Lincoln College sports update
Women's Golf, Cross Country, and Men's Soccer

[September 20, 2016]  WOMEN'S GOLF - Lincoln College's Amber Bausch finished in 29th place in the 2016 Big Blue Fall Classic played in Decatur, on September 16-17. The opening round was played at Hickory Point Golf Course with Saturday's final 18 holes at Red Tail Run.

Amber Bausch (Moline) shot a two-day total of 190 (90-100) for the Lynx' best finish. The tournament individual winner was Stephanie Baribeau of Wisconsin-Platteville with a 154. Viterbo took the team title with a two-day total of 646.

Lincoln's other scores included former Lincoln High's Anna Walters (221) and Jaylee Swinford (222). Jenah Thompson (Mason City) competed on Friday and shot 99, but did not have a score on Saturday.


CROSS COUNTRY

The Lincoln College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Bradley Intercollegiate meet over the weekend. Competing in the non-D1 division, the men's team took 3rd place out of 8 teams, while the women's team finished in 6th place out of 8 teams.

Lincoln's Austin Webster (East Moline) crossed the line first for all non-D1 competitors. Other men runners that ran in the top 5 for the Lynx included Brayden Batterton (Delavan) (11th), Spencer Mellow (Palm Coast, FL) (22nd), Juwan Riggins (Granite City) (42nd), and Earl Armstrong (75th).

On the women's side, Sala Hanne (East Moline) took 8th place in the non-D1 division. Hanne was followed up by Deanna Anglin (Chicago) (24th), Jasmine Brooks (Joliet, IL) (51st), Iradukunda Josephine (Rock Island) (80th), and Markayla Rodgers (Chicago) (113th).

Lincoln College head coach Brian Herron said, "Most of our athletes dropped time this week but what I was more excited about was they seemed to execute their own game plans better. They are doing better at handling the distance and the competition level. We have to continue to improve because our meets do not get any easier."

The Lynx will be in action again on Friday, September 23rd at the Brissman-Lundeen Invite hosted by Augustana College. The women compete at 3:00 pm and the men compete at 3:45 pm.

MEN'S SOCCER

On Saturday, the men's soccer team continued its winning ways with a 2-0 victory over two-time Region 24 champions Lewis & Clark Community College. Lewis & Clark recently won the Region tournament in 2014 and 2015. The Lynx held home field with the weekend win and a current two-game winning streak.

The two teams battled in the first half with no team able to find the back of the net. The Trailblazers controlled the ball for the first 25 minutes of play but couldn't get a good look at goal. Late in the first half, Lincoln found their way past the high-pressure defense and blasted one of the posts. Later in the half, another Lynx scoring opportunity was turned away by the tough Trailblazer defenders.

Second half adjustments by head coach Ben Massena and his team gave the Lynx more possessions and several key chances at goal. At the 12 minute mark, Lincoln's Shevon Stewart (Kingston, Jamaica) dribbled past the defender and found a wide open Petor Kromah (Springfield) who right-footed a laser past the Trailblazer goaltender giving Lincoln a 1-0 lead. Lincoln would not be done and added another goal with 23 minutes left to play. Adrian Roman (Waukegan) took possession and maneuvered past several Lewis & Clark defenders before crossing the ball to teammate Cristian Castillo (Moline) who beat the last defender and slotted it home.

Massena commented, "We sat back after we scored the first goal and counterattacked and made sure we had numbers behind the ball and the boys defended well against a very strong team. It's always a big game against Lewis & Clark, and I'm happy that our guys stepped up and found a way to not only win, but to keep a clean sheet."

The win ups the Lynx overall record to 3-2 on the season and undefeated in Region 24 play at 2-0. Lincoln will host Heartland Community College on Tuesday, September 20 at 4:00 pm and will again be at home on Thursday, September 22 at 3:00 pm against Central Methodist University.

[Jeff Nelson]