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LC volleyball defeats Carl Sandburg

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[October 27, 2011]  The Lincoln College volleyball team pulled off an amazing comeback to defeat the visiting Chargers of Carl Sandburg College on Wednesday evening.

Sandburg (27-10) had beaten Lincoln in straight sets a little over a month ago, and they appeared to be on their way to a similar result after taking the first two sets from LC by scores of 25-16 and 25-14. However, the Lady Lynx fought back in set three to win 25-21.

In set four, neither team could build more than a two-point lead, until Lincoln was able to go up 11-8. They extended the lead to 12-8 after libero Megan Tompkins chased down a ball that was nearly over the Lincoln bench. The save set up a kill by sophomore right-side hitter Courtney Reinken. LC would use the momentum boost to go on and take the set 25-16 and force a fifth set.

In the deciding set to 15, it again looked like CSC would take the match, as they jumped out to a 10-5 lead. After an LC timeout, freshman middle hitter Beth Daniels put down a kill to give LC the side-out. LC then scored five straight behind the serving of sophomore setter Kristen Wright. Sandburg sided out to tie the set at 11, and after several hard-fought rallies, scored three in a row to reach set and match point at 14-11. A Sandburg hitting error gave LC another chance, and freshman outside hitter Jenna Merkel made the most of it, serving three points to give LC a 15-14 advantage. The Chargers managed a side-out to tie the score at 15, but a kill by sophomore middle hitter Chelsea Rhoades put LC up by one, and a tip kill by freshman Kelly Anderson completed the comeback with a thrilling 17-15 set and match victory.

With the win, LC moves to 20-10 on the year.

LC stats:

  • Jenna Merkel: 13 kills, 7 points

  • Chelsea Rhoades: 8 kills, 2 blocks

  • Kristen Wright: 25 set assists, 18 points, 6 digs

  • Courtney Reinken: 10 kills, 1 block

  • Kelly Anderson: 4 kills, 3 points

  • Vicky Arriola: 12 set assists, 4 points

  • Megan Tompkins: 20 digs, 6 points

  • Beth Daniels: 6 kills, 1 block

  • Jana Wright: 13 digs

  • Jacqui Kane: 5 kills, 2 blocks

  • Stefani Martin: 2 digs, 1 point

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LC coach Mark Tippett commented:

"What an incredibly entertaining match this turned out to be. It is rare that a team can come back from being down two sets to none and win, but our team showed that they had the heart and determination to do just that tonight.

"Sandburg is the top seed in their region, and they have some excellent athletes on their team. In the first two sets they were faster and more consistent than we were. But in set three our passing improved, which gave us a chance to control the volley off of serve and avoid giving up runs of points. Once we started blocking better and hustling a bit more on defense, we began to play with more confidence.

"The comeback in set five took a tremendous effort. I am very proud of the way we played tonight, and our players should be proud of themselves for stepping up to the challenge and playing some great volleyball."

Schedule update: Lincoln had been scheduled to play a triangular on Saturday, but Waubonsee CC canceled. Therefore, Lincoln will play one match on Saturday against Sauk Valley CC at 1 p.m. Prior to the match, LC will recognize its sophomore players and their families.

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[Text from file received from Lincoln College]

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