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 [December 16, 2024]
The Lady Railers were led by
three players in double-figures on Saturday afternoon as they
defeated the Jacksonville Crimson 59-23 in the One Purpose Shoot-Out
at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield.
Makinley Knapp, who was named Player of
the Game, led Lincoln with 18 points.
Mia Clark tossed in 14 points and Lily
Holmes contributed 11 points in the win.
First quarter
Lincoln was hot on offense from the
tip-off, with Clark, Holmes and Knapp sinking the first three shots to
guide the team to a 6-0 lead. After another putback off the rebound by
Knapp and a three by Grace Schneider, the Lady Railers were rolling with
an 11-1 lead. Knapp poured in five straight points to keep Lincoln on
top 16-3. After Ceana Adams hit a three the lead increased to 19-3 and
the Lincoln defense was wreaking havoc for the Crimson. The Crimson had
far more turnovers than points at this early stage in the game and
Lincoln kept scoring. Clark dropped in the last two Railer baskets of
the quarter and Lincoln was on top 23-7.
Second quarter
The Crimson got a three ball to fall
early in the second quarter and then it was all Lincoln on offense. The
score went from 24-10 to 39-10 in the blink of an eye. Emma Hutchison
and Holmes drained 3s while Clark made her presence felt in the lane
with a trio of baskets. The Crimson would not sink another shot until a
minute left in the quarter. When the eight minutes was over, Lincoln was
on top 39-12.
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Third quarter
With Adams, Clark and Knapp driving
up the score to start the third quarter, Lincoln held their biggest
lead of the game, 45-14. A handy little 10-0 run brought on by
Holmes, Knapp and Hutchison made the score 57-16 when the quarter
came to a close.
Fourth quarter
How about a running clock to move
the game along?!Rebecca Burge scored the only Lincoln basket in the
quarter and with several freshmen getting in the game, Lincoln
cruised to a 59-23 win.
The Lady Railers improved to 3-4 on
the season and look to even their record on Tuesday night as they
host Springfield Southeast. The JV game will start at 5:30 p.m. and
the Varsity will tip-off around 7:00 p.m.
Lincoln scoring
Knapp 18
Clark 14
Holmes 11
Hutchison 6
Adams 5
Schneider 3
Burge 2
[Teena Lowery] |
