 Set one was tight from start to finish. Despite several serving
errors, Lincoln was able to earn set point, but was unable to close
it out and eventually fell 28-30. In set two the Lady Lynx let a
large lead slip away and dropped the frame 22-25. In set three
Lincoln was able to turn things around and this time held on to a
late lead and won the set 25-23. With the momentum on their side, LC
was able to take set four in another nail-biter, 26-24, which forced
a deciding set to 15. Lincoln looked good early and held a slim
13-12 lead late in the frame, but could not complete the comeback
and lost the set 14-16.
LC individual stats:
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Morgan Lesher: 12
kills
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Latasha Fizer: 9
kills
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Jenna Harcharick: 5
kills
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Taylor Hewitt: 13
digs
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Jordan Michaels: 15
set assists
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Jessa Coker: 15 set
assists
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Alyssa Morales: 9
digs
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Destiny Adkins: 8
kills
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Sierra Wilson: 2
kills
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Kristin Davis: 5
kills
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Mariana Rogers: 11
digs
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Ally Lawson: 1 kill
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Alli Haffner: 1 point
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LC coach Mark Tippett commented: "The scores certainly
support the idea that these were two evenly matched teams. In
September we lost to MU in three sets that were not as close as
the ones played tonight. This shows progress for us, but it does
not really help take away the frustration I feel at the fact
that we shot ourselves in the foot several times tonight.
"Our serving in the first set was horrible, which is an ugly way
to lose, and we also let sizable leads slip away in sets two and
five. Mental errors cost us a win tonight, and I accept as much of
the blame for that as anyone. I obviously need to stress serving
more in practice and perhaps change our lineup to remove those who
are not performing from the service line."
Lincoln falls to 14-17 on the year.
Lincoln will host a triangular set of matches Saturday. LC will
play Kaskaskia College at 10 a.m. and Sauk Valley at 2 p.m.
[Text from file received from Jeff Nelson,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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