The Carthage College women's basketball team (4-0, 0-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked ninth in the preseason "D3hoops.com" poll and ninth in the Nov. 23 Women's Basketball Coaches Association/USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division III poll, defeated a pesky Coe College team (2-1), 62-57, on Saturday, Nov. 27 at Moray Eby Fieldhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Coe was received votes in the preseason "D3hoops.com" poll.

With Carthage's win over Coe, Lady Reds coach Tim Bernero passed Diane Mizerka to become Carthage's winningest women's basketball coach.  Mizerka went 116-74 from 1968 to 1980.  Bernero is now 117-71 in eight seasons. 

Carthage took an early, 12-point lead, 19-6, at 9:46, and the Lady Reds led by 11 points at halftime, 28-17. The Kohawks used a 13-2 run at the start of the second half to make it a two-point game, 32-30, at 14:38.  Coe tied the game, 43-43, at 8:54 and took a 45-43 lead at 7:49.  Carthage took the lead for good, 46-45, at 7:00 on a three-point play by Dani Ripkey.  The Lady Reds went back up by seven, 52-45, at 5:04.  The Lady Reds had the ball and a three-point lead at 60-57 with 21 seconds to go when Taylor Tondelli turned the ball over.  Coe's Sarah Anciaux launched what would have been a game-tying three-pointer.  The shot missed and was rebounded by Carthage's Diana Jacklin.  The junior forward promptly scored on a layup at the other end with three seconds on the clock for the final, 62-57 margin.

Carthage shot 52 percent (23-44), while Coe shot just 35 percent (20-57), including just one-of-19 from three-point range.  Four Lady Reds scored in double figures.  Diana Jacklin (Jr., Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) had a game-high 15 points on six-of-eight field goals and three-of-four free throws, along with six rebounds.  Cailee Corcoran (So., Oak Lawn, Ill./Chicago-Marist) had 11 points on five-of-nine shooting.  Dani Ripkey (Jr., Deerfield, Ill.) had 10 points and six rebounds, while Taylor Tondelli (Sr., Downers Grove, Ill./South) came off the bench to score 10 points and pull down five rebounds. 

Kayla Waskow led the Kohawks with 18 points on five-of-11 field goals and eight-of-nine free throws.  Kayla Lincoln came off the bench to score 10 points for Coe.  On Monday, Nov. 29, the Lady Reds play host to Loras College (2-2) in a 7:30 p.m. game at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis.