Kuenstling made 1-of-2 free throw attempts to give Coe a 61-59 lead. Jason Parkinson was fouled on the next Simpson possession, but he could not convert the front end of a 1-n-1 attempt. Coe ran the clock down to 17 seconds, but turned the ball over.
Simpson had a chance to tie the game, but Hittenmiller missed a jumper with six seconds remaining. Cory Deshaw was fouled on the rebound. Deshaw could have put the game away for Coe, but he only made 1-of-2 free throw attempts. Simpson called timeout with five seconds remaining. The Kohawks called a timeout to see the Storm offensive set. The Storm set up a play for Hittemiller, but his three-point attempt at the buzzer missed, giving the Kohawks the victory.
Coe's Cory DeShaw and Brad Axdahl each scored 17 to lead the Kohawks. Hittemiller became the 15th Simpson player to score 1,000 points in his career with 15 in the game. Hittenmiller has scored 1,011 points in his 78-game varsity career for the Storm. Matt Gilbert scored 10 for the Storm.
Simpson's 8-8 league mark earns the squad the #5 seed for the Iowa Conference Tournament. The Storm will travel to #4 Loras(17-8, 10-6 IIAC) Tuesday, Feb. 21 for an 8 p.m. matchup in Dubuque.
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Eby Fieldhouse COE COLLEGE 62, SIMPSON COLLEGE 59 SIMPSON COLLEGE (12-13, 8-8 IIAC) HITTENMILLER, Ryan 6-16 2-2 15; GILBERT, Matt 4-7 2-2 10; FEREZY, David 3-5 0-2 6; THORSON, Adam 2-4 1-3 6; ELLENS, Scott 2-5 2-3 6; CERMAK, Brett 3-6 0-0 6; PARKINSON, Jason 2-4 0-2 4; TRAVIS, Jeff 1-2 0-0 2; ALLEN, Chris 1-4 0-2 2; HAWKINS, Lyndon 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-54 7-16 59. COE COLLEGE (19-6, 12-4 IIAC) AXDAHL, Brad 7-13 0-0 17; DESHAW, Cory 4-8 6-8 17; KUENSTLING, Kyle 1-7 6-8 8; YANSKY, Brandon 2-6 0-0 5; BREITBARTH, Aaron 2-2 0-0 4; AKINS, Garrett 2-3 0-0 4; DILLON, Zach 1-2 1-2 3; PETERSEN, Kale 0-0 2-2 2; KILBURG, Mike 1-5 0-2 2; KEHE, Chris 0-0 0-0 0; HANNA, Rob 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 20-48 15-24 62. Simpson College........... 28 31 - 59 Coe College..................31 31 - 62 3-point goals-Simpson College 2-13(HITTENMILLER, Ryan 1-7; THORSON, Adam 1-3; ELLENS, Scott 0-1; CERMAK, Brett 0-1; GILBERT, Matt 0-1), Coe College 7-17 (AXDAHL, Brad 3-8; DESHAW, Cory 3-6; YANSKY, Brandon 1-1; AKINS, Garrett 0-1; HANNA, Rob 0-1). Fouled out--Simpson College-FEREZY, David; HAWKINS, Lyndon, Coe College-KILBURG, Mike. Rebounds-Simpson College 32 (CERMAK, Brett 5; FEREZY, David 5), Coe College 34 (KUENSTLING, Kyle 10). Assists-Simpson College 12 (CERMAK, Brett 4), Coe College 15 (DESHAW, Cory 5). Total fouls-Simpson College 25, Coe College 22. A-600