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 Lincoln lost their
first-round match against top-seeded Lincoln Land Community College
25-27, 18-25, 25-22, 17-25. Their second loss of the
double-elimination tournament came against Illinois Central College
22-25, 16-25, 15-25.
Lincoln finishes with a final record of 19-17.
LC individual totals:
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Jenna Merkel: 14 kills, 8 points
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Kelly Anderson: 14 kills, 5 blocks
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Morgan Lesher: 13 kills, 10 points
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Vicky Arriola: 10 points, 41 set assists
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Beth Daniels: 7 kills, 4 blocks
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Taylor Hewitt: 19 digs, 11 points
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Alyssa Morales: 5 digs, 5 points
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Kristin Davis: 2 kills, 5 blocks
LC coach Mark Tippett commented:
"I was very proud of the way our team represented Lincoln College
at the region Final Four. We faced two nationally ranked programs
and gave them each a real run for their money. We got off to strong
starts in both matches, but in each match we had very close
first-set losses, which seemed to drain our momentum. Our passers
had to deal with some strong servers this weekend, which made it
difficult for us to side out at times. We played very well on
defense, though, and showed that our hitters could score against
some of the best blocking teams we have seen this season.
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"I know that we are in one of the toughest regions in the nation,
and for us to be as competitive as we were this weekend speaks
highly of this team. Our players are disappointed about ending the
season on two losses, but I feel as though they left with a sense of
satisfaction that our team gave its best effort and did not hold
anything back.
"I had a lot of fun coaching this team, and I am very pleased
with the results we saw on the court. We had our ups and downs early
in the season due to injuries and sickness, but, when we had our
full lineup on the court, it took a good effort from a very good
team to beat us."
[Text from file received from Jeff Nelson,
Lincoln College sports information director]
Lincoln College volleyball
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