STORM LAKE, Iowa (Dec. 3, 2025) - The Buena Vista men's basketball team took on Coe College in the American Rivers Conference opener on Wednesday night, but it was the Kohawks using a 16-2 run midway through the second half to break open a two-point game and help knock off the Beavers, 81-64, inside of Siebens Fieldhouse.

Coe held a slim 41-38 lead at the break, and six minutes into the second half, sophomore Jayden Brink, the reigning A-R-C Male Athlete of the Week, buried a three-point basket that brought the Beavers back to within 56-54. BVU then turned the ball over on its next possession which led to a Kohawk bucket and a flagrant foul that helped spark the big run.

The Beavers were still within striking distance at 74-61 with 6:30 still to play but went just 1-of-9 from the field down the stretch and could not make enough of a run while seeing its four-game overall win streak come to an end.

The first half was back-and-forth from the opening tip with neither team leading by more than three points until the Beavers built their largest lead of the night at 30-26 with 4:13 left in the half. The Kohawks came right back with back-to-back layups on their next two trips down the floor to tie it at 30-30. Ned Hayes cut BVU's deficit down to 39-38 with a three-pointer late in the half before Coe managed to put in a bucket just before the first half buzzer sounded to take a three-point lead into the break.

BVU made 10-of-28 attempts from distance in the game (35.7 percent) and was 43.4 percent from the floor overall but the Kohawks were a touch better at 56.5 percent from the field and 8-of-15 from behind the arc (53.3 percent).

Brink and sophomore Adam Bryte each scored 16 points to lead the charge for the Beavers with the two combining to make seven three-point baskets. Senior Ned Hays turned in 13 points while sophomore Jaden Jones scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out six assists and chalked up three steals.

The Kohawks (6-2, 1-0 A-R-C) had five players score in double figures, led by 16 points from C. Reece Breitenbach, who finished 4-of-6 from downtown.

Buena Vista (4-2, 0-1 A-R-C) returns to the court on Saturday, Dec. 6, to host Central College (3-3, 0-1 A-R-C). The Dutch fell on the road, 91-67, in their A-R-C opener against Nebraska Wesleyan. Tip-off inside of Siebens Fieldhouse will be at 4 p.m.