. Tara Christensen dished out 48 assists and had 10 digs. The 5-7 setter also had a solo block.

Coe College def. Simpson College 27-30,30-28,30-22,30-27

Coe College (18-4, 4-2 IIAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Shannon Nelson 14-0-4; Nicole Spree 14-2-6; Amber Karkosh 12-0-5; Rachel Schmidt 7-1-3; Emily Ita 7-1-6; Kristy Upah 3-1-0; Totals 57-5-17.0. (Assists) - Kristy Upah 43. (Dig leaders) - Nicole Spree 18; Kristy Upah 16; Rachel Schmidt 14; Autumn Ingalls 12; Amber Karkosh 9; Shannon Nelson 9

Simpson College (16-9, 3-2 IIAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) – Tiffany Everding 16-1-2; Jessica Martin 14-1-1; Erika Amfahr 9-0-1; Jayna Fischbach 9-4-1; Tara Christensen 3-0-1; Janay Michel 3-4-3; Totals 54-10-7.0. (Assists) - Tara Christensen 48. (Dig leaders) – Jessica Martin 23; Tiffany Everding 22; Brittany Frieseth 17; Tara Christensen 10; Jayna Fischbach 8