Box Score CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Augustana never could find its shooting touch on Wednesday, December 4 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and the result was an 86-56 loss to Coe in non-conference action. The Vikings, who came into the game off back-to-back home court victories over Clarke and Webster, struggled from the floor against the Kohawks.
 
For the game Augustana was able to connect on just 19 of 67 field goal attempts for a .284 percentage. The Vikings were nine of 34 (.265) in the first half and it didn't get much better in the second 20 minutes when they were only 10 of 33 (.303).
 
Meanwhile, Coe shot .470 (31-66) for the game, including .519 (14-27) in the first half. The game was close during the early going and Augustana led 11-10 with the game nearly five minutes old after a basket by freshman Olivia Mayer (Libertyville HS, Green Oaks, Ill.). Coe ripped off an 18-4 spurt to take a commanding 13 point lead (28-15) after a bucket by Mackenzie Reed with 7:48 left. The halftime score was 38-23 in favor of the Kohawks.
 
Coe, now 2-3, came out of intermission and went on an 18-5 run to push the advantage to 28 points (56-28) with 15:07 left. Mary Halvorson led the Coe attack with 20 points while Hannah Breitbach dropped in 19. The Kohawks held a 49-39 advantage in the rebounding department as well.
 
Sophomore Marissa Pezzopane (Addison Trail HS, Wood Dale, Ill.) led Augustana in scoring with 13 points while senior Amy Hicks (Rockford Christian HS, Rockford, Ill.) was also in double figures with 11 points. Pezzopane also hauled in five rebounds while Hicks had four. Senior Molly Etheridge (Normal Community HS, Bloomington, Ill.) had eight points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals and senior Chaney Tambling (Dwight HS, Dwight, Ill.) scored seven points and led the team with eight rebounds.
 
Augustana's next game is Friday, December 6 against nationally ranked Washington in St. Louis, Missouri.