Brunson matches program-record scoring mark to lead Women’s Basketball past Buena Vista

STORM LAKE, Iowa – Coe College women’s basketball sophomore guard Taylor Brunson turned in a historic performance on Saturday evening to lead the Kohawks to their eighth consecutive victory, defeating the Buena Vista University Beavers 73-61 on Saturday evening. Brunson exploded for 37 points, matching the record set by her teammate Caydee Kirkham during the 2022-23 season. The Linn-Mar product shot lights out from the field, going 15-of-21 while adding nine rebounds, three assists and two steals to round off the impressive outing. Brunson and the Kohawks got things going in the first quarter, building an early lead and never looking back. Coe outscored Buena Vista 40-26 in the opening two quarters thanks in part to 19 points from Brunson and an additional 15 from Ellie Wisner. The Beavers fought back in the third and pulled within seven of Coe’s lead later in the fourth quarter but the Kohawks tallied 11 of the final 17 points to see out the victory. Brunson was joined in double-digits by Wisner who scored a season-high 24 points, shooting 5-of-10 from beyond the arc. 
 
COE 73 – BUENA VISTA 61
GAME FACTS

• Wisner and Brunson dominated the opening quarter, combining for 14 points in the frame while helping Coe shoot 6-of-14. Defensively, Coe held BVU to 4-of-14 from the floor, ending the quarter with nine unanswered points to take a 16-10 advantage. Brunson and the Kohawks extended the lead in the second quarter, opening with a 12-6 run that featured eight points from the history maker. BVU hit a clutch 3 to keep it close but again the visitors ended the quarter on top, using a 12-7 run to extend the lead to 40-26 at the break. Wisner and Brunson scored all 12 points during the stretch with Wisner cashing home another 3 before the buzzer. Buena Vista clawed back into the game in the third quarter with a collection of 3s, knocking down three triples in the first seven minutes to close the gap to eight points. Taryn Kravig answered with four straight points of her own, reestablishing a double-digit lead for Coe. BVU, which got the final bucket of the third, pulled closer in the fourth as the hosts made it a seven-point game with 4:10 to play. Brunson and Wisner again took control, putting the game on ice with a combined 11-1 run. 

 
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