LDN - Sports

LC Men Defeat #3 Davenport, Take 3rd at Tourney

[February 21, 2017] The Lincoln College Men's Volleyball team hosted two events this weekend. On Friday night, the Lynx (#16) took on Nationally ranked Davenport University (#3). LC grabbed the momentum early in set one behind the strong middle play of sophomores Michael Wesley and Deantrius Coleman. Wesley recorded three of his team high nine kills in the set and Coleman was dominant as a blocker at the net. Their solid efforts helped Lincoln take the opening set 26-24. In set two, Davenport responded with a strong effort from start to finish and won it 25-17. The Lynx did not let the setback frustrate them though, as they regrouped to take set three 25-22 and set four 25-20. In the match, sophomore outside hitter Kyle Murphy was able to match Michael Wesley's total of nine kills. Murphy also served four points and had seven digs. Sophomore setter/right side Greg Scott played a solid all-around game by chipping in eight kills, four point and 22 set assists. The win improved Lincoln to 13-3 on the season.

On Saturday, Lincoln hosted a seven-team tournament that featured strong teams teams from throughout the Mid-West. Participants included Davenport University (MI), Grand View State (MI), Loras College JV (IA), St, Ambrose JV (IA), Missouri Baptist JV (MO), and the LC "A" and "B" teams. LC "B" went 0-3-1 during pool play and gave #3 seeded Davenport a real run for their money in the first single-elimination round match. Lincoln came out fired up, and built a three point lead that they were able to protect for most of the set, but they eventually fell to DU 24-26, 17-25. In that match, LC was led in kills by outside hitter Kenny Koster with five and in points scored by setter Jake Fleming with seven.

[to top of second column]

The LC "A" team went 3-0-1 to earn the top seed coming out of pool play and a bye through the first round of single-elimination matches. Lincoln faced Loras College JV in the semi-final which turned out to be a real thriller. The Lynx jumped out to a six-point lead in set one, but had to survive a comeback bid by Loras to win it 28-26. In set two, LC was unable to put Loras away and dropped it 24-26. That set up a deciding set to 15 which again was controlled in the early going by the Lynx, but unforced errors let Loras gain the upper hand and win the set 15-13. LC "A" settled for a third place finish in the tournament which was eventually won by Davenport University. DU defeated Loras in the final 25-22, 25-21. Lincoln College middle hitter Michael Wesley was named to the All-Tournament team. Wesley had 18 kills and 12 blocks on the day.

Back to top