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 Lincoln used stingy defense and a balanced offensive attack to win
set one 25-21. In set two, LC was ahead 15-12 when an injury to
libero Brighton Robbins caused them to have to reshuffle their
defense and the lead quickly disappeared. After gong down by two
points, Lincoln was unable to regain the momentum and lost the set
25-22.
In set three the Lady Lynx got behind early and eventually trailed
18-14, but a 4 point run of serves by sophomore Kayla Dierker gave
Lincoln the momentum. The two teams traded side outs up to a tie
score of 23-23 when two stuff blocks for points by Lincoln's front
row gave LC the 25-23 set win.
Set four was just as intense with Lincoln holding on to a slim lead
most of the way. LC eventually went up 24-23 and a kill by freshman
Gina Moore sealed the win 25-23.
Lincoln improves to 19-13 on the year.
LC Stat Totals:
Kayla Dierker 12 digs, 13 points
Kenzie Cooper 11 kills, 4 digs
Ashley Robinson 8 points, 15 set assists
Cassie Jennings 14 set assists, 5 digs
Gina Moore 7 kills, 4 points
Aira Hanson 6 kills, 3 blocks
Katie Jordan 6 kills, 3 points
Lauren Wendt 3 kills, 7 blocks
Peyton Jones 3 kills, 4 blocks
Brighton Robbins 7 digs
Kassy Dammerman 3 digs, 2 points
Colbi Schertz 1 kill, 3 blocks
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LC Coach Mark Tippett: "A couple of weeks ago we beat Sandburg in
three quick sets at home, but tonight they looked like a different
team. They really pushed us, which is exactly what we needed at this
point in the season. It was a valuable preview of the kind of
pressure we are bound to be under at our Regional match at Lewis &
Clark next week. I was encouraged by the way our players responded
to the challenge. When things got tight, we stayed aggressive on
offense and our blockers really stepped up when we needed them to.
This was a team effort, and I was proud of the way we played
tonight."
[Coach Mark Tippett]
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