LC volleyball results

[October 21, 2013]  On Friday and Saturday, Lincoln College hosted the inaugural Mid-West Athletic Conference volleyball tournament. The event featured the five members of the MWAC: Lincoln College, Parkland College, Lincoln Land Community College, Lewis & Clark Community College and Danville Area Community College.

Lincoln went 2-2 at the event to take third place.

On Friday the Lady Lynx faced two nationally ranked opponents in No. 10 Lincoln Land and No. 2 Parkland. LC fell to Lincoln Land in straight sets 20-25, 15-25, 20-25 and lost to Parkland in four sets 15-25, 16-25, 25-21, 16-25.

On Saturday, Lincoln turned things around by defeating Lewis & Clark 25-17, 25-19, 18-25, 25-23 and then sweeping Danville 25-16, 25-14, 25-21.

LC weekend stat totals:

• Morgan Lesher: 33 kills, 13 digs, 27 points

• Latasha Fizer: 22 kills, 8 blocks

• Jenna Harcharick: 17 kills, 6 blocks

• Taylor Hewitt: 44 digs, 12 points

• Jordan Michaels: 45 set assists, 32 points

• Jessa Coker: 18 points, 54 set assists

• Alyssa Morales: 16 points, 15 digs

• Destiny Adkins: 9 kills, 10 points

• Sierra Wilson: 7 kills, 11 blocks

• Kristin Davis: 10 kills, 6 blocks

• Mariana Rogers: 15 digs, 12 points

• Ally Lawson: 1 kill, 3 digs

• Alli Haffner: 1 point, 3 digs

LC coach Mark Tippett commented: "I was quite pleased with our team's performance this weekend. We played very competitively against Lincoln Land and Parkland, which are among the strongest teams in the NJCAA this year. We showed a huge amount of improvement over the first time we played Parkland, in early September. We were able to win a set from them this time, which is something very few teams have been able to do this year. On Saturday we took care of business against two opponents we had beaten before, and I was happy with the energy we brought to the court as well as the overall quality of our play. Each member of our team contributed to our success this weekend, and I saw some great teamwork on our side of the net. I am confident we will continue to improve our level of play as we get closer to the postseason. "

Lincoln's record is now 14-16 overall.

Lincoln is off until Thursday, when the Lady Lynx will host the Millikin University JV for a 6 p.m. match. The match will be the team's annual Volley for the Cure night to raise funds for research in the fight against breast cancer.

[Text from file received from Jeff Nelson, Lincoln College sports information director]

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