STORM LAKE, Iowa (Dec. 7, 2024) - The Buena Vista University women's basketball team trimmed an 18-point second half deficit down to seven inside the final five minutes, but Coe College closed the game on an 11-6 run to hold off the Beavers 73-61 on Saturday evening inside of Siebens Fieldhouse.
The Kohawks led 16-10 after the first quarter and extended the margin to 40-26 at the half. BVU was held under 30 percent shooting in the first quarter but heated up from there. Despite Coe making back-to-back three-pointers to begin the second half and build its 18-point cushion just minutes into the third, the Beavers made 6-of-13 field goal attempts for the second straight quarter and pulled back within 51-41 heading to the fourth.
Buena Vista made eight field goals and shot over 53 percent from the field in the final stanza, but Coe never allowed them to go on a big run by making 10 field goals of its own. Junior Danika Demers gave the Beavers life down the stretch by knocking down a three-point bucket to make it a seven-point game at 62-55 with 4:10 remaining. Taylor Brunson, who scored a game-high 37 points for the Kohawks, scored four straight points to make it 66-55, and Coe led by double digits the final 3:00.
