Simpson had an 8-5 lead with 17:39 left in the first half, but Coe went on a 9-0 run in the next 2:54 to take the lead. The Kohawks would hold that lead for the remainder of the game. Coe ended the first half on a 6-2 run to take a 37-32 lead into the locker room.
Cornelius Mosby hit a layup :11 into the second half to cut the lead to three, but Coe went on a 15-3 run over the next 5:51 to open the game up. The Kohawks had a 13-point lead with 10:29 remaining and went on a 14-5 run in the next 3:13 to take a 22 point lead.
Trailing by 23 with 3:19 remaining, the Storm closed the game on a 23-7 run. The Kohawks had just two field goals during the stretch.
Coe was led by four players in double figures. Freshman Andrew Wirth (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls) had 14 points to lead the way, while sophomore David Mataloni(Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale) added 12. Senior Alex Tatman (Humboldt, Iowa/Humboldt) and sophomore Garrett Cross (Spring Grove, Minn./Spring Grove) each had 10 points. Sophomore Seth Light (Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle) and junior Jake Raney (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna) had nine points apiece.
Light and Tatman led the Kohawks with six rebounds apiece, while seniorDan Borngraeber (Brookfield, Wis./East) added five. Senior Dan Onorato (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) had three assists and Wirth added two steals.
As a team, the Kohawks shot 27-of-44 (61.4 percent) from the field and 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) from 3-point range. Simpson was held to 26-of-61 shooting (42.6 percent) and 7-of-16 shooting from downtown (43.8 percent).
Coe will hit the road once again on Wednesday, as they travel to Loras. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. in Dubuque.