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The Lynx first
defeated the University of Missouri "C" team in opening round
play (19-25, 31-29, 15-9) to advance to the Gold division. In
their pool, they first faced the eventual tournament champion,
the University of Missouri "A" team which is ranked #6 in the
nation among DI varsity programs. The Lynx put up a good fight
but fell to the Tigers 25-16, 25-15. Lincoln bounced back to
defeat Missouri S&T (25-17, 25-19) and the University of
Nebraska (22-25, 25-15, 15-13) before losing in their final
match of pool play to St. Louis University 19-25, 23-25. The
team's 2-2 record in their pool earned them a second place
finish overall in the event. Lincoln is 8-2 overall in club
conference play.
The Lincoln freshman squad went 3-3 in this event. The team
opened up with a hard-fought loss to Missouri S&T (29-31, 25-23,
12-15), but rebounded to defeat SIU-E in straight sets 25-14,
25-19. The win advanced the team to the Bronze division where
they went 2-2 to earn a second place tie and a finish of 13th
overall in the tournament. The team is now 6-5 overall in club
conference play.
LC Coach Mark Tippett: Our teams worked very hard this weekend
and had a lot to be proud of in terms of their ability to
compete against some very strong competition. For our sophomores
to finish in second place in this tournament is quite an
accomplishment considering the size of the schools we are going
up against and the number of upperclassmen that they faced. I
was also quite proud of the way our freshman group performed.
They darn near beat Missouri S&T which finished 3rd overall. A
win in that match would have put them in position for a much
higher finish in this event. They competed very well throughout
the weekend, and I believe they grew as a team.
Lincoln next hosts a match against the Belleville-Lindenwood
varsity team Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
[Coach Mark Tippett] |
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