Lincoln College Women's Volleyball

[October 18, 2016]  On Saturday, the Lincoln College Women's Volleyball team participated in the Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) tournament. LC faced #5 Lincoln Land CC, #1 Parkland CC, and Lewis & Clark CC.

The Lady Lynx were competitive all day but came away three losses from the event.

Lincoln put out their best effort against LLCC in their first match of the day, losing it 25-21, 25-16, 27-25. In the match, setter Abbi Buelow dished out 15 assists and left side Kaylyn Hoffert recorded 7 kills.

Next up for LC was a match-up with the top-ranked team in the nation, Parkland College. PC made quick work of Lincoln, winning the match 25-12, 25-10, 25-19. Libero Melanie Murray led the team with 10 digs in the match.

The team's final match of the event was against the host school, Lewis & Clark. In that match, LC again fell in three sets, 25-16, 25-22, 25-23. Left side Kenzie Cooper turned in 5 kills and 6 digs.

The losses drop Lincoln's record to 17-10. LC will look to rebound on Tuesday evening in a home match against SWIC at 6:30 p.m.

Stat Totals

Kaylyn Hoffert 19 kills, 9 points
Abbi Buelow 33 set assists
Erin Rankin 10 points, 9 set assists
Kenzie Cooper 18 kills, 13 points, 16 digs
Mattie Giese 12 kills, 5 blocks
Melanie Murray 34 digs, 5 points
Cassidy Sanneman 7 kills, 3 blocks, 5 points
Elysa Smith 5 kills, 8 blocks
Brighton Robbins 13 digs, 6 points

LC Coach Mark Tippett: "We knew going into this event that we had our work cut out for us. All three of the teams we faced were teams we lost to earlier in the season. The most encouraging match was the one against Lincoln Land because we played them much tougher than we did the first time we saw them in early September. Parkland made very errors and really looked like the number one team in the nation. They did not drop a set the entire day.

"The most disappointing match for us was the one against Lewis & Clark. We played poorly on defense early in set one and gave them way too much help through unforced errors. It was just a sloppy effort and I know we are better than that. This was the first rough day we have had in a long time. Hopefully, we can regroup this week and put it behind us quickly."

[Coach Mark Tippett]