Decorah, Iowa – Nebraska Wesleyan completed the regular season of Iowa Conference dual play with three losses over the weekend. NWU fell 5-4 to Wartburg College on Saturday morning, lost 8-1 at Coe College that afternoon then lost a 7-2 decision to Luther College on Sunday.
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Luther's win over the Prairie Wolves on Sunday helped them clinched the IIAC regular season championship for the Norse. NWU finished the regular season in the fall with a 1-8 overall record and 1-7 mark in the IIAC as they lost their last seven matches.
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NWU nearly picked up a win on Saturday at Wartburg.Â
Bridget McKeegan and
Torey Kogel earned an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles for the lone Prairie Wolves win in doubles play. McKeegan continued her solid play with a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles. Kogel also earned a win in singles at the No. 2 spot with a 6-3, 7-5 victory. The other NWU win was at No. 4 singles with
Jaime Bridges earning a 6-2, 6-2 win.
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Coe College improved to 9-1 overall and 7-1 in IIAC play with the 8-1 win over the Prairie Wolves in Cedar Rapids. Nebraska Wesleyan's only win in the dual came at No. 3 singles with
Madi Hinshaw winning 6-2, 6-2 over Tori Montoya.
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On Sunday, Luther was able to down the Prairie Wolves 7-2 to stay undefeated in conference play. McKeegan and Kogel got their second doubles win on the weekend with a 9-7 win at No. 1 doubles over Anna Pearson and Lauren Welch. Kogel got NWU's second point with her 6-3, 6-1, win at No. 2 singles.
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Nebraska Wesleyan's seven losses in conference play are the most in school history as the Prairie Wolves dropped only 10 total conference duals during their 16-year tenure of the Great Plains Athletic Conference.Â
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The Prairie Wolves finish up the fall portion of the schedule this weekend as they will participate in the IIAC Individual Tournament in Waterloo, Iowa.
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