Storm upended at Coe in league battle

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The Simpson College volleyball squad hit the road for the second-straight game on Wednesday, but lost 3-0 at Coe by set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-15.

The American Rivers Conference second-place squad, Kohawks (3-1, 3-1 A-R-C), started the first set with a 10-2 run. Coe ended with 15 kills in the opening set to take a 1-0 lead while the Storm (1-3, 1-3 A-R-C) tallied nine.

With the second set tied at 11-11, Simpson surged for a 5-0 spurt looking to push the match to four sets after Kamryn Juni had four kills during the run. The Storm pushed the tilt to 21-16, but the host went on a 5-0 spurt to knot the set at 21-21. Juni collected another kill to tie the set at 23-23 before Coe forced two attack errors to steal the frame.

The Kohawks grabbed an early 2-1 tilt in the third and never relinquished it to sweep their third-straight match in the series. 

Juni paced the offense with 10 kills and Lexie Parks added seven. Ariana Martinez tallied 12 digs and Marissa Salber dished out 21 assists.

Up Next
Simpson returns home for a match against Nebraska Wesleyan on Wednesday, March 10. The A-R-C contest will begin at 7:30 p.m.