Lady Railers come from behind to defeat Taylorville

[February 01, 2019] 

The Lady Railers swept Taylorville Thursday night with the varsity picking up a huge come-from-behind Apollo Conference road win over the Lady Tornadoes.

Lincoln was tied with Taylorville at the half, 23-23.

The Lady Railers fell behind 41-37 after three quarters of play.

A huge run in the fourth quarter allowed Lincoln to surge ahead and pull away with the 58-55 win.

In that fourth quarter, Lincoln's Madelyn Koehler hit two key three-pointers and a field goal to lead the Lady Railers.

Leah Schneider also scored two field goals and knocked down three free throws in the fourth quarter.

Field goals down the stretch by Jasmine Davis and Cadence Presswood also contributed to the 58-55 win. 

Leah Schneider led all scorers with 26 points. Madelyn Koehler hit double figures with 13 points. 

Lincoln's JV won the earlier game 56-35 over Taylorville.

Jasmine Davis poured in 17 points for the JV.

Makayla Anderson scored 15 points.

Tori Schilling was impressive with 10 points. 

The Lady Railers will host Galesburg tonight (Feb. 1) at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium. The JV will tip-off at 5:30 pm. Varsity will tip-off at 7 p.m. 

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 58

Schneider 26

Koehler 13

Anderson 7

Paulus 4

Davis 4

Presswood 4

Taylorville 55

Snyder 18

T. Sagle 9

H. Sagle 9

Pruitt 8

Tomaselto 7

Anselm 4

JV scoring 

Lincoln 56

Davis 17

Anderson 15

Schilling 10

Stoltzenburg 8

McCuan 6

Taylorville 35

Gideon 13

Donnon 6

Bradis 6

Cummings 4

Cearlock 2

Anselm 2

Kent 2

[Teena Lowery]