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 IVCC came in looking for revenge and this time pushed LC to a
fifth set. Lincoln took set one 25-21, but in set two Illinois
Valley turned the tables and won 20-25.
The third set was a back and forth affair in which Lincoln ran
out of substitutions in the end, yet still manage to pull off a
25-22 win.
In set four, it appeared Lincoln was in control of the match
after grabbing a 20-15 lead, but the Lady Eagles ran off seven
points in a row and eventually took the set 23-25.
In the fifth and deciding set, neither team was able to gain much
of an advantage until Lincoln put together a late charge behind the
serve of sophomore libero Mariana Rogers (Munster, IN). With the
score tied at 9-9, Rogers served up four points in a row, aided by
two kills from sophomore leftside hitter Destiny Adkins (Metamora)
and two IVCC hitting errors. After a Rogers service error and a
sideout by Lincoln, sophomore setter Jessa Coker (Macomb) set up
freshman middle hitter Lauren Wendt (Effingham) for a kill down the
line to seal the 15-11 victory.
 The win improved LC's record to 3-2 on the season.
Stat Totals:
Destiny Adkins 15 kills, 5 digs, 10 points
Jenna Harcharik 9 kills, 3 blocks
Jessa Coker 24 set assists, 5 digs, 7 points
Mariana Rogers 26 digs, 16 points, 3 aces
Niani Lewis 11 kills, 2 blocks
Ashley Robinson 10 set assists, 3 points, 6 pancakes
Lauren Wendt 3 kills, 2 blocks
Katie Jordan 3 kills, 5 digs. 3 points
Ally Lawson 9 digs
Kayla Dierker 5 Digs
Kassy Dammerman 2 digs, 1 point
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LC Head Coach Mark Tippett:
"this turned out to be a very exciting and entertaining match.
Due to an injury to one of their setters, IVCC was not at full
strength when we saw them a week ago.
"This time they were able to play a 6-2 system instead of a 5-1,
which meant we were not able to take advantage of the rotations when
they had a front row setter like we did during our first meeting.
"Our players stepped up to that challenge, and I was pleased with
their effort. We really should have beaten them in four sets, but we
just stalled late in set four. It was not due to any one issue, we
just lost a few very well played volleys by both teams.
"It was great to see the way our team handled the pressure of a
deciding set to 15. When we need to make plays late in that set, our
defense toughened up and our hitters were not afraid to take
aggressive swings. The win will hopefully boost our confidence if
and when we find ourselves in such a spot again this season."
Lincoln will next play on Tuesday afternoon and they host a 4:30
match against the Greenville College JV.
[Text received; JEFF NELSON]
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