Lady Railers split with Galesburg in Tuesday night basketball action

[December 06, 2017]  The Lady Railers hosted the Galesburg Silver Streak Tuesday night at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium and with a nice 45-23 win Lincoln improved their record to 7-1 on the season.

Back to back threes by Emma Konczyk and Kaelyn Froebe to start the game ignited the Lady Railers offense right from the tip-off. Throw in a couple steals by the Lolling sisters that pretty much guarantees Railer baskets will follow and Lincoln was having no trouble extending the lead.

Your typical bank shot by Leah Schneider and a floater in the lane by Froebe kept the Lady Railers rolling in the first quarter. At the end of one it was Lincoln commanding a 14-5 lead.

The Lady Railers kept up the good work in the second quarter. Froebe got a bucket to bounce in to make the score 16-7. Konczyk drove through the lane to toss one in and maintain the Lincoln lead at 18-9. Finally Morgan Lolling dished one in under the basket on the assist from Froebe and Lincoln was up 20-11. That score would not change for the next four minutes and Lincoln went to locker room with breathing room in this one.

The second half maybe got a little more physical but that never seems to bother the Lincoln girls. Galesburg just got a little frustrated at the pesky defense Lincoln plays and a few elbows were seen flying through the air.

Coach Taylor Richmond’s squad stays right on track throughout it all. At the end of the third quarter Lincoln was up 26-18.

The fourth quarter the Lady Railers decided to shut down the Silver Streak early. Konczyk fought her way through the lane for a basket and then Froebe quieted the Galesburg crowd with a three to make the score 31-18. Morgan Lolling then bounced one in from the paint and a minute later Froebe hit two free throws to extend the lead to 35-18.

Galesburg was obviously frustrated and Lincoln just kept agitating them. After a couple baskets in the lane by Schneider, Lincoln had doubled up the score on the Silver Streak 42-21.

With under two minutes to play, thank goodness no one walked away bloody in this one, and it was Lincoln getting the 45-23 win.

The Lady Railers improve their season record to 7-1 and will travel to Bloomington Thursday night.

“You and me together. We’re stuck like glue.” The story of the night as Kaelyn Froebe (5) drives around Chloe McCarthy (32) Tuesday night at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium. Froebe scored 15 points to lead Lincoln in the 45-23 win over Galesburg.

Kaelyn Froebe led Lincoln with 15 points on this night, which happened to be the same night her little brother, Kruz, was celebrating his 6th birthday in the stands. Happy Birthday to Kruz, definitely a future Railer. Leah Schneider came off the bench to contribute 9 points.

Varsity scores by quarter:

Lincoln 14 20 26 45
Galesburg 5 11 18 23

Lincoln (45)

Froebe 15
Schneider 9
M. Lolling 8
Konczyk 7
K. Lolling 6

Galesburg (23)

McCarthy 5
Mixon 4
Meinert 4
Sampson 3
Legge 2
Livingston 2
Tucker 2
Range 1

The Lady Railers JV team lost to Galesburg 42-40. Makayla Anderson hit a three to tie the game at 40-40 with just under a minute to play but Lincoln could not get a good shot off in the final seconds with Galesburg leading 42-40. It was the first loss of the season for the Lincoln JV team. Their record is now 3-1 under Coach Todd Koehler. Madelyn Koehler led Lincoln with 21 points.

JV scores by quarter:

Lincoln 9 21 33 40
Galesburg 12 19 30 42

Lincoln JV (40)

Koehler 21
Orebaugh 7
Presswood 5
Anderson 3
Kitner 2
Porlas 2

Galesburg (42)

Pendelton 15
Jenkins 13
Milroy 6
Peck 4
Miller 2
Stevenson 1
Jefferson 1

[Teena Lowery]

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