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 The Lynx tool first in their pool with wins over SIU-Carbondale
(24-14, 21-25, 15-10) and Lewis University (25-17, 25-20). In the
first round of bracket play, LC took down the University of Missouri
25-17, 25-19 then defeated nationally ranked St. Louis
University(#10) 25-21, 25-21. This put LC into the championship
match against Missouri Science & Technology University. In set one,
neither team was able to build more than a three point advantage. LC
had the first set point opportunity with a slim 24-23 lead, but S&T
was able to score on a ball that Lincoln blocked just out of bounds.
Two quick points gave Missouri a 26-24 set one win. In set two, the
Lynx came out strong, scoring the first four points and holding on
to the lead the whole way for a 25-21 win. This forced a deciding
set to 15 for the match. In that set, the two teams battled to a
12-12 tie, but S&T would score the last three points on two blocks
and a kill to take the set 15-12. Lincoln's record on the season has
now improved to 14-9.
 LC Stat totals:
Adam Krzos 26 kills, 16 digs, 25 points, 2 aces
Wes Higgenbotham 20 kills, 16 blocks
Lukasz Kupiec 100 set assists, 14 points, 29 digs
Alex Robles 27 kills, 24 points, 13 blocks
Alec Esparza 46 digs, 21 points, 2 aces
Manny Benitez 18 kills, 15 blocks
Zach DeLoach 7 kills, 3 blocks
Josue Ramirez 8 points, 5 digs
Michael Wesley 10 kills, 8 blocks
Brandon Anderson 20 points, 9 digs
Paul Gardner 1 kill
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LC Coach Mark Tippett: I could not have been more proud of the way
our team performed at this tournament. Regularly playing against
varsity NAIA and NCAA teams all season has turned us into a very
tough club team to beat. Our defense was solid all day, especially
our block, and offensively we were quick and versitile. There are
some strong, and experienced teams from much larger universities in
the MWPVC, but our players did not back down. The wins over Mizzou
and SLU were exciting steps forward for our young program and the
championship match against Missouri S&T was super intense. They have
one of the biggest teams we have seen this year, but we hung right
with them and gave ourselves chances to win the match. We are
looking forward to getting another shot against them at the
Conference Championship tournament at the end of March.
Lincoln will travel to play Quincy University on Wednesday evening.
[Mark Tippett, Lincoln College]
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