Box ScoreWAVERLY, Iowa-- Senior Kailey Kladivo (Traer) led all scorers with 23 points in Wartburg's (19-7 overall) 66-60 loss to Coe (15-11) in the quarterfinal of the Iowa Conference Tournament Tuesday.
WARTBURG vs. COE QUARTERFINALS IIAC TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTSWith the win, the Kohawks advance to Thursday's semifinal against Loras.
Kladivo came off the bench for the Knights and tallied 13 points in the first half as Coe took the 36-29 lead into halftime.
The Orange and Black used a strong fourth quarter effort and knotted the game three times in the quarter, including 60-60 with 2:11 remaining. Wartburg attempted treys but were unsuccessful, so it immediately fouled to put the Kohawks at the line to try to get the ball back.
Coe made six of eight free throw attempts to seal the win.
WARTBURG vs. COE QUARTERFINALS IIAC TOURNAMENT FULL GAMEAs a team, the Knights held the advantages in free throw percentage (.923 vs. .846) and blocks (6-4).