Lady Lynx take V-ball tournament

[September 13, 2010]  On Saturday, the Lincoln College volleyball team defended their home court to take the championship match at the inaugural Hampton Inn Volleyball Tournament. Lincoln (6-8) defeated Southeastern CC of West Burlington, Iowa, in a thrilling five-set match to win the tournament.

LC seemed in command of the match during the first two sets, winning by scores of 25-21 and 25-18; however, SCC stormed back to take sets three and four 25-19 and 25-17. With their backs against the wall, the Lady Lynx came out fighting in the deciding set to 15 and built an 8-2 lead. After several long, intense rallies, Lincoln took the match by a final score of 15-10.

In earlier action, Lincoln defeated Rend Lake College 25-8, 25-15, 25-16.

The tournament featured eight teams and used two courts in Lincoln College's new athletic facility, the Lincoln Center. This was the first tournament of this size to be hosted on the campus of Lincoln College in school history.

LC individual stats:

• Emily Fox: 28 set assists, 12 points (all-tournament team selection)

• Alexis Nelson: 22 kills, 5 digs, 6 points (all-tournament team selection)

• Natalia Florczyk: 6 kills, 5 digs, 10 points

• Danielle Stephenson: 7 kills, 6 blocks

• Chelsea Rhoades: 5 kills, 5 blocks

• Mellisa Turpin: 3 kills, 11 blocks

• Markeshia Williams: 28 points, 9 digs

• Jacqui Kane: 4 kills, 2 blocks

• Megan Schaefer: 5 points, 4 digs

LC coach Mark Tippett commented:

"Winning this tournament was a great step forward for our team. We showed that we can pass well enough to run a quick offense and play team defense. If a team can do those two things, it can win a lot of matches at this level. Our players also showed they can maintain poise under pressure, which there was plenty of in the championship match. Southeastern was inconsistent in the first two sets, but their jump servers figured out how to keep the ball in and really hammered us in the third and fourth sets. I was very proud of the way we stepped up to the challenge in set five and stuck together to get the win."

Lincoln's next match will be at home on Wednesday evening versus Parkland College.

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[Text from file received from Kirk Whiteman, Lincoln College]