In the opening half of play, Buena Vista led 51-35 on 60% shooting from the field and nearly 50% shooting from the arc, sinking 6 of 13 attempts. BV would cool down in the second half, but sank 17 of 24 shots at the line to maintain their early lead. Scott Weber led all scorers with 21 points and eight rebounds. Eric Wiebers added 17, while Brian Sohn came off the bench to add 16, and Jordan Campbell had 15 points in 18 minutes of action. Twelve Beavers scored and all 16 players saw action in the contest.
BV out rebounded the Kohawks by 10 boards (45-35) as Coe struggled with 16 turnovers in the loss.
Buena Vista is ranked 2nd in the West Region in the latest NCAA Division III National Poll. Eric Wiebers ranks 12th in the nation in three point field goal percentage (44.9%)
The last four years at home Buena Vista has won 50 games and lost just five and in the Iowa Conference they are 33-3.
Newspaper Box Score Coe College vs Buena Vista University 02/27/04 8 p.m. at Siebens Fieldhouse, Storm Lake, Iowa At Siebens Fieldhouse, Storm Lake, Iowa BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY 94, COE COLLEGE 69 COE COLLEGE (15-12, 10-6 IIAC) FISH, Jake 6-12 5-6 17; HAMILTON, Seth 2-3 4-4 8; WILKINS, Nick 3-10 0-1 8; AXDAHL, Brad 2-3 2-3 7; SAIN, Brandon 2-6 0-0 6; NIEMANN, Luke 3-8 0-0 6; HOPKINS, Jeramy 2-4 0-0 6; TAGTOW, Nat 2-7 0-0 5; REPA, Matt 1-1 0-0 2; BREITBARTH, Aaron 1-1 0-1 2; PALMER, Nick 0-3 0-0 0; DILLON, Zach 0-1 0-0 0; KRUEGER, Chris 0-3 0-0 0; STANEK, Justin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 13-17 69. BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (23-4, 13-3 IIAC) WEBER, Scott 7-10 7-9 21; WIEBERS, Eric 5-11 4-6 17; SOHN, Brian 5-6 1-2 16; CAMPBELL, Jordan 7-8 1-1 15; BISSEN, Randy 3-5 3-5 9; CAMERON, Michael 2-6 0-0 5; PELZER, Casey 1-2 0-0 3; FRANCIC, Nesha 1-1 0-0 2; WITTRY, Matt 0-1 2-2 2; JOEKEL, Mark 0-2 2-2 2; GRIMM, Nolan 0-3 1-2 1; STRIBE, Landon 0-6 1-4 1; JENKINS, Alan 0-1 0-0 0; ANGELL, Adam 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 22-33 94. Coe College................... 35 34 - 69 Buena Vista University........ 51 43 - 94 3-point goals-Coe College 8-29 (SAIN, Brandon 2-3; HOPKINS, Jeramy 2-3; WILKINS, Nick 2-8; AXDAHL, Brad 1-2; TAGTOW, Nat 1-4; KRUEGER, Chris 0-3; STANEK, Justin 0-1; NIEMANN, Luke 0-2; HAMILTON, Seth 0-1; FISH, Jake 0-2), Buena Vista University 10-25 (SOHN, Brian 5-6; WIEBERS, Eric 3-6; PELZER, Casey 1-2; CAMERON, Michael 1-4; WITTRY, Matt 0-1; JOEKEL, Mark 0-1; GRIMM, Nolan 0-2; STRIBE, Landon 0-2; ANGELL, Adam 0-1). Fouled out--Coe College-None, Buena Vista University-CAMERON, Michael. Rebounds-Coe College 35 (FISH, Jake 5), Buena Vista University 45 (WEBER, Scott 8; BISSEN, Randy 8). Assists-Coe College 9 (TAGTOW, Nat 2; WILKINS, Nick 2; KRUEGER, Chris 2), Buena Vista University 23 (PELZER, Casey 8). Total fouls-Coe College 24, Buena Vista University 17. A-1693 Semi-finals of IIAC Tournament. Buena Vista will play in the IIAC Tournament Championship on Sat Feb. 28 vs. Wartburg at 8 p.m.