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Women Sweep Hampton Inn Classic
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 [December 05, 2017]
The Lincoln College Women’s Basketball team won twice at home this
weekend to continue one of the best starts to a season in program
history and push their record to 10-0.
On Friday evening, LC scored a season-high 116 points in their win
over Sauk Valley Community College. The 116-72 victory marked the
fourth time this season the Lady Lynx have scored in triple digits.
Sophomore Erynn Young (Indianapolis) was responsible for 28 points
in the contest to lead the team, while freshman Kaleia Monterio
(Rockford) also broke the twenty point threshold with 23. Monterio
grabbed 11 rebounds which made her the only player in the game to
record a double-double.
Other impressive point totals were achieved by sophomore Nautica
Preston (Chicago) who scored 17, Emoni Smith, a sophomore from
Indianapolis came off the bench to score 16, and Evanston Township
grad Allysah Boothe had 14 points.
LC Coach Matt Vavro continues to be satisfied with his team’s
effort. Varo said, “We came out with great energy and our defense
was really on point. Our 21 steals was a big part of their 27
turnovers that created some opportunities for us on the offensive
end.”
The good times kept rolling for Lincoln on Saturday as they faced
the Carl Sandburg College Chargers in the finale of the Hampton Inn
Classic. The Charger defense proved to be more of a test for LC, but
the team rallied and managed to work their way to a 76-61 win.
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Sandburg had a hard time containing the duo of Erynn Young and
Allysah Boothe who each scored more than 20 points. Boothe finished
with a team-high 27 points going 7 for 17 from behind the
three-point arc. She also contributed five steals. Young scored 24
points by hitting on eight of her 17 attempts from the field.
“I thought we played hard, but missed a lot of shots that we
normally make,” said Coach Vavro. “That allowed Sandburg to stick
around for a while. We were able to force 26 turnovers that helped
us get out in transition at times and kept us in the lead.”
Lincoln will continue their home stand on Wednesday evening when
they host Southwestern Illinois College at 5:30.
[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]
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