Lady Railers claim victory over Effingham on Senior Night

[February 14, 2020]  On the night before Valentine's Day it was a sweet Senior Night for four-year Varsity players Leah Schneider and Madelyn Koehler. The two seniors led the Lady Railers in an Apollo Conference win over the Effingham Flaming Hearts on Thursday night at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium. The final score was 60-34.

Seniors Madelyn Koehler and Leah Schneider

The Lady Railers never trailed in this one, jumping out to an early 13-3 lead. The Flaming Hearts ended the quarter on a 4-0 run as Lincoln held on to a 13-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter belonged to Schneider, as the senior took over and poured in 15 points to lead the Lady Railers to a 34-15 halftime lead.

Lincoln would stretch the lead to 43-17 in the third quarter with Cadence Presswood knocking down baskets and Madelyn Koehler hitting a three. Schneider also continued hitting in the lane and her final basket of the game came with just :12 seconds left in the third quarter, giving Lincoln a comfortable 46-19 lead.

In the fourth quarter, sophomore Ava Gorens turned up the heat and drove to the basket for Lincoln, taking advantage of scoring opportunities much to the delight of her cheering section in the corner. Gorens stepped up and poured in seven points in the quarter. Her two layups in the lane looked real good, while three of her free throws hit nothing but net. In fact, Gorens would settle the score at 60-34 after she sank two technical foul free throws as the game was winding down.

Leah Schneider led all scorers with 25 points. Madelyn Koehler finished her career on Neil Alexander Court with 12 points. Cadence Presswood also scored 12 points for Lincoln.

The Lady Railers improve to 12-17 on the season and 5-6 in the Apollo Conference.

In the JV contest Lincoln lost 36-27 to Effingham. Ryen Stoltzenburg led Lincoln with 13 points.

Lincoln will host Taylorville on Saturday in a makeup game. The JV game tips off at noon. The Varsity is set for 1:30 p.m. tip-off.

Future college plans for the seniors:

Madelyn Koehler plans to attend Benedictine University to play basketball and major in Finance. She is the daughter of Todd and Annie Koehler of Lincoln.

Leah Schneider plans to attend Illinois State University and major in Psychology. She is the daughter of Kent and Liz Schneider of Lincoln.

Best wishes to Madelyn and Leah!

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 60

Schneider 25
Koehler 12
Presswood 12
Gorens 8
Stoltzenburg 3

Effingham 34

Niebrugge 9
Frost 6
Diveley 6
Armstrong 4
Feldhake 3
Bushur 3
Carie 2
Althoff 1

JV scoring

Lincoln 27

Stoltzenburg 13
McCuan 5
Schilling 4
Robbins 3
Curry 2

Effingham 36

Allie 9
Bushur 8
Ohnesorge 6
Niebrugge 4
Schaefer 4
Mapes 3
Sowell 2

[Teena Lowery]