Lincoln Railers open the volleyball season with a win at Champaign Centennial

[August 25, 2017]   The Railers Volleyball Team opened the 2017 season on the road at Champaign Centennial on Thursday night and the varsity brought home a victory in two sets, 25-22 and 25-18 the score.

Lincoln coach Kyle Caldwell was very pleased with his team’s effort on opening night.

"Tonight was exactly the start to the year we were hoping for. We got a few early jitters out of the way and played really clean volleyball throughout the rest of the match,” said Caldwell. "We have been working extremely hard on serve receive at practice and it showed tonight as we passed a 2.21 average as a team which is impressive at every level. I'm very excited to see what we will be able to accomplish offensively if we can keep ourselves in system as much as we were tonight. This group definitely has the skills, energy, and heart to achieve great things this year. They are a true pleasure to work with.”

LCHS Varsity Stat Leaders:

Morgan Lolling 6 service points

Tearaney Eads 8 kills
Grace Bossingham 5 kills

Brooke Kitner 2 blocks
Grace Bossingham 1 block

Morgan Lolling 20 assists

Kaelyn Froebe 8 digs
Mackenzie Antoine 5 digs

The JV lost in two sets 17-25 and 16-25.

The Freshmen won in two sets 25-17 and 25-13

Coach Caldwell was also thrilled with how the freshmen performed in their first match together, saying, "I also have to give a big shout out to our freshmen who played incredibly well together in their first ever high school match!”

[Teena Lowery]