Lady Railers win on the road at Galesburg

[December 07, 2016]  The Lincoln Lady Railers picked up a nice win on the road at Galesburg Tuesday night by a final score of 48-35.

The Lady Railers led the Silver Streaks 14-10 after the first quarter as Kaelyn Froebe dropped in eight points.

Lincoln still held an 18-15 advantage at the half, as Grace Bossingham did all of the scoring for the Lady Railers in the second quarter.

Lincoln’s scoring picked up in the third quarter as the team combined to score 17 points and stretched the lead to 35-24.

Lincoln cruised in the fourth quarter by hitting 11 of 13 free throws to go with the lone field goal by Froebe.

For the game Lincoln was 16 of 19 shooting from the line and surprisingly did not hit any three point shots. Froebe led the Lady Railers with 21 points.

On the other side, Galesburg managed to connect for 9 three pointers while hitting 4 of 5 shots from the free throw line. Just a couple two point baskets the entire game rounded out the Silver Streaks scoring. Saige Milroy led the Silver Streaks with 12 points.

Lincoln Head Coach Taylor Richmond was pleased with the team’s win following the game. "The girls came out and played very hard against a good Galesburg team,” she said. "I am proud of how the girls played tonight. They really worked together offensively and defensively.”

Lincoln will play at home Thursday night versus Bloomington High School with the JV scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and the Varsity tip off scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Lincoln scoring

Froebe 21
Williams 8
K. Lolling 6
Bossingham 6
Konczyk 4
M. Lolling 3

Galesburg scoring

Milroy 12
Sampson 11
Kaylah Townsell 8
Kylee Townsell 4

[Teena Lowery]