Street scores a career-high 20 points, Simpson defeats Coe on home court

INDIANOLA, Iowa – The Simpson College women's basketball team secured another American Rivers Conference victory on Wednesday night with a 79-68 win over Coe on its home court.

The Storm (4-3, 2-0 A-R-C) scored over 20 points in all but one quarter and sank double-digit triples for the second time this season. Elle Street recorded a career-high 20 points and Cassie Nash posted an impressive stat line of 16 points, six rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The home team knocked down five 3-pointers in the first quarter to claim a 25-13 advantage through 10 minutes played. Molly Lutmer recorded two of the five, while Dylan Holland, Elle Street and Maddax DeVault all had one.
• DeVault sank a second 3-pointer just 12 seconds into the second quarter to stretch the Storm's lead to 15, but Coe (4-2, 0-2 A-R-C) ended the half strong, scoring 18 of the next 24 points to slice Simpson's lead to 34-31 at halftime.
• Street and Nash combined to go 6-for-6 from the floor and 4-for-5 at the line in the third quarter, which saw the home team outscore its guests 24-19 for a 58-50 lead with 10 minutes to go.
• A small 8-0 run pulled the Kohawks within five, 67-62, with 3:49 left, but Simpson halted the momentum for good with a 3-pointer from Haley Rasmussen followed by back-to-back layups from Holland and Nash.

TOP CONTRIBUTORS

• Elle Street: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
• Cassie Nash: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals
• Molly Lutmer: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists
• Haley Rasmussen: 9 points, 2 assists
• Maddax DeVault: 8 points, 4 assists
• Dylan Holland: 7 points, 8 rebounds

NOTES

• Simpson improves to 52-16 in the head-to-head series with Coe. The Storm have won seven of the last eight matchups, only dropping a double overtime contest last year.
• The Storm have had one 20-point scorer in each of its last four games.
• Simpson is now 2-0 at home this season and has won five consecutive home contests dating back to last season.

UP NEXT
Simpson welcomes Dubuque to Cowles Fieldhouse for another league contest on Saturday at 2 p.m.