Simpson was led by Scott Ellens and Jason Burkhardt who each scored 14 points. For Ellens, a sophomore from Storm Lake, Iowa, it was his career high. Ryan Hittenmiller added 13 points and a career high eight rebounds off the bench for the Storm.
Coe was led by Jake Fish who posted a game high 25 points. Seth Hamilton scored 14 while Jeremy Hopkins added 13 for the Kohawks.
At Eby Fieldhouse, Cedar Rapids, IA SIMPSON COLLEGE 78, COE COLLEGE 69 SIMPSON COLLEGE (7-8, 4-3 IIAC) BURKHARDT, Jason 3-9 6-6 14; ELLENS, Scott 5-8 2-2 14; HITTENMILLER, Ryan 6-10 1-1 13; BOYD, Nick 3-6 1-2 9; BROWN, Matt 3-5 2-4 8; SOPPE, Jason 3-5 1-2 7; SNYDER, Jason 2-3 1-2 6; MARTIN, Mike 1-3 0-0 3; MOORE, Barry 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 26-52 18-23 78. COE COLLEGE (6-9, 3-4 IIAC) FISH, Jake 7-17 9-13 25; HAMILTON, Seth 5-6 4-4 14; HOPKINS, Jeramy 3-8 4-4 13; SAIN, Brandon 4-11 0-0 8; WILKINS, Nick 3-6 0-0 7; NIEMANN, Luke 1-5 0-0 2; AKINS, Garrett 0-2 0-0 0; KRUEGER, Chris 0-1 0-0 0; STANEK, Justin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 17-21 69. Simpson College............... 37 41 - 78 Coe College................... 28 41 - 69 3-point goals-Simpson College 8-21 (BURKHARDT, Jason 2-6; BOYD, Nick 2-5; ELLENS, Scott 2-4; MARTIN, Mike 1-2; SNYDER, Jason 1-1; BROWN, Matt 0-1; HITTENMILLER, Ryan 0-2), Coe College 6-17 (HOPKINS, Jeramy 3-7; FISH, Jake 2-5; WILKINS, Nick 1-3; SAIN, Brandon 0-2). Fouled out--Simpson College-None, Coe College-None. Rebounds-Simpson College 39 (HITTENMILLER, Ryan 8), Coe College 26 (NIEMANN, Luke 7). Assists-Simpson College 21 (WALKER, Dirk 5), Coe College 10 (NIEMANN, Luke 3). Total fouls-Simpson College 20, Coe College 18. A-638