LC Volleyball Defeats Harris Stowe State in Four Sets

[September 14, 2018] 

The Lincoln College Women’s Volleyball team ran their win streak to three in a row Wednesday evening as they defeated the visiting Harris Stowe State University Hornets three sets to one.

Lincoln raced out to a 9-0 lead in set one behind the accurate serving of junior setter Emma Derry (Augustana). A Lincoln hitting error gave Harris Stowe a chance to regroup and try to get back in the match, but LC would enjoy a comfortable lead the rest of the set to take it 25-14.

In set two, the Hornets defense caught up to Lincoln’s up-tempo offense enough to keep the score close in the early going. Lincoln eventually pulled ahead to lead 14-9, but a rash of hitting errors and erratic passing opened the door to a 7-1 run by Harris Stowe to put the Hornets up 16-15. The Lady Lynx were unable to recover after losing the lead and eventually fell 25-18.

LC did not let the setback shake their confidence, and came back with a strong effort in set three to regain control of the match. In the set, junior right side hitter Mattie Giese (Highland Park) came up big, recording four kills while fellow junior Elysa Smith (Metamora) was good for three kills and block to help lift Lincoln to a 25-16 set three victory.

With the momentum back on their side, the Lady Lynx dominated play in set four to win it 25-13 and end the match.

Lincoln showed off a balanced attack on offense as five different hitters recorded five or more kills. The overall kill leader for LC was junior Kaylyn Hoffert with 15. Hoffert’s total was followed closely by Elysa Smith’s 12 kills and 10 from Mattie Giese. Junior Hannah Cameron (Lincoln) put down eight kills on the night while junior Mikayla Seibert chipped in five.

The setting duo of Emma Derry and freshman Morgan Lolling (Lincoln) accounted for a total of 47 set assists in the match with Derry picking up 24 and Lolling dishing out 23.

“We showed some growth tonight as we did not let our mistakes in set two rattle us to the point where we could not get back under control,” said Lincoln Coach Mark Tippett. “Harris Stowe played hard on defense and really made us work to earn points,” he added. It was great to see our players step up to that challenge and raise their level of play to get the win.”

Lincoln (4-7) will travel to Galesburg, Illinois this weekend to participate in the two-day, Knox College Invitational Tournament.

[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]