CEDAR RAPIDS – All-conference sophomore guard
Kylen Bonner netted 16 points, although the Rams couldn't keep pace with Coe's torrid shooting in Friday's 99-73 season-opening men's basketball loss at Kohawk Arena.
The Kohawks (1-0) shot 62.3 percent from the field and built a 49-32 lead at intermission.
Bonner led the young Rams (0-1) on 7-of-13 shooting from the field. Promising newcomers
Nick Hanson and
Cameron Sanford scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, in their collegiate debuts.
Cornell received seven points apiece from
Wayne Jurica,
Arnav Jain and
Evan Falcon.
Cristian Acevedo grabbed a team-high five rebounds.
Cornell's bench scored more than half of the team's total points (39). Coe held a 52-32 advantage in points in the paint.
The Kohawks rode the hot hands of Zach Strauss and Dominic Rhoden, who combined for 58 points on 22-of-31 shooting. Strauss buried nine 3-point goals.
Coe earned one point in the
2026-27 Bremner Cup All-Sports Series, which it now leads 5-2.
Coming up – The Rams play in the Buzz Levick Tournament next weekend in Waverly. They open against host Wartburg at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13.
