 In the first match of the day, Lincoln used a balanced attack and
stingy defense to defeat Oakton in straight sets: 25-16, 25-20,
25-17.The next match for the Lady Lynx was with Kaskaskia, an
NJCAA DI opponent. The first set saw the lead change hands several
times before Lincoln was able to take command for a 25-23
victory. In set two, LC was able to overcome an early deficit and
win 25-20. Kaskaskia took advantage of several unforced errors to
build a lead in set three and eventually win it 25-16. Lincoln kept
their composure, though, in set four and worked their way to a 14-8
lead. However, KC mounted another comeback to take the lead 23-21.
After a Lincoln side-out, a solo block by freshman right-side hitter
Beth Daniels tied the set at 23. Lincoln then scored on a kill by
sophomore middle hitter Chelsea Rhoades to set up a match point
opportunity. Kaskasakia was able to side-out, but two costly hitting
errors would eventually give Lincoln a 26-24 set and the match
victory.
Lincoln's record improved to 13-7.
LC totals:
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Chelsea Rhoades: 16
kills, 12 blocks
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Kristen Wright: 38
set assists, 19 points
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Jenna Merkel: 23
kills, 10 points
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Kelly Anderson: 15
kills, 10 points
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Vicky Arriola: 39 set
assists, 4 points
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Megan Tompkins: 16
digs, 9 points
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Courtney Reinken: 5
kills, 4 blocks
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Jana Wright: 12
points, 4 digs
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Kristi Naylon: 7
kills, 3 blocks
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Jacqui Kane: 12
kills, 2 blocks
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Beth Daniels: 8
kills, 6 blocks
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Stefani Martin: 3 points, 2 digs
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LC coach Mark Tippett commented:
"It was a lot of fun to see this team performing at full strength
again. The return of setter Vicky Arriola meant we were able to use
our 6-2 system for the first time in over a week. This allowed us to
run the type of offense we have been successful with most of the
season. Another bright spot was that our block was strong all day
long, which made things tough on our opponents.
"The Kaskaskia match was very entertaining and one in which we
had to work hard for every point. Our serving consistency was a
problem today and it led to a few blown leads, but our passing off
of serve receive was very good, so we were able to avoid giving up
runs of points. Overall I was very pleased with our performance."
Lincoln will travel to Decatur for a match against the Millikin
JV squad on Tuesday.
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